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While the present-day Chicago Blackhawks look to dig themselves out of a 2-0 hole in their Western Conference final with the Detroit Red Wings, they managed to lock up a piece of their future by signing 2008 first-round draft pick Kyle Beach on Wednesday afternoon.In terms of pure talent, he has the potential to be a steal as the No. 11 overall pick, assuming he can keep his head on straight and refrain from pulling a Happy Gilmore and not attempt to stab somebody with his skate.
Entering the draft, Beach was regarded as one of the top talents available, but took somewhat of a fall due to concerns about his somewhat reckless style of play, perceived attitude problems, and injury concerns. After spending his junior career in the WHL with the Everett Silvertips and Lethbridge Hurricanes (scoring 82 goals and registering nearly 600 penalty minutes), Beach signed an amateur tryout contract with the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League in April. In two regular season games with Rockford, the fiery forward tallied zero points and picked up 15 penalty minutes.
Following the first game of Rockford's playoff series with Milwaukee, Beach was disciplined by the IceHogs and sent home for violating team policy. According to ESPN Chicago's Al Cimaglia, Rockford general manager of minor league affiliation Mark Bernad said Beach -- along with 2007 draft pick Akim Aliu -- was disciplined because he "did not maintain the code of conduct expected of players affiliated with the Blackhawks."
With the news of Beach's signing in Chicago, Wrap Around Curl is asking folks to step up and guess how many games he will last with the Blackhawks (winner gets a free t-shirt).
Of course, we shouldn't lose sight of the fact that if the Blackhawks can keep him check, they could have quite a player on their hands. Hockey's Future currently has him as Chicago's top prospect and the No. 47 prospect in the entire NHL.
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