It should have been much worse than it was Friday night. The Rockford IceHogs were peppered with 19 shots–19–in the first period by the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Everyone who saw it whether on video or in person knew it hurt. Drew Commesso included. But the 21-year-old Blackhawks prospect decided to make the save barehanded like it was a game of mini-sticks in the basement–and it worked.
Back in the Fall, Chicago Hockey Now ranked the top 10 prospects in the Chicago Blackhawks pipeline. Those rankings had Connor Bedard sitting at the top of the list–while only being in the organization for three months.
Being a hockey goaltender means having a thick skin and short memory. For Chicago Blackhawks prospect and Rockford IceHogs netminder Drew Commesso, his routines are designed to keep things as even keeled as possible.
The change was subtle when Petr Mrazek skated to the Chicago Blackhawks bench at the 9:56 of the second period. It was a scheduled switch with Drew Commesso set to take over the second half of the contest.
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Drew Commesso has talked at great length about the regimen he uses to be at his best. Citing his study of Andrei Vasilevskiy and his workouts with Boston Bruins netminder Jeremy Swayman, he hoped to be a “sponge” when training with him.
While Connor Bedard rightly received the lionshare of attention with a hat trick in the Chicago Blackhawks 5-0 win, Drew Commesso was quietly preserving a shutout on the other side of the ice.
As the Chicago Blackhawks head into the 2023-24 season, they have a loaded pipeline of prospects. Where it gets difficult, is determining exactly where they are on their journey and how that plays into their ranking.
Here’s a look at 10 of the best goaltending prospects in the game today.
Drew Commesso patterns his regimen around that of an NHL star. But all he has to be, according to Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson is his usual positive self.
To be the best version of oneself takes diligence, discipline, and sometimes a little bit of research. The latter especially brought Blackhawks goalie prospect Drew Commesso the inspiration for his training regiment.
(Editor’s Note: This is the sixth installment in Chicago Hockey Now’s Blackhawks of Tomorrow series about Chicago Blackhawks prospects. Today we look at defenseman Drew Commesso). Back in 2003, the Chicago Blackhawks drafted Corey Crawford in the second-round with the 52nd overall pick.
USA will open the tournament with a game against Finland on Friday, May 12. The Americans will then follow it up with contests against Hungary, Germany, Austria, Denmark and France before finishing off the preliminary round against Sweden on May 23. The final will take palce on May 28 in Tampere.
In 34 appearances this year, the 2020 second-round pick posted a 24-8 record and .913 save percentage, continuing what has been an incredible few years.
The NCAA season is over for Frank Nazar (Michigan), and Ryan Greene and Drew Commesso (Boston). Three Chicago Blackhawks' prospects saw their NCAA seasons come to an end on Thursday.
Frank Nazar, Drew Commesso and Ryan Greene are moving on to the semifinals. Three Chicago Blackhawks prospects advanced with their respective teams this weekend to play in the Frozen Four.
Multiple injury updates are on this round of updates, with a few unfortunate developments mixed in. Checking in on the Chicago Blackhawks prospects currently playing in NCAA.
Commesso was one of only two players in the Blackhawks organization to receive a 2022 Olympic invite. Second City Hockey’s 2022-23 preseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25 series ranks the organization’s top 25 players under the age of 25 by Oct.
The Chicago Blackhawks’ Drew Commesso is the No. 8 overall best NHL goaltending prospect, according to Scott Wheeler of The Athletic. Wheeler’s list includes his top 10 goalie prospects under the age of 25, who are not currently among the NHL’s teams’ two primary options.
While we enjoy the Chicago Blackhawks’ recent hot streak, the franchise needs to be focused on the future. In our latest Prospects Report, we will spend some time in the American Hockey League (AHL), where a trio of young Rockford IceHogs are finding their groove.
Drew Commesso will have another shot at winning gold for the United States men’s hockey team. The Chicago Blackhawks goaltending prospect was among 25 players named to U.S.
As the league gets set to return from its holiday pause, the Chicago Blackhawks have been forced to extend theirs. With the club’s first two games coming out of the break now officially postponed, the Blackhawks will have to wait until at least the weekend for their next scheduled match-up.
The defending gold medalists Team USA won their opening preliminary round game against Team Slovakia by a score of 3-2. However, the victory came with a cost learning a valuable lesson about finishing teams off when they have the opposition down.
The United States opened up their 2022 World Junior Championship schedule with a 3-2 victory over Slovakia. The game was not perfect, there were plenty of ups and downs, but in the end, they found a way to secure three points in the “Group of Death” (Group B).
After a fantastic freshman season in the NCAA, Commesso moves into the top 10. Second City Hockey’s 2021-22 preseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25 series ranks the organization’s top 25 players under the age of 25 by Oct.
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