Chicago Blackhawks rookie defenseman Trevor van Riemsdyk could play in Game 2 of the 2015 Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday, coach Joel Quenneville said Thursday.
It would be his first NHL game since Nov. 16 when he fractured his left patella, and it would mark his playoff debut.
13 wins down, three to go for the Hawks.
Here’s the latest news:
Hawks
**Trevor van Riemsdyk could play in Game 2 (CSN Chicago)
**Teuvo Teravainen keeps raising expectations (SCH)
**Kris Versteeg may have earned another crack at lineup (SCH)
**Can Brian Boyle, Lightning even score against Hawks? (Chicago Tribune)
**Lightning not viewing Game 2 as ‘must-win’ (CSN Chicago)
**Rocky Wirtz confident in Hawks GM Stan Bowman’s ability to keep Hawks on top (CSN Chicago)
**Report: Hawks to meet with UFA defenseman Mike Reilly (SCH)
**Hawks prospect Mark McNeill reflects on strong sophomore season (IceHogs)
**Maple Leafs sign former Rockford IceHogs defenseman T.J. Brennan (Maple Leafs)
**Watch Jimmy Fallon come up with hilarious Stanley Cup superlatives (SBN NHL)
Central Division
**Who won the Johnny Oduya trade, Hawks or Winnipeg Jets? (Arctic Ice Hockey)
**Avalanche pursuing SHL forward Derek Ryan (Denver Post)
**No contract talks between Wild, Kyle Brodziak, says agent (Pro Hockey Talk)
NHL
**Competition Committee suggests rule changes (NHL)
**Report: Claude Julien will return as Bruins coach (CSN New England)
**Oilers relieve coaches Keith Acton, Craig Ramsay (Copper N Blue)
**Capitals Forward Eric Fehr undergoes elbow surgery (Washington Post)
**Mike Futa ‘will remain a Los Angeles King,’ says GM Dean Lombardi (LA Kings Insider)
**Scott Stevens interested in staying with Devils as assistant coach (Fire and Ice)
**Shane Doan thinks ‘urgency is going to be high’ in Arizona next season (Arizona Republic)
Hockey world
**Ron Wilson named head coach of 2016 U.S. national junior team (USA Hockey)
**Big Ten announces 20-game conference schedule for 2015-16 season (Big Ten)
**Joseph Veleno granted exceptional status, eligible for QMJHL draft (Pro Hockey Talk)
**RIT, Wayne Wilson agree to seven-year extension (SBN College Hockey)
**Could Rutgers be the next school to make jump from club hockey to NCAA? (Broad Street Hockey)
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