The Blackhawks signed forward Jacob Nilsson to a one-year extension Friday, and Russian winger Max Shalunov and CSKA Moscow completed a four-game sweep against Avangard Omsk to win the KHL’s Gagarin Cup.
Blackhawks prospect MacKenzie Entwistle and the Guelph Storm look to even their Western Conference Final series against the Saginaw Spirit in Game 2 on Saturday. Fellow prospect Josiah Slavin and the Chicago Steel begin their best-of-five Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Saturday at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva.
#Blackhawks goalie prospect Alexis Gravel made 38 saves on 41 shots and defenseman Jake Ryczek had a primary assist in Halifax's 3-1 loss to Drummondville and Nicolas Beaudin in Game 1 of a #QMJHL semifinal series.