Scott Powers is the Blackhawks beat reporter for ESPNChicago.com. He is an award-winning journalist and has been reporting on preps, colleges and pros for publications throughout the Midwest since 1997.
Sam Jardine was all set to return to Ohio State for his senior season as of a month ago.
Jardine, a sixth-round pick by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2011, went into the Blackhawks’ prospect camp last month hoping to impress people, but he wasn’t expecting anything more.
