Thursday at Blackhawks Prospect Camp brought the second scrimmage of the week. The White Team was looking to even up the “series” since the Red Team took the 5-4 victory in Wednesday’s scrimmage.
Day 3 of Blackhawks Prospect Camp brought the first scrimmage of the week at Johnny’s Ice House West. Team A (White jerseys) and Team B (Red jerseys) dropped the puck at roughly 11:30 a.m.
Day 2 of Blackhawks Prospect Camp at Johnny’s Ice House West featured two more practices today. The groups weren’t just Free Agents and Blackhawk property anymore—the two were mixed together in what should be preparation for the following three days of scrimmages.
The Blackhawks’ annual Prospect Camp opened up this afternoon with two practice sessions at Johnny’s Ice House West. Although the kids mainly just went through typical drills that a normal hockey practice features, it was a great opportunity to impress the coaches, staff and fans with their skills.
Time for camp: Chicago Tribune
Players to watch: SunTimes
Welcome to the future: Daily Herald
Free Agent Recap: Cheer the Anthem
A good place: ESPN Chicago
Corsi and Moneyball:The Leafs Nation
This kid is something else: TSN
Emery returning? Chicago Tribune
Prospects ready to pounce: Daily Herald
So this column has a terrible title: Suntimes
Not a surprise: ESPN CHICAGO
Key Vote: TSN
Duh! Sportsnet
They still have no defense or a Goalie: TSN
Now is the time for the youngsters to step up: CSN Autoplay
The Hartman scouting report: Blackhawks
Hockey and Golf are forever intertwined: Globe and Mail
Centers of Attention: Sportsnet.ca
Penguins are top heavy: Ottawa Sun
More crazy goalie money: Columbus Post Dispatch
NHL stars lose millions in a financial scam: NY Daily News
This was it. Week 28 in the AHL schedule. The IceHogs had 2 games left in their schedule and they needed all 4 points to keep their playoff hopes alive. They weren’t in complete control of their own destiny though—they needed the Milwaukee Admirals to lose just one, measly game in order for Rockford to make their first playoff appearance since 2009-10. Only half of the plan worked.
The Rockford IceHogs had another big week on tap for week 27 of the AHL schedule. Every point remained precious as they continued their playoff push.
The IceHogs needed to keep on racking up the points in their games in week 25 and Tuesday of week 26 in order to maintain the pace of the Western Conference points race. During this four game homestand, they needed to take at least 6 of 8 points, but they only got half of the available points.
