{"id":32554,"date":"2018-07-05T19:04:41","date_gmt":"2018-07-05T23:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=32554"},"modified":"2018-07-05T19:26:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-05T23:26:08","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-pick-adam-boqvist-to-play-for-london-knights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2018\/07\/05\/chicago-blackhawks-pick-adam-boqvist-to-play-for-london-knights\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks Pick Adam Boqvist to Play for London Knights"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> will have an easier time keeping their eye on 2018 first-round draft pick <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/\/2018\/03\/31\/adam-boqvist-scouting-report-2018-nhl-draft\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>Adam Boqvist<\/strong><\/a> this season. Boqvist has agreed to play with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Blackhawks prospect Adam Boqvist will play for the London Knights in the OHL. It was announced this afternoon. I explain the potential upside of that in today\u2019s story.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4L3xEpZ13i\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/4L3xEpZ13i<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ByScottPowers\/status\/1014963761843703808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 5, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 17-year-old defenceman <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/2018\/07\/01\/chicago-blackhawks-sign-adam-boqvist\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">signed his three-year, entry-level deal<\/a> with Chicago just four days ago. He was chosen in the second round of the CHL Import Draft by London.<\/p>\n<h2>Adam Boqvist to Play for the London Knights<\/h2>\n<p>Blackahwks general manager Stan Bowman said that signing Boqvist was important because the organization could have a bigger hand in his development. Bowman said that the team has more options in how to handle developing Boqvist.<\/p>\n<p>Last season he tailled 14 goals and 10 assists for 24 points in 25 games with Bryn\u00e4s in the SuperElit U-20 Swedish league. He still had one more year with his Swedish club if he chose not to go to North America.<\/p>\n<p>Bowman also said it\u2019s not out of the realm of possibility that <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/importance-adam-boqvist-signing-blackhawks-154315983.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he could make the Blackhawks out of training camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never say never because it&#8217;s a competition,\u201d Bowman said. \u201cOnce we open camp it&#8217;s one of those things where we want to take the best guys and until we see how he performs relative to the other guys we don&#8217;t know, so I don&#8217;t rule that out<\/p>\n<h2>What it Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>It looks like the Blackhawks are trying to accelerate Boqvist\u2019s development. The Blackhawks face an uphill climb returning to the posteason in a loaded Central Division. Veterans like <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/keithdu01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Duncan Keith<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/seabrbr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brent Seabrook<\/a><\/strong> are getting older and Boqvist would help the next generation of Hawks blueliners.<\/p>\n<p>Going to London on an established team like the Knights should help his development. London has made the OHL playoffs every season since 1999-2000 and churn out quality prospects.<\/p>\n<p>Main Image Credit:<\/p>\n<div class=\"getty embed image\" style=\"background-color: #fff; display: inline-block; font-family: Roboto,sans-serif; color: #a7a7a7; font-size: 11px; width: 100%; max-width: 594px;\">\n<div style=\"padding: 0; margin: 0; text-align: left;\"><a style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/981671728\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"overflow: hidden; position: relative; height: 0; padding: 66.66667% 0 0 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"display: inline-block; position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; margin: 0;\" src=\"\/\/embed.gettyimages.com\/embed\/981671728?et=W-L0iTaaTCJ4vuFjwKZXfA&amp;tld=com&amp;sig=NogKWggC4xpPc_6kN9ck1GnA2o2BS0KqOa7zDnD5Wd8=&amp;caption=true&amp;ver=1\" width=\"594\" height=\"396\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks will have an easier time keeping their eye on 2018 first-round draft pick Adam Boqvist this season. Boqvist has agreed to play with the London Knights of the Ontario Hockey League this season. Blackhawks prospect Adam Boqvist will play for the London Knights in the OHL. It was announced this afternoon. 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