Ep. 106: Blackhawks prospects edition and World Juniors preview

Ep. 106: Blackhawks prospects edition and World Juniors preview

Author: Chicago Sports Network December 12, 2018 Duration: 33:24

On the latest Hawks Talk Podcast, Slavko Bekovic and Charlie Roumeliotis talk about Adam Boqvist's emergence with the London Knights in the OHL, how his game has developed and when we could see him with the Blackhawks.

The guys provide updates on a handful of Blackhawks prospects, including Rockford IceHogs forwards Victor Ejdsell and Dylan Sikura, defensemen Nicolas Beaudin and Ian Mitchell, and NCAA's leading scorer Evan Barratt. Why hasn't Sikura been called up yet and should he be? What kind of player could Barratt turn into?

They also preview the IIHF World Junior Championships and which Blackhawks prospects to look out for.

0:55 – What did Charlie learn in 1-on-1 with Boqvist?

2:00 – How has Boqvist adjusted to smaller ice surface?

3:10 – How has Boqvist developed in OHL?

5:00 – What is the benefit of playing with Evan Bouchard on a loaded team?

6:45 – Boqvist comps with Erik Karlsson

9:35 – What did Knights GM Rob Simpson say about Boqvist?

10:35 – Brian Campbell helping develop Boqvist

12:10 – Boqvist on Sweden’s World Junior roster

14:25 – Sikura, Ejdsell and Louis updates in Rockford

18:45 – Evan Barratt leading NCAA in points

22:15 – Ian Mitchell makes Team Canada preliminary roster

24:40 – Nicolas Beaudin underrated prospect?

28:35 – Could Jokiharju play in the World Juniors?

30:00 Brandon Hagel a pleasant surprise


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