The Chicago Blackhawks have had a busy couple of days. Not only did they lose two more back-to-back contests over the weekend (3-2 to the St. Louis Blues and 4-0 to the Detroit Red Wings), but they will be without their most important player for an extended period of time. There’s also other injury updates and a few call ups from the Rockford IceHogs to report. Plus, we’ll get a pulse on the state of the team as they head to Canada for a three-game road trip.
Let’s get to the latest news and rumors.
The most important update to share is the loss of the Blackhawks’ top scorer and young superstar, Connor Bedard. The injury happened on Friday (Dec. 12), when the Hawks were trying to mount a comeback from a 3-2 deficit to force overtime. With less than a second remaining in the game, Bedard was attempting to win the faceoff and somehow get a shot off. Here’s the play in question.
Oh man, Connor Bedard is in some serious discomfort and heads straight to the locker room after the final horn sounds. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/fYCP4caEjI
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) December 13, 2025
At some point as Bedard was extending to lean into the faceoff, he injured his right shoulder. The Blackhawks are officially calling it an upper body injