Ciampini in Blackhawks development camp

by Ryan Fay

Ciampini

Former Union winger Daniel Ciampini will be among the 57 players in Chicago Blackhawks prospect development camp, the NHL team announced Thursday.

The camp runs July 12-17 at Johnny’s IceHouse West in Chicago.

Ciampini signed a one-year American Hockey League contract with the Rockford IceHogs, Chicago's top minor league affiliate, on Wednesday.

The 24-year-old is in an NHL team's prospect development camp for a second straight summer. He spent time in Vancouver Canucks camp last year as a free-agent invitee.

Ciampini wrapped up a stellar four-year career with Union earlier this year. He tallied 63 goals and 55 assists in 131 career games with the Dutchmen from 2011-15. His 63 goals rank second in the program's Division I era, and his 118 points are fifth-most.

Ciampini signed an amateur tryout contract with the AHL's Worcester Sharks after Union's season ended in March with a loss to Quinnipiac in the ECACH quarterfinals. He recorded three goals and three assists in 15 games with the Sharks.

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