47 Days Until Hawks Hawkey: Can you guess this Blackhawk 47 Player??
We are officially 47 days away from September 28th, which marks the Blackhawks first day back on the ice, in a official NHL pre-season game which will take place against the Hawks rivalry, the Detroit Red Wings. The game will give Blackhawks fans a opportunity to see entirely new faces, from experienced signings like Max Domi to newcomers like Lukas Reichel and others.
Today, we honor the best #47 as we are 47 days away from Hawkey season!! Did you guess correctly who the #47 was in the photo? It was a hard one!! The career summary below is brought to you by NBC Sports Chicago!
No. 47: Lasse Kukkonen (D, 2003-04, 2006-07)
A fifth-round draft pick by the Blackhawks in 2003, Kukkonen appeared in 64 games across two seasons in Chicago, where he had five goals and 10 assists for 15 points and averaged 16:08 of ice time.
Sadly, there is no footage of Kukkonen's time in Chicago, but he is now retired after having a impressive career in multiple European leagues, and is deemed as a legend in most.
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