Notre Dame junior goalie Nicholas Kempf earned Big Ten Third Star of the Week honors after allowing one goal on 51 shots in an opening sweep of Niagara.
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All CHGO wrote Monday that, coy answers aside, Connor Bedard looked all but certain to make his season debut against Pittsburgh after two days skating on the top line and first power-play unit without restrictions.
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Bedard is trending toward a Tuesday debut, and the power play is where he should help most. He'll work the left flank on the top unit so Patrick Kane can move back to his usual right side, giving the Hawks two one-timer threats and pushing Anton Frondell to the second unit.
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Evanston's high school varsity, ranked No. 10 in Illinois by MyHockey, has won eight straight since a season-opening loss to top-ranked New Trier Green, most recently 4-0 over Rockford.
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Jesse Kiiskinen scored three goals and added an assist as Grand Rapids beat the Wolves 5-1 on Sunday. Rookie Stiven Sardarian got Chicago on the board with his first pro goal, banging home a rebound to make it 3-1 in the second, but the Griffins pulled away in the third.
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Connor Bedard practiced Sunday in a regular jersey, took light contact without issue and centered the top line between Patrick Kane and Roman Kantserov.
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Two young centers, rookie Anton Frondell and Frank Nazar, are logging nearly as much shorthanded time as the Blackhawks' checking forwards.
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