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Game 19 Recap (cont.)

Cont. @ Game 20 Recap (pg. 6)

zone before being sandwiched by two Blue-Devil defensemen. Patrick Khodorenko picked up the puck and passed it through the legs of the remaining Blue Devil’s backchecker to Gutierrez. Gutierrez, who

started the rush from the defensive zone, one-timed the puck top shelf to give the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period.

Jackson netted his second goal of the game in the first minute of the second period. However, the second period had its moments of mediocrity as the Blackhawks were unable to get the puck out of the defensive zone for three straight shifts.

The Blue Devils got on the scoreboard late in the second period. The fluke goal (dump in at the blue line from the right side) ended Grimm’s shutout bid. However, Grimm finished the afternoon with strong statistics, stopping 36 of 37 shots for a save percentage of .973.

Unlike the prior two games in Oakland, there would be no Blue Devils comeback. Instead, midway through the third period, Jackson nailed the door shut. Jackson secured the hat-trick by speeding down the right wing and blowing by Tri-Valley’s defense to bury his third goal of the afternoon.

Shortly after Jackson’s third goal, the Blackhawks killed off a four minute penalty to take the wind out of the Blue Devils’ skates.

The Blackhawks almost made it a 5-1 game when Connor Downing obtained a breakaway chance in the third. Downing cut from side to side, but Munn made an athletic kick save with his left leg pad.

Calvin Borneman, Robby Jackson, Tyler Logan and Corey Semmelmayer all finished the afternoon at plus two.

Hawks Ignore “Don’t Mess With Texas” Signs in Opener November 26, 2010 If there was any concern that the Blackhawks would experience a Thanksgiving hangover in their opening game of the Dallas Fall Round-Up, it was quickly dismissed as the Blackhawks scored five first period goals en route to a 9-0 shellacking of the Texas Aces.

The goals came fast and furious in the first period. Corey Semmelmayer got the game winner in the first two and one-half minutes of the game on an assist from Corey Gutierrez. Patrick Khodorenko then buried a shorthanded opportunity. Aidan Ward then capitalized on the power play to make it 3-0 after eight minutes of play. Tyler Logan then scored on an assist from Calvin Borneman. Connor Downing made it 5-0 late in the first, on Khodorenko’s third point of the period. In addition to the scoring, the penalty kill went three for three in the first period.

The second period was tamer by comparison. Robby Jackson converted on the power play for the lone Blackhawks’ goal, with the assist coming from Gutierrez (his third point). The Blackhawks also managed to stay out of the penalty box.

The third period was more productive than the period.

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Game 20 Recap (cont.)

Hawks Score Nine Goals in Consecutive Games November 26, 2010

Profile: Trevor Chapin Why did you start playing hockey? My dad’s side of the family was playing so my dad made me How long have you been playing? 10 years Best hockey memory? Winning my first tournament when I was a squirt Favorite hockey player? Eric Staal Favorite hockey team? Carolina Hurricanes Why did you pick your number? I kept seeing the #41 everywhere I went Favorite thing to do away from hockey? Water ski Least favorite dry-land activity? Going under the POWER TOWER Favorite dessert? Banana Split Other sports you play? None anymore Least favorite subject in school? Science Favorite toy as a kid? Nerf guns What music would I find on your iPod? Rock/Alternative If stranded on a deserted island, what three things would you want to have? An ice rink and two people to share it with. Any pre-game superstitions or rituals you go through? Slick my hair back and become Chris Pronger. Which is better:

Olympic Gold or Stanley Cup? Olympic Gold

Tattoos or Piercings? Piercings

iPhone or xBox? xBox

Rap or Rock? Rock

Sky Dive or Bungee Jump? Sky Dive

Now

Proving that their morning performance was no fluke, the Blackhawks lit-up the Dallas Stars Selects for nine more goals to start the Thanksgiving weekend tournament at 2-0.

Despite the final score, the first period was quite competitive. Robby Jackson gave the Hawks an early lead when he scored off of an assist from Corey Semmelmayer.

