Something about playing two, 25-minute periods. Marcel Marcel (White Team) scored the only goal in the first half of the scrimmage. Cole Guttman (Red Team) scored early in the second half to tie the scrimmage but Marcel added his second goal just moments later. The White Team’s top line was held quiet fairly well until Andreas Athanasiou flipped a pretty backhand over Drew Commesso to extend their lead to 3-1.
With about eight minutes left in the scrimmage, Connor Bedard bounced off Nolan Allan (note: size will become less of an issue when you watch him play and not just read about his height) and flipped a gorgeous pass to Ryan Donato for a tying goal.
Connor Bedard's ability to play off contact is part of what makes him unique. He puts the puck past Nolan Allan, fends him off, skated back to the puck back and passes it to Donato for the goal. pic.twitter.com/HrH6dEVVzt— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) September 26, 2023
Athanasiou scored on the following shift to get the White Team’s lead back. Wyatt Kaiser ripped a filthy wrister to give the White Team a 5-3 lead with about 90 seconds left and at that point we went into garbage time. That shot was nice — and something we haven’t seen as much from Kaiser. His confidence keeps growing. An empty net goal made it 6-3.
For your viewing pleasure, I present a 56-second shift from #Blackhawks defenseman Ethan Del Mastro pic.twitter.com/S5o8Xkqtt3
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) September 26, 2023
Hello 98#Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/LDKacJg825
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) September 26, 2023
