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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson looks for improvement from team after firing coach

CHICAGO — Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson passed the point of no return following a 4-2 loss to Boston on Wednesday night. “I think for me, I’ve been a big believer in where my two feet are is where I’m going to work and try to get better and we’ll see what happens,” Sorensen said. “We want to make sure …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Blackhawks pick Artyom Levshunov at No. 2 in NHL Draft: Why they took him over Ivan Demidov

New York Times

Follow our live coverage of the 2024 NHL Draft. Although the Blackhawks debated internally and were immensely intrigued by draft prospect Ivan Demidov’s offensive ability, Chicago opted for the 6-foot-1, 205-pound Levshunov, whom they believe has the size, strength and two-way upside to be a future No. So, just the package as well as the potential growth left to come …

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8 months ago

‘I think we owe them.’ Kings eager to flip the script on Oilers in NHL playoffs

LA Times

The Kings’ Viktor Arvidsson celebrates with Quinton Byfield after scoring the tying goal in the third period Thursday. “There’s no question we’ve got a history with them,” Jim Hiller, the Kings’ interim coach said. “We definitely want to beat them now,” added forward Quinton Byfield, who scored his 20th goal of the season in a 5-4 overtime win over the …

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chicago Blackhawks retire Chris Chelios’ No. 7 jersey

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Watching his No. It’s crazy.” Chelios’ jersey was retired by the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday during a pregame ceremony that highlighted the defenseman’s hard-charging lifestyle on and off the ice. “‘If you drink beer at night, you’ve got to sweat it out the next day.’” Said Roenick: “Nobody throws a party like Chris Chelios.” Pearl Jam frontman Eddie …

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11 months ago

Corey Perry joins the Oilers, is back in the NHL after the Blackhawks terminated his contract

Associated Press

EDMONTON, Alberta — The Edmonton Oilers agreed to terms Monday with Corey Perry on a contract for the remainder of the season, adding the veteran winger to the hottest team in the NHL nearly two months since the Chicago Blackhawks terminated his contract for unacceptable conduct. “When everything happened and my contract was terminated, I didn’t know where things were …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard will be out for at least 6 weeks after No. 1 pick has jaw surgery

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Blackhawks center Connor Bedard is expected to miss six to eight weeks after he had surgery to repair his fractured jaw. “I mean if it’s earlier, great, but I think that’s probably a normal timeline for what they were thinking of what the procedure they did.” Bedard got hurt when he was leveled by New Jersey defenseman Brendan …

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1 year ago

Could Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard forge the NHL’s next great rivalry?

New York Times

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins already was an established NHLer, preparing for his seventh season, when some pipsqueak hopped on the ice during a summertime skate in Vancouver. “And then he was 13, and at 14 he was shooting the puck as hard as anyone on the ice already.” That kid was Connor Bedard, a talent so rare that he was able to …

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1 year ago

Blackhawks put F Lukas Reichel back in lineup after healthy scratch

Associated Press

CHICAGO — The Chicago Blackhawks think Lukas Reichel could become one of their top forwards, so they are working on turning his potential into reality. Reichel was back in the lineup Tuesday night against Nashville after he was a healthy scratch for Sunday’s 4-1 loss at Minnesota. Now it’s just about playing good, playing my game again.” Reichel has two …

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1 year ago

Marco Rossi scores twice in Wild’s 4-1 victory over Blackhawks

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Marco Rossi scored twice and Mats Zuccarello had a goal and two assists for the Minnesota Wild in a 4-1 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. “It’s really been a good week and I think today it was just continuing to hammer home the way we want to play,” Hynes said. 1 draft pick Connor …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Bedard scores for Chicago, but Roy and Stone lead undefeated Golden Knights past the Blackhawks

