Collin Delia’s workload Tuesday night with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL was drastically different from what he had experienced while up with the Blackhawks.
He only saw one shot in the first period. And by the end, he had seen just 16 shots overall in a 1-0 road loss to the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena in his first game back with the IceHogs since mid-December. In 13 appearances with the Blackhawks this season, he faced at least 30 shots in all but two outings.
“He just looked like he was fighting it a little bit, but then he settled in and was back to where he was which was pretty steady and solid, square to the puck and seeing things, swallowing pucks up,” IceHogs interim head coach Derek King said.