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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Ben Pope

Blackhawks notebook: Alex Vlasic a bigger man after 4,000-calorie summer diet

Blackhawks defenseman Alex Vlasic bulked up to 220 pounds this summer. (Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

Alex Vlasic has increased his weight all the way up to 220 pounds, a perfectly acceptable number for an NHL defenseman of his size. But it doesn’t really show—and when one asks him why, he gestures to his 6-6, wide-shouldered frame.

“I feel like it doesn’t look like it because it’s super distributed,” he said with a chuckle.

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