Heading into training camp, we were all talking about the likes of Alexander Nylander, Dominik Kubalik, Adam Boqvist, Aleksi Saarela, and Dylan Sikura as players who could have a shot at making the team out of training camp.
Although a couple of those names could end up on the roster in Prague, one unexpected name has started to rise the ranks and could find himself in the Blackhawks’ bottom six, Brandon Hagel.
Hagel, an undrafted free agent signing back in October of 2018, has impressed many at development camp and now is showing his worth at training camp.