After 188 games across five seasons with the Rockford IceHogs, Mark McNeill will finally be a member of the Chicago Blackhawks. For how long remains to be seen.
McNeill was recalled by the club Monday morning ahead of tomorrow’s final game before the All-Star break, at Carolina. McNeill, a 6-foot-2 center by trade, was a first-round pick of the Blackhawks way back in 2011, going 18th overall. And he’ll rejoin fellow 2011 first-round selection Phillip Danault in the Indian Head.
McNeill was “the guy” still left in the minors who hadn’t yet broken on to the big club.