Head coach Luke Richardson cracked open a cold one before his a press conference after Monday's practice at Fifth Third Arena.
He was celebrating the launch of the Blackhawks Pale Ale -- delivering reporters a round of the new beer that hit stores Monday, a collaboration between the team and Goose Island Beer Co. But he was also likely toasting his team's last training camp practice before the first preseason tilt against the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night at the United Center.
Now, entering its the second week of training camp, the Blackhawks are staying true to Richardson's mission of keeping the game plan simple and straightforward.
"When your job is laid out for you," said forward Tyler Johnson in the locker room after practice, "it helps everybody. It really does. And Luke's done a great job of that."
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