Igor Makarov
Because, in this day and age, the Chicago Blackhawks can't find a better way to report the action of their future players other than their Twitter feed, this is a vague wrap up of the action yesterday:
-Ben Smith opens the scoring five minutes into the first. Assists to Connelly and DiDomenico. Pittsburgh ties it up less than a minute later.
-Igor Makarov snipes top shelf from the top of the right circle. Assists to Gilbert and Lalonde. 2-1 CHI halfway through the first
-Brandon Bollig and Rob Flick have both logged fights already, and we're only mid-way through the 1st.
-Kyle Beach with a nice redirection of a Jeremy Morin centering pass and CHI now leads 3-1 with 2:30 left in the first.
-3-1 Hawks rookies after one. Shots favor the Blackhawks 12-8. The ice definitely tilted towards the Pittsburgh net most of the period.
-Brandon Pirri and Igor Makarov both dent the net in the first two minutes of period number 2. 5-1 Hawks rookies.
-The Penguins rookies get one back shorthanded. 5-2 with 14 minutes left in second.
-Brian Connelly buries a one-time feed from Chris DiDomenico from the top of the right circle on the PP. 6-2 Chicago.
-Makarov gets his hat trick as he cuts across the slot and rips another shot top shelf, ringing the crossbar. 7-2 with 11 left in 2nd.
-DiDomenico feeds Kyle Beach from behind the net and he makes it 8-2 from the bottom of the circle. 4 minutes left in second.
-Pittsburgh gets one late, but Chicago leads 8-3 after two. Shots 27-17 CHI.
-Morin patiently finishes the rebound of a Nick Leddy point shot on the power play. 9-3 Chicago rookies with 15 left.
-PIT benefits from two Chicago defensemen crashing into boards behind net and cuts it to 9-5. Five minutes left.
-The Blackhawks rookies win 9-5. Igor Makarov takes over the tournament goal scoring lead with four.
As I said the other day, this really doesn't tell us much, other than the fact that it was a defenseless weekend shootout. Nonetheless, I like seeing something related to the Blackhawks on the ice, actually playing.
You can also read the wrap up the Hawks reposted from the Pens Jason Seidling here:
http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=537462
Nice coverage, Blackhawks. Thanks for the effort.