Associated Press

CHICAGO — So much for a Stanley Cup hangover for Vegas. Nicolas Roy, Mark Stone and Paul Cotter scored in the third period, and the undefeated Golden Knights beat Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3 on Saturday night. Bedard scored on his first shot in Chicago’s home opener, but Vegas’ superior depth proved to be too much for the …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall looking forward to first-time dad boost

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Taylor Hall and his wife, Rachel, welcomed their first child on Sunday morning, a boy. “Everyone says you get a boost when you’re a first-time dad, and I’m interested to see what that feels like,” he said after practice on Monday. So there’s some negatives and positives to every situation.” Following the matchup with Pittsburgh, Hall returns to …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Connor Bedard takes the ice for his first NHL training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks

Associated Press

CHICAGO — After years of hype, highlights and piles of points — so many points at every level — Connor Bedard has arrived at his first NHL training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks. “Once you’re on the ice, it’s hockey, and you try not to be starstruck or whatever, anything like that,” Bedard said Thursday. Bedard — and the hope …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Blackhawks set to begin rebuild with anticipated No. 1 selection of Connor Bedard in NHL draft

Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson arrived for the NHL draft in Music City this week reflecting on the tear-down job he began conducting a summer ago by trading away Alex DeBrincat and Kirby Dach. “Nothing’s happened yet,” said Bedard, the WHL’s first player to score 71 goals in 24 years, and whose 143 points were the …

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1 year, 7 months ago

2023 Blackhawks prospect rankings, Part 5: 5-1

New York Times

The Blackhawks’ rebuild is going to take time. It’s possible all of the Blackhawks’ top five prospects could be in the NHL next season. Wyatt Kaiser, defenseman 3rd round in 2020 | 6 feet | 172 pounds | 20 years old Season stats: 5 goals, 18 assists in 35 games with Minnesota Duluth in NCAA; 0 goals, 3 assists in …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Red-hot Raddysh nets hat trick, Blackhawks top Bruins 6-3

Associated Press

CHICAGO — Taylor Raddysh scored three goals and the Chicago Blackhawks beat Boston 6-3 on Tuesday night, handing the NHL-leading Bruins a second straight regulation loss for the first time this season. Raddysh’s first career hat trick gave him 20 goals for the season and six in his last four games. It’s not good enough.” Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek re-aggravated …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Seth Jones bears it as Blackhawks continue dismantling the team he signed up for

New York Times

MONTREAL — Seth Jones had big plans when he came to Chicago. And now it’s kind of taken a turn.” Now when Jones looks around the room, he sees future vacant stalls, like the ones already cleaned out by the departed DeBrincat, Dach, Hagel and Strome. “I know Kyle says four or five years, but I’m hoping two or three,” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Blackhawks recent play brings back memories and may be a glimpse into their future

New York Times

CHICAGO — Close your eyes and imagine a Blackhawks team controlling the puck, forcing turnovers, creating breakaways and overall playing dominant hockey. The Blackhawks have certainly been more competitive than most people expected despite often having an inferior roster, and they’ve had some unexpected winning stretches due to that. “It’s a different team and we’re not sure what to expect,” …

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1 year, 10 months ago

Blackhawks prospect breakdown: Where could Wyatt Kaiser fit in the lineup? And how soon?

New York Times

Blackhawks defenseman prospect Wyatt Kaiser has matured in a lot of different ways through his three seasons playing for the University of Minnesota-Duluth. “I’m pretty stubborn when it comes to hockey and kind of a perfectionist on everything,” Kaiser told The Athletic recently. “I feel like he’s pretty competitive and kind of stubborn in the same way, so I’d say …

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2 years ago

Zuccarello has hat trick, Wild beat Blackhawks 4-1

Associated Press

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Mats Zuccarello had three goals and an assist, and Marc-Andre Fleury stopped 28 shots as the Minnesota Wild beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Friday night for their fourth straight win. “He’s committed to team-first mentality and then allowing that to translate into offense,” Wild coach Dean Evason said of Zuccarello. “He’s been a real good …

