Making the jump from a successful career in junior hockey to a rookie in the pro ranks is kind of like moving from junior high to high school. Where once the world was your oyster, now you’re just trying to avoid getting a wedgie in the hallway.
It took a bit of time for Blackhawks prospect MacKenzie Entwistle to get his bearings with the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs, and the aforementioned transition was made even wider after ending his junior career as an Ontario Hockey League champion.
Slowly but surely, however, the versatile forward is finding his way just fine as a professional hockey player, and it’s beginning to show on the scoresheet.