On Mondays, chicagoblackhawks.com will highlight players who stood out for their minor-league, junior, college or European teams in the previous week's action. All prospect/system stats will be updated weekly throughout the season.
1st Star: C John Hayden, Yale University (ECAC)
The Line: 2GP, 2G, 2A
Hayden was the star of the show for Yale last Friday, tallying two goals and two assists in a big 7-3 win over RPI. The 2013 third-round pick notched three of his points in the first period, netting his eighth and ninth goals of the season. Hayden continues to lead the Bulldogs with nine goals and shares the team lead with 15 points in 11 games this year.
Prospect Report: Hayden notches 4-point game for Yale
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Emerald Gao / Digital Content Coordinator
2nd Star:C Nick Schmaltz, Rockford IceHogs (AHL)
The Line:3GP, 2G, 1A
Schmaltz made his American Hockey League debut last week and had no trouble finding the scoresheet, tallying both of Rockford's goals in their 3-2 overtime loss to San Antonio last Wednesday. He then assisted on the team's lone goal in a 2-1 shootout loss to the Texas Stars on Saturday. Schmaltz has recorded 11 shots on goal through three games with Rockford, and he has seven points split between the NHL and AHL this season.
3rd Star: RW Alex DeBrincat, Erie Otters (OHL)
The Line: 2GP, 2G, 2A
DeBrincat stretched his point streak to eight games with a couple of multi-point outings last week. The 2016 second-round pick notched a goal and an assist in a 6-1 win over Niagara last Wednesday and repeated that output in a 3-2 win over Sault Ste Marie on Saturday. DeBrincat ranks second on the team as well as in the entire Ontario Hockey League with 60 points (30G, 30A) in 28 games this season.
Around the system:
- In Western Hockey League action, Radovan Bondra tallied his team-leading 18th goal of the season in Vancouver's 5-4 loss to Everett last Friday ... John Dahlstrom tallied the game-winner for Medicine Hat in a 7-4 win over Calgary on Saturday and now has 16 goals this season, third among WHL rookies ... In the OHL, Graham Knott scored twice for Windsor in a 3-0 win over Barrie on Thursday and added an assist in another 3-0 win over North Bay; the 2014 second-round pick has nine points in 11 games with the Spitfires this season.
- Dylan Sikura picked up a goal and an assist in Northeastern's 5-3 loss to Boston College last Tuesday. The junior forward now has 12 points (6G, 6A) over his last five outings and shares first on the team with 25 points in 15 games this season ... Miami of Ohio senior Anthony Louis notched a goal and an assist over the weekend against Colorado College. He contributed the lone goal during regulation and provided a shootout tally in a 1-1 tie on Friday, before collecting a helper in a 3-2 win the next night; he leads the team with 20 points in 17 games ... Fredrik Olofsson tallied his third and fourth goals of the season for Nebraska-Omaha as they split a weekend set at St. Cloud State.
- Defenseman Chad Krys posted his second helper of the season in Boston University's 4-2 loss at Vermont on Friday; he has three points in 16 games during his freshman campaign ... Fellow first-year blueliner Jake Massie notched an assist for Vermont in Friday's victory for his second point of the season.
- Spencer Abbott picked up a goal and an assist in three games for Rockford last week, including the lone goal in Saturday's 2-1 shootout loss to Texas. He shares the team lead with six goals and 15 points in 24 games this year ... Tanner Kero assisted on both goals for the IceHogs in their 3-2 overtime loss to San Antonio on Wednesday ... Mark McNeill collected a pair of helpers in Rockford's 8-4 loss at Texas on Friday. He and Kero share the team lead with 11 assists and 15 points each ... Rookie Luke Johnson scored his first professional goal and added an assist on Friday against Texas.
- Defenseman Cameron Schilling tallied a goal and an assist on Friday in Texas and added a helper the next night against the Stars. He leads team blueliners and ranks fourth on the IceHogs with 11 points in 25 games this season ... Robin Norell scored his first AHL goal in Friday's loss and now has three points in 18 games this year.
