Blackhawks prospects Alexis Gravel and Jake Ryczek of the Halifax Mooseheads will face the Prince Albert Raiders in the first game of the Memorial Cup on Friday.
Josiah Slavin and the Chicago Steel host the Sioux Falls Stampede for Game 3 of the USHL’s Clark Cup Final at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Geneva. The Steel trail 2-0 in the best-of-five series.
Elsewhere in Chicago sports, Yolmer Sanchez scored on Ryan Cordell’s bunt to lift the White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Blue Jays. The Cubs fell 4-2 to the Reds. The Sky dropped their preseason finale 76-65 to the Fever in Indianapolis.