chicagoblackhawks.com will keep you up to date on the progress of the Top 10 Blackhawk Prospects (list below) throughout the 2006-07 season. See updated stats for all of the Blackhawk Prospects and In the System players.

North American

Evan Brophey
Position: Center
Team: Plymouth
League: OHL
Scoring to date: 17 games, 4 goals, 18 assists, 22 penalty minutes, +6

This Week: Brophey tallied two assists in Plymouth's 3-2 loss to Ottawa on Friday night ... He was held scoreless in Plymouth's 3-1 loss at Belleville on Saturday ... Brophey went scoreless in Sunday's 5-2 loss at Kingston.

Dan Bertram
Position: Right Wing
Team: Boston College
League: Hockey East
Scoring to date: 7 games, 2 goal, 4 assists, 6 penalty minutes, 0 +/-

This Week: Bertram scored a goal in BC's 5-3 loss at Providence on Tuesday ... He assisted on the lone goal in BC's 1-0 win over Vermont on Saturday.

Simon Danis-Pepin
Position: Defenseman
Team: Maine
League: Hockey East
Scoring to date: 8 games, 0 goals, 1 assist, 8 penalty minutes, +4

This Week: Danis-Pepin was scoreless in Maine's 4-1 win over Merrimack on Friday ... He was scoreless in Maine's 2-2 tie with Boston University on Saturday.

Nathan Davis
Position: Center
Team: Miami-OH
League: CCHA
Scoring to date: 10 games, 9 goals, 12 assists, 4 penalty minutes, +6

This Week: Davis scored a hat trick and tallied two assists in Miami's 5-1 win over Northern Michigan on Friday ... He had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 loss to Northern Michigan on Saturday ... Davis' house was featured in Sports Illustrated on Campus this week.

Jacob Dowell
Position: Center
Team: Wisconsin
League: WCHA
Scoring to date: 10 games, 7 goals, 0 assists, 12 penalty minutes, -1

This Week: Dowell was held scoreless in Friday night's 3-2 overtime win over Alaska Anchorage ... He scored a goal in Wisconsin's 2-1 loss to Alaska Anchorage on Saturday.

Adam Hobson
Position: Center
Team: Spokane
League: WHL
Scoring to date: 18 games, 5 goals, 8 assists, 33 penalty minutes, +2

This Week: Hobson scored a goal in Spokane's 4-3 win over Portland on Wednesday ... He had a goal and an assist in Spokane's 4-1 win over Kelowna on Friday night ... He was held scoreless in Spokane's 5-4 loss at Tri-City on Saturday night.

Jack Skille
Position: Right Wing
Team: Wisconsin
League: WCHA
Scoring to date: 3 games, 1 goals, 0 assists, 0 penalty minutes, -2

This Week: Skille hyperextended his elbow on Oct. 13 against North Dakota. He is expected to be out until mid-November.

Jonathan Toews
Position: Center
Team: North Dakota
League: WCHA
Scoring to date: 6 games, 3 goals, 4 assists, 6 penalty minutes, +3

This Week: Toews returned from injury to tally 2 assists in Friday's 3-1 win over St. Cloud State ... He was scoreless in North Dakota's 2-2 tie with St. Cloud State on Saturday.

European

Petri Kontiola
Position: Center
Team: Tappara
League: Finnish Elite League
Scoring to date: 19 games, 5 goals, 11 assists, 16 penalty minutes, -7

This Week: Kontiola tallied 1assist in Tappara's 3-2 win over league-leading Karpat on Tuesday ... He had an assist in a 7-1 win over Lukko on Thursday ... Kontiola was scoreless in a 4-1 loss to HIFK on Saturday.

Igor Makarov
Position: Right Wing
Team: SKA St. Petersberg
League: Russian Hockey Super League
Scoring to date: 21 games, 4 goals, 1 assist, 31 penalty minutes, -1

This Week: Makarov did not play in SKA's 1-0 win over Chekhov on Thursday ... He was scoreless in a 5-2 loss to TSSKA on Saturday.

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Top 10 Prospects (subject to change throughout the season)

OHL
Evan Brophey (Plymouth)

WHL
Adam Hobson (Spokane)

College
Dan Bertram (Boston College)
Nathan Davis (Miami-OH)
Simon Danis-Pepin (Maine)
Jacob Dowell (Wisconsin)
Jack Skille (Wisconsin)
Jonathan Toews (North Dakota)

FIN
Petri Kontiola (Tappara)

RUS
Igor Makarov (SKA St. Petersberg)