Oscar Dansk

Why Blackhawks prospects are already buying what Rockford coach Jeremy Colliton is selling

Luke Johnson has gotten a few chances to talk to Rockford head coach Jeremy Colliton, and he likes what the new coach is selling. “He seems like a knowledgeable guy about the game,” said Johnson, who played 73 games with the IceHogs last season. “He’s a younger guy and his career wasn’t too long ago. That’s always nice having a younger coach that can kind of relate to us a little bit more. I’m looking forward to getting going with him and working with him.” They’ve gotten to work together some already at the Blackhawks’ development camp this week, where Colliton has started to see who may be making up the IceHogs’ roster in a few months. The 32-year-old Colliton was a player himself not too long

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  Blackhawks prospect William Pelletier goes from roller hockey to Rockford

  Chicago Tribune
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  Boston University coach predicts breakout year for Blackhawks prospect Chad Krys

  CSN Chicago

Teammates, friends were glad to see Okposo back on the ice

From the sound of things, Kyle Okposo‘s presence at “Da Beauty League” was a beautiful sight for Buffalo Sabres teammates, former teammates on the New York Islanders, and friends around the NHL. NHL.com’s Jessi Pierce was at that informal game, which apparently didn’t go well for Okposo’s team. While Pierce noted that Okposo wasn’t comfortable answering questions during his first on-ice action in almost four months, it sounds like the talented winger was looking good on Wednesday night.

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  Kyle Okposo's next rehab step: Skating in Da Beauty League

  Sports Illustrated
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  Sabres’ Kyle Okposo returning to ice after health scare

  NBC Sports

The Golden Knights tested their prospects on 90s songs

We’ve reached the age where hockey players being drafted today were born in the late 1990s. Yes, those future superstars your favorite teams just drafted are kids that were born in 1998 or 1999. Pretty scary stuff, even to a young 1990s kid like myself. Sadly, this means these teenagers do not remember the 90s at all, despite being one of the most incredible decades in history. The Vegas Golden Knights took advantage of that knowledge and have put their newly drafted prospects through quite the test: identify that 1990s song. And the song selected? Hanson’s “MMMBop” from 1997. God bless their hearts, but none of the Golden Knights prospects got it correct. A handful of Vegas’ prospects were born