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04/27/2008 - Blackhawks Top 20 prospects, Spring 2008

Jonathan Toews remains atop the Blackhawks Top 20 due to an injury-shortened season.

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02/26/2008 - Blackhawks NCAA prospects update

The Blackhawks have 13 prospects currently playing in U.S. NCAA hockey programs.

01/31/2008 - Q&A with Joe Palmer


Hockey's Future recently talked to Ohio State University and U.S. World Junior netminder Joe Palmer.

01/30/2008 - Calder Corner: Patrick Kane

Kane leads all rookies in most offensive categories including points, assists and shots. 

12/29/2007 - Blackhawks AHL/ECHL prospects update

The Ice Hogs occupy first place in the AHL West Division with a 20-6-3-5 record. 

12/02/2007 - Blackhawks fall 2007 CHL prospects update

While the vast majority of Blackhawks prospects are playing on a very young AHL team at Rockford or in U.S. college ranks, the organization has five prospects playing in the CHL.

11/08/2007 - Q&A with Rockford Ice Hogs Head Coach Mike Haviland

Rockford Ice Hogs’ Head Coach Mike Haviland has been leading the Chicago Blackhawks AHL franchises, first at Norfolk and now at Rockford, since 2005.

10/04/2007 - Rockford Ice Hogs 2007-08 season preview

The Rockford Ice Hogs begin their inaugural season as the Chicago Blackhawks' AHL farm team in 2007-08.

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Organizational Depth Chart

  • Team Strengths:
    1 Offensive talent
    2 Deep blueline corps
  • Team Weaknesses:
    1 Left wing lacks depth

Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)

  • Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
  • Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
  • Playing in NCAA
  • Playing in Europe
  • Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
  • Not Categorized Yet

The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria

Left Wingers

  1. Billy Sweatt 7.0C
  2. Adam Berti 6.0C
  3. Bryan Bickell 6.0C
  4. Scott McCulloch 6.0C
  5. Karel Hromas 5.5D

Centers

  1. Jonathan Toews 9.0B
  2. Dave Bolland 7.0B
  3. Petri Kontiola 7.0B
  4. Akim Aliu 7.0C
  5. Tony Lagerstrom 7.0C
  6. Evan Brophey 6.5C
  7. Nathan Davis 6.5C
  8. Jake Dowell 6.0C
  9. Adam Hobson 5.5C
  10. Chris Auger 5.5C
  11. Colin Fraser 6.0D
  12. Jakub Sindel 7.0F
  13. Jan-Mikael Juutilainen 7.0F
  14. Maxime Tanguay 6.0D
  15. Richard Greenop 6.0D
  16. Peter Leblanc 5.0C

Right Wingers

  1. Jack Skille 7.5C
  2. Troy Brouwer 7.5C
  3. Igor Makarov 7.0C
  4. Matthew Ford 6.5C
  5. Dan Bertram 7.0D
  6. Kris Versteeg 6.0C
  7. Michael Blunden 6.0C
  8. Marko Anttila 4.5F

Defensemen

  1. Jordan Hendry 6.5A
  2. Niklas Hjalmarsson 7.0B
  3. Danny Richmond 6.5C
  4. Brennan Turner 6.0C
  5. Joe Lavin 6.5D

Defensemen

  1. Simon Danis-Pepin 6.5D
  2. Jean-Claude Sawyer 5.0B
  3. Ben Shutron 5.5C
  4. Steve Marr 5.5C
  5. Joe Charlebois 5.0C

Goaltenders

  1. Corey Crawford 6.5C
  2. Josh Unice 7.0D
  3. Joe Fallon 6.0C
  4. Joe Palmer 5.5D

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