Blackhawks Daily: Prospect Showcase, Commesso Offseason

The Chicago Blackhawks play hockey tonight. While it might be a prospect showcase, having hockey back on will be exciting for all fans. Across the NHL, a number of prospect showcases are bringing teams together to see how each teams top young players matchup.

In Buffalo, the 2024 Prospects Challenge unites the Bruins, Sabres, Devils, Senators and Penguins for a weekend of action. In Los Angeles, the 2024 NHL Rookie Faceoff features the Ducks, Avalanche, Kings, Sharks, Kraken, Utah Hockey Club, and Golden Knights. Other prospect showcases will be held in Nashville, in Pennsylvania, in Michigan and across Canada.

The St. Louis Blues will host the 2024 Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase. The Hawks and Blues face off tonight at 7 p.m. Zack Bolduc is the undeniable player to keep an eye on from the Blues roster. The Blues drafted Bolduc 17th overall during the 2021 NHL Draft. Last season he made his NHL debut playing in 25 games scoring five goals and registering nine points during that time. Bolduc enters training camp with a lot to prove, the prospect showcase is the first chance to see him in action.

One Blackhawk to watch tonight will be Drew Commesso. Commesso trained with Jeremy Swayman in Boston this summer. Should be interesting to see how he performs at the showcase.

Blackhawks Stories You May Have Missed

• What the expectations should be for the Blackhawks in 2024-25.
• Notes and quotes from the Blackhawks practicing ahead of the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase.
• The Central Division Opponent Preview continues with the Nashville Predators.
• Artyom Levshunov to miss prospect showcase with injury.

From Around The Hockey Now Network

Montreal Hockey Now: The Montreal Canadiens‘ forward lines and pairings have been set after being put together by Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent. MHN took a deep dive analyzing the lines and pairings at rookie camp.

Nashville Hockey Now: The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators met often during the 2010s. From the opening round in 2010 that kick started a Stanley Cup run for Chicago, to the opening round sweep in 2017, Nashville and Chicago have history. You might be wondering who the Predators top ten players from the 2010s might have been.

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Rutger McGroarty, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ top-ranked prospect, admitted he had a unique path before signing with the Penguins last month. The Penguins do not have a lot of high end prospects entering training camp. So, McGroarty is definitely someone to watch.

Philly Hockey Now: Philadelphia Flyers top prospect Matvei Michkov stole the show at the first day of rookie camp. They Flyers drafted Michkov seventh overall in 2023.

San Jose Hockey Now: The San Jose Sharks first round pick in 2023, Quentin Musty, spoke with the media about getting quicker and working with Sidney Crosby’s trainer this offseason.