Adam Jiricek said he was excited to play competitive hockey again. He played like it during the Blues’ two games at the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase in Minnesota over the weekend.

Jiricek scored a goal during Friday’s 6-4 win over the Wild and displayed many of the attributes that convinced the Blues to select him with the 16th overall pick in the 2024 draft despite a serious knee injury. He was officially credited with two shots on goal vs. Minnesota but looked to uncork his right-handed one-timer from the blue line way more often than that.

His goal vs. the Wild came from the middle of the blue line as he cranked a one-timer on a feed from Nikita Susuev. Springfield coach Steve Konowalchuk coached the Blues prospects at the tournament and said he was “pretty impressed” by what Jiricek

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