Favorite Images and Moments of Blackhawks Prospect Camp

It's 85-90 sunny degrees in the forecast with the occasional thunder storm, typical midwest weather. This summer Chicago seems different however. For those of us who love our icy sport hockey in the past we have had to seek out our passion in beer and pewee leagues during the warmer months. The word "hockey" never even appearing in the three major papers in the area. This off season is markedly different, the Hawks under Rocky Wirtz's stewardship is turning heads, with the announcement last week of the Winter Classic Game to be played in Wrigley Field next January first, yes Virgina, times if not hockey have changed in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks are appearing regularly in local papers, on the front of the sports page, a far cry from the 2-3" burried in the back the team warranted in past seasons. It is still early days yet but it looks like the Blackhawks fallow garden is starting to blossom, rookie camp is but a few weeks away and the season beckons in a few longer. Oh, I can't wait to see how this story will be written and am looking forward to being one of the citizen journalists who will be there every step of the way to see this phoenix rise or keep warm in the ashes.

Just to keep things interesting here are a few of my favorite images of the Blackhawks Prospect Camp taken earlier this month. I'll say it again, hockey in July, it doesn't get sweeter than that!






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