Brandon Hagel recaps up and down week between Blackhawks, AHL

Photo by Claus Andersen/Getty ImagesBrandon Hagel received the phone call every hockey player dreams of this past Thursday when he was called up to the NHL.

Hagel was sleeping in the day after the Rockford IceHogs’ 2-1 shootout win at Grand Rapids when his hotel phone rang with the news. He then packed his bag and headed to Toronto to join the Blackhawks for the start of a memorable week.

Hagel practiced with the team the next two days, but was healthy scratch for Chicago’s 6-2 win at Toronto and 5-2 victory against the Jets. After the Blackhawks’ game Sunday, he was reassigned with defenseman Dennis Gilbert — who was called up earlier in the day — to Rockford and played in the IceHogs’ 3-0…