Quenneville: Teravainen Will 'Come Back Here' Later This Season
(CBS) In an interview with the McNeil and Spiegel Show on Tuesday morning, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville indicated that Chicago will add 19-year-old Finnish forward Teuvo Teravainen later this season.
Teravainen is currently playing for Jokerit in Finland's SM-liiga. He'll likely be done with that league sometime in April. Teravainen participated with the Blackhawks in training camp, impressing many teammates with his skills.
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Now, it seems he'll be destined to provide help for Chicago as it makes its playoff push and tries to repeat as Stanley Cup champions. Teravainen could fill the hole as the Blackhawks' second-line center.
"He's really progressed," Quenneville told the McNeil and Spiegel Show. "Reports are excellent on his development this year.
"When their season's over, he's going to come down, come back here. Our people believe that he can help us, so we look forward to getting that opportunity. Hopefully, at what point will there be time in the regular season to get a look at him? Or will we have to wait to see in the playoffs?
"We look forward to having a chance and at what point, that remains to be seen."
Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman said last week that Teravainen might join the Blackhawks this season.
Marian Hossa could also return from an upper body injury in a week, Quenneville said.