Sophomore blueliner Adam Clendening is taking his game to
the pros, signing a three-year contract with the Chicago Blackhawks, reportedly
for $650,000 per season, if he’s in the NHL.
College Hockey News’ Scott McLaughlin reports
that earlier this spring, the “Blackhawks wanted him to stay at BU another
season. On Thursday night, Clendening told The Boston Hockey Blog that Chicago
showed increased interest lately and that he ‘felt it was the right time.’ "
Clendening’s departure leaves a hole on defense for next
year’s Terriers, although it is likely BU was already engaged in recruiting a
second blueliner for the 2012 recruit class to join NTDP defenseman Matt
Grzelczyk. Marc Hetnik, Jr., had opted to spend a second season in the BCHL
with Vernon.
Looking ahead
2013 recruit Robbie Baillargeon’s second
blogpost from the NHL Combine describes his first interviews with NHL
clubs. And, we’ve learned that a third BU recruit, Danny O’Regan, recently
added to the 2012 recruit class, also is at the NHL Combine in Toronto. O’Regan,
who jumped from #112 in the Central Scouting Mid-term rankings to #76 in the
final evaluations, was a standout at the World U18 championships, centering the
first line for the gold-medal winning Team USA squad.
Looking back
Jeremy Roenick, writing for the Blackhawks Web site (and a
book he’s completing) looks
at the career of former BU standout Tony Amonte. The Terrier sniper was
Roenick’s linemate both in Chicago and years earlier at Thayer Academy, where
Amonte now is head coach.
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