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Howell North Grad Fights in St. Louis Blues Loss to Chicago Blackhawks
Brandon Bollig, a graduate of Francis Howell North and winger for the Chicago Blackhawks, got into a fight with St. Louis Blues forward Chris Stewart in the Blackhawks' 3-2 win over the Blues on Tuesday.
The Chicago Blackhawks got off to a fast start Tuesday night in their 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Blues.
Blackhawks enforcer and Francis Howell North graduate Brandon Bollig got off to a physical one.
Less than eight minutes into the game, Bollig, who played for the Junior Blues as a teen, was already dropping gloves with Blues forward Chris Stewart.
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Bollig managed 5 minutes, 16 seconds worth of ice time Tuesday, averaging nearly a penalty minute per minute on the ice.
The quarrel with Stewart was Bollig's second fight of the season.
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The Blackhawks signed Bollig April 3, 2010.
"I grew up watching (the Blues) and I was a die-hard fan of their guys growing up," Bollig said to Blackhawks radio voice John Wiedeman. "There's a little extra something when it's against your hometown team."
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