Bollig Goes from Canton to Chicago
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CHICAGO - Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman
announced on Saturday that the National Hockey League club has
signed forward Brandon Bollig to a two-year entry-level contract,
which begins at the start of the 2010-11 season.
The native of St. Charles, Missouri is currently skating for the
Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League under an amateur
try-out agreement.
Bollig, 23, ranked fourth on St. Lawrence University (ECAC) with
25 points and tied for fourth with 18 assists while appearing in
all 42 games during his sophomore campaign. He led the squad
with 83 penalty minutes and finished sixth with seven goals.
Bollig has appeared in 78 of St. Lawrence’s 80 games over
the past two seasons, collecting 38 points (13g-25a) and 134
penalty minutes. He was named the co-winner of the team’s
Rookie of the Year Award after his freshman year in 2008-09.
Prior to St. Lawrence, Bollig racked up 73 points (37g-36a) and
593 penalty minutes in 173 regular season games spanning three
seasons with the United States Hockey League’s Lincoln Stars
(2005-08).
