Blackhawks’ Penalty Kill May Struggle This Season After League-Leading 2025-26 Jim Precourt | August 15, 2026 The Chicago Blackhawks had another season where they were at the bottom of the league. At the end of last season, they finished 31st in the NHL and were at…
Grading the Blackhawks’ 2026 Offseason Moves Jim Precourt | August 9, 2026 “I believe there is a lot of value [in] just getting your guy and bringing them into your group.” General manager (GM) Kyle Davidson said that to the media after…
5 Breakout Candidates to Watch in the 2026-27 NHL Season Jim Precourt | August 4, 2026 Every NHL season is a new opportunity for every player, especially the young guns or the ones in their mid-20s trying to break through. Here are the five players who…
Blackhawks Signing Patrick Kane is a “Love Letter” From the Organization Jim Precourt | July 24, 2026 What we thought was the impossible happened as Patrick Kane signed a two-year, $16 million contract ($8 million per season) on July 23 with the Chicago Blackhawks. Kane, after a…
Bedard’s New Contract Makes the Blackhawks Truly Competitive Jim Precourt | July 19, 2026 Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks finally put pen to paper and inked a five-year, $75 million contract. At a $15 million average annual value (AAV), Bedard took a team-friendly…
Kyle Davidson Is Having His Biggest Offseason as Blackhawks GM & He’s Not Done Jim Precourt | July 18, 2026 Chicago Blackhawks general manager (GM) Kyle Davidson has had quite the offseason so far. He took big swings on defenseman Xavier Villeneuve and forward Ryan Roobroeck at the NHL Draft…
Bringing Back Patrick Kane Would Be a Mixed Bag for the Blackhawks Jim Precourt | July 14, 2026 The Chicago Blackhawks are currently in the middle of one of their more exciting offseasons in a while. They traded away the fourth overall pick to acquire Bowen Byram from…
Blackhawks Finally Getting in Villeneuve What They Were Hoping for in Korchinski Jim Precourt | July 11, 2026 The Chicago Blackhawks took Kevin Korchinski seventh overall in the 2022 NHL Draft. When the Blackhawks drafted him, they thought that he was going to be the offensive defenseman of…
Blackhawks’ Concerns Over Connor Bedard’s Contract After Leo Carlsson’s Offer Sheet Jim Precourt | July 4, 2026 The Philadelphia Flyers and general manager (GM) Danny Briere shook the entire hockey world by extending an offer sheet to Leo Carlsson, with Carlsson accepting the contract. It’s a five-year…
Blackhawks Sign Bowen Byram to a 6-Year Contract Extension Jim Precourt | July 1, 2026 On June 23, the Chicago Blackhawks traded the fourth overall pick and some change to the Buffalo Sabres for defenseman Bowen Byram. With that fourth pick, the Sabres selected a…
What Bowen Byram Will Bring to the Blackhawks Jim Precourt | June 25, 2026 The Chicago Blackhawks and Buffalo Sabres threw the hockey world into a frenzy with their Tuesday blockbuster trade, with the Sabres sending defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway to…
Sabres Trade Bowen Byram to Blackhawks in Blockbuster Deal Jim Precourt | June 23, 2026 Another blockbuster trade has happened in the NHL this week as the Buffalo Sabres have dealt defenseman Bowen Byram and forward Jordan Greenway to the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for…
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