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Ben Pope

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Chicago Blackhawks beat reporter for the @Suntimes. Northwestern alum. Raleigh native. @ThePHWA member. Email: [email protected]

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Blackhawks prospect lines vs. Wild: Slaggert-Nazar-Dach Savoie-Ludwinski-Hayes Misiak-Spellacy-Rolston Gagnier-Luypen** Allan-Mathurin Brenton-Del Mastro Henry-Kennedy King Gaudreau in goal **Lardis out due to illness

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Misiak had been struggling this weekend before this beautiful pass to Nazar. Hopefully this gets him going in the right direction.

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Wild prospects always seem to play chippy and aggressive in this tournament, and tonight has been no exception. But Nazar just took a huge hit to make a play, feeding Rolston on a break — and he puts the Hawks up 3-2 with 14 minutes to play.

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Blackhawks prospects beat the Wild 4-2. Yesterday, Frank Nazar had some good moments but also some quiet stretches. Tonight, he really took charge and looked fantastic throughout.

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Frank Nazar: “Yesterday, I was feeling it a little bit throughout the game. First game back, you don’t what to expect leg-wise. Today my legs felt a lot better.” I asked if that was typical? “I feel like it’s like that for everyone almost. Besides Auston Matthews.”

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New Blackhawks notebook with items on Martin Misiak, Nolan Allan and some staffing changes: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/202…

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Meditation has helped Blackhawks goalie prospect Drew Commesso keep his mind sharp, stay in the moment and focus on his job: stopping pucks. “It just slows everything down for me.” New story: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/202…

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Drew Commesso is always doing something new and interesting. The latest thing is adding meditation to his pregame routine. He told me all about that this weekend: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/202…

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Excited to begin a new chapter as the Chicago Blackhawks studio host for WGN Radio 720! As someone who grew up listening to the broadcasts, the honor of this role isn't lost on me. Can’t wait to get started! 🏒

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Nick Foligno has been the Blackhawks' leader for nearly a year now. He's a wise, affable, inclusive, motivational and even-handed voice of reason for this group. So what he's 36? He's the right person to officially serve as captain, for now. New story: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/202…

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Bruins goalie Jeremy Swayman is now holding out for a contract. Here's what Blackhawks goalie Drew Commesso said about working with Swayman all summer long: "We went out to lunch a few times and I really picked his brain on what he did. Especially in the playoff run last year,

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From Connor Bedard’s linemates to Lukas Reichel’s confidence to Kevin Korchinski’s destination, here are five key storylines to follow during Blackhawks training camp: chicago.suntimes.com/blackhawks/202…