Outside of Chicago Blackhawks prospects competing in the annual prospect tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, there may be no clearer sign the new NHL season is on the horizon like the Indian head being painted on the United Center ice.
Defenseman Brandon Manning, who sign a two-year deal worth $2.25 million with Chicago in July as a free agent, helped paint the famous logo Monday morning along with a select group of Chicago Public Schools students. It’s the second straight year a new Blackhawk has been given the task to paint the logo as Connor Murphy did so in 2017.