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2 years ago

Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3

Associated Press

CHICAGO — When it was over, when No. Ovechkin scored three times to become the third NHL player with 800 career goals, and the streaking Capitals beat the lowly Chicago Blackhawks 7-3 on Tuesday night. “It’s the best company ever imagine since you started playing hockey.” Ovechkin moved within one goal of Howe for second all-time. “I thought we battled …

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2 years, 1 month ago

The death of NHL slap shots: Why players are abandoning hockey’s signature offensive weapon

New York Times

In the 1980s and 1990s, on the occasions when Ray Ferraro roamed the ice at the same time as Al Iafrate, the forward was always on high alert. But you’ve got to think, ‘Well, if they don’t have the puck, they can still skate super-fast.’” Keith excelled at the rapid lock-and-load technique of releasing slap shots. “Because they’re all using …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Blackhawks’ first-round pick Frank Nazar to have surgery, miss significant time

New York Times

Frank Nazar, a Blackhawks 2022 first-round draft pick and University of Michigan freshman center, will have surgery to address a lower-body injury and will be out for the foreseeable future, Michigan interim coach Brandon Naurato said on Tuesday. Naurato said Nazar will soon have the surgery and that his recovery timeline isn’t fully known yet. “I think from our standpoint, …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Blackhawks’ 2022 draft picks, Part 2: ‘I’m not saying he’s Cale Makar yet, but …’

New York Times

The Blackhawks may have made 11 selections in this year’s draft, but in all likelihood, the first five will probably determine whether it’s a successful draft. As far as speed and skating ability, that’s something that is a considerable asset for him at this point of time, and I think that’ll continue to grow with him.” What else to know …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach

Associated Press

The long-anticipated dismantling of the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster begun Thursday with the team trading Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens. “I think they’re trying to do something that maybe we were trying to do a few years ago,” Senators general manager Pierre Dorion said at the draft in Montreal. “Now we’re trying to …

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Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson looks for improvement from team after firing coach

Blackhawks pick Artyom Levshunov at No. 2 in NHL Draft: Why they took him over Ivan Demidov

‘I think we owe them.’ Kings eager to flip the script on Oilers in NHL playoffs

Chicago Blackhawks retire Chris Chelios’ No. 7 jersey

Corey Perry joins the Oilers, is back in the NHL after the Blackhawks terminated his contract

Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard will be out for at least 6 weeks after No. 1 pick has jaw surgery

Could Connor McDavid and Connor Bedard forge the NHL’s next great rivalry?

Blackhawks put F Lukas Reichel back in lineup after healthy scratch

Marco Rossi scores twice in Wild’s 4-1 victory over Blackhawks

Bedard scores for Chicago, but Roy and Stone lead undefeated Golden Knights past the Blackhawks

Blackhawks forward Taylor Hall looking forward to first-time dad boost

Connor Bedard takes the ice for his first NHL training camp with the Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks set to begin rebuild with anticipated No. 1 selection of Connor Bedard in NHL draft

2023 Blackhawks prospect rankings, Part 5: 5-1

Red-hot Raddysh nets hat trick, Blackhawks top Bruins 6-3

Seth Jones bears it as Blackhawks continue dismantling the team he signed up for

Blackhawks recent play brings back memories and may be a glimpse into their future

Blackhawks prospect breakdown: Where could Wyatt Kaiser fit in the lineup? And how soon?

Zuccarello has hat trick, Wild beat Blackhawks 4-1

Ovechkin reaches 800 goals as Capitals beat Blackhawks 7-3

The death of NHL slap shots: Why players are abandoning hockey’s signature offensive weapon

Blackhawks’ first-round pick Frank Nazar to have surgery, miss significant time

Blackhawks’ 2022 draft picks, Part 2: ‘I’m not saying he’s Cale Makar yet, but …’

Blackhawks begin dismantling, trade DeBrincat and Dach