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Lemont's Scott Darling Declares Official Practice Rinks in Blackhawks Video

Lemont's Scott Darling, goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks, stars in a video for the team.

LEMONT, IL- Lemont's Scott Darling, goalie for the Chicago Blackhawks, and right wing Ryan Hartman, who grew up in West Dundee, recently visited children playing hockey around the area.

The two Blackhawks visited kids playing in alleys, driveways and basements, and declared their "rinks" official practice rinks of the Chicago Blackhawks.

The children were astounded to see the Blackhawks players, and immediately designated Darling as goalie, as well as practicing some shots on him.

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"You don't need ice to play hockey. Your rink is what you make it," Darling says in the video.


Photo via Wikimedia Commons (Lisa Gansky)

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