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🌱 Patch AM: How is Park Ridge native Chad Hillebrand climbing the pro hockey ranks?

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  • How is Park Ridge native Chad Hillebrand climbing the pro hockey ranks?

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📰 News we're reading

• Chad Hillebrand Signed to PTO (oursportscentral.com) — A Park Ridge native is making moves in pro hockey: forward Chad Hillebrand has been signed to a professional tryout with the Grand Rapids Griffins after a strong start this season. The 26-year-old Western Michigan alum has split time between the AHL and ECHL, steadily building his scoring and plus-minus numbers.
   

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