The Blackhawks took a 2-0 lead at the start of the second period when Connor Downing scored on the power play (with assists from David Adams and Jackson). The Blackhawks shut-out streak for the tournament ended during the 66th minute when the Stars scored a short-handed goal.

Shortly thereafter, however, the Hawks extended the lead to 3-1 when Tyler Logan scored off of an assist from Jackson. Downing then scored his second power play goal of the period, with assists coming from Semmelmayer and Logan. Malthe Helt then got into the scoring act, extending the Blackhawks lead to 5-1 on assists from Khodorenko and Logan. The Hawks looked to extend their lead when the Stars took their fifth straight penalty of the game.

Cont. @ Game 21 Recap (pg. 7)

Connor Downing notched the Hawks third power play goal of the morning, with an assist credited to Jared Lee. Trevor Chapin scored six minutes later on an assist from Malthe Helt. With less than two minutes remaining, David Adams got on the score sheet, with an assist from Jackson.

Overall, the penalty kill was three for three, the power play went three for four, Grimm stopped all eleven shots on goal, and twelve Blackhawks registered at least one point for the match. Logan finished +3 for the morning. With the Texas Aces grounded, the Dallas Stars Selects were next on the chopping block.

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However, the Stars struck with their second short-handed goal of the period, ending the second period down 5-2.

Any thoughts at a comeback by the Stars were quickly erased. Semmelmayer struck at the 4:08 mark of the third period to extend the Blackhawks lead to four, with Jackson and Adams getting the assists. Logan scored his second goal of the game (and fourth point of the afternoon) four minutes later on an assist from Jackson. Matthew Ebertin made the score 8-2 when he knocked one in on an assist from Trevor Chapin. Twenty seconds later, Jackson got his sixth point of the game when he scored off of an assist from Evan McGraw.

Nicholas Checklenis secured the victory for the Blackhawks, stopping 14 of 16 shots. Ten Blackhawks made the score sheet. Corey Semmelmayer led the plus/minus category, finishing plus 4 for the contest.

November 27, 2010 After spending the night out at the American Airlines Center watching the Dallas Stars play the St. Louis Blues, the Blackhawks picked up right where they left off and blanked the Ice Jets 6-0.

The Hawks nearly scored five minutes into the contest when Connor Downing blocked a clearing attempt by diving towards the blue line and deflecting the puck with his stick. Matthew Ebertin passed the puck to Patrick Khodorenko, who drove to

the right side of the net. Khodorenko’s backhand skimmed over the crossbar to keep the score even at 0-0. However, Aidan Ward would collect the game-winning goal five and one-half minutes into the first period when he scored off of an assist from Malthe Helt. Connor Downing added to the lead with one second left in the first period when he scored off an end-to-end rush, slinging the puck past the goalie with a short-side wrist shot from the left face-off circle. Khodorenko was credited with the assist.

The second period was rather uneventful. With the exception of a successful penalty kill midway through the period for the Blackhawks, the score remained 2-0 heading into the third period.

Roughly four minutes into the third, Aidan Ward extended the Blackhawks lead to 3-0 on an unassisted goal. Robby Jackson scored roughly ninety seconds later, with assists credited to James Lazette and Corey Semmelmayer. Shortly thereafter, Jackson added a second goal (unassisted) to increase the lead to five. The morning game was capped off when Tyler Logan scored in the last four minutes of the game with an assist credited to Jackson.

Geoffrey Grimm captured his second shut-out of the tournament. Eight Blackhawks registered points during the game. The penalty kill units were perfect at two for two, while the Hawks other specialty teams did not make an appearance as the Hawks were not awarded any power plays during the game. James Lazette led all skaters with a plus four rating.

Jets Grounded as Hawks Capture Second Shut-Out

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Houston Wild Tamed in Third Shutout Victory for Hawks November 27, 2010 For the third time in four games in Dallas, the Blackhawks shutout their opponents. This time it was the Houston Wild who felt the sting of the Blackhawks swarming defense and potent offense.

The Blackhawks took the early lead when Robby Jackson scored in the first three minutes off of an assist from David Adams. The score would remain 1-0 at the conclusion of the first period.

The goals then poured in during the second period. Connor Downing buried his first goal of the afternoon by going five-hole as he cut across the goal mouth going to his left side. Downing’s goal was set up

with an assist from Corey Gutierrez. Downing added a power play goal less than four minutes later with an assist from James Lazette. Slightly over a minute later, Gutierrez added a goal, with assists from Jackson and Semmelmayer. Robby Jackson finished the second period onslaught with a goal 56 seconds after Gutierrez’s goal, assisted by Lazette.

While the Hawks outshot the Wild 44-7, Nicholas Checklenis did face a few quality opportunities and

stopped a late third period breakaway to secure the shutout. Jackson finished the contest with three points and a plus 2 rating.

Hawks Win Tournament in Dallas with Fourth Shutout November 27, 2010 In completing their sweep of Texas teams, the only statistic that the Blackhawks did not dominate in the tournament championship game was penalty minutes. The Dallas Scots managed to rack up 28 penalty minutes in the last 32 minutes of the game. As a consequence, the Blackhawks outshot the Scots 30-4 over the course of the game and skated off with the championship trophy in a 4-0 victory.

The Blackhawks started quickly and nearly took a 1-0 lead in the first minute of the game. Robby Jackson skated down the left side and centered the puck to

Tyler Logan, standing alone in front of the Scots’ net. However, the Scots’ goalie managed to deflect the puck over Logan’s stick at the last minute. Connor Downing kept up the pressure on the next shift, nearly backhanding a goal into the short-side opening above the goalie’s shoulder. The pressure from the Blackhawks remained steady, as Matthew

Ebertin managed to backhand a shot off of the goalie’s mask. Still in the first period, Jackson broke down the right side, cut left and toe-dragged the puck back to

Cont. @ Game 24 Recap (pg. 9)

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the right and fired. The Scots’ goalie got just enough of the shot to send it an inch or so over the crossbar. Nonetheless, the Blackhawks’ persistence soon paid

off when they scored their first goal at the 11:23 mark of the first period. Jackson entered the zone on the right side and drop-passed the puck to Patrick Khodorenko. As the defenseman stepped up to meet the puck, Khodorenko passed it back to Jackson. Jackson took the puck from the face-off dot on the

right side of the defensive zone, cut to the middle and put the puck five-hole for, what turned out to be, the game winning goal in the first period. Ebertin was credited with the secondary assist.

After the Blackhawks first goal, the Scots’ parade to the penalty box began. The penalty parade started when Khodorenko centered the puck to Downing from the left boards. Downing never received the pass as the Scots defenseman had wrapped his stick around Downing’s waste. The Blackhawks made the Scots pay for that hook twenty-two seconds later. Corey Gutierrez scored off of an assist from Khodorenko to give the Blackhawks a 2-0 lead heading into the second period.

The Scots’ penalty woes continued in the second period and they paid the price once again. This time, Connor Downing scored a power play goal, with assists from Logan and Lazette. As a result, the Blackhawks took a 3-0 lead into the final period.

The third period continued where the second period left off—the Scots spending time in the penalty box for not so minor penalties (2 head contact penalties, 2 cross-checking penalties, and a bench penalty for a coach who lost his cool). Unphased, the Blackhawks buried another power play goal. Jackson carried the puck down the left boards. His play was impeded as

the Scots defenseman first tried to trip Jackson, then let go of his stick. Skating through, over and around the stick, Jackson circled around the goal and centered the puck to Corey Gutierrez. Gutierrez utilized his long reach to wrap the puck beyond the reach of the Scots goaltender for the fourth goal.

The Blackhawks won the tournament by getting their third shut-out in a row. Geoffrey Grimm finished the tournament with a perfect 1.000 save percentage and a 0.0 goals against average. The Blackhawks dominated the tournament and had fun doing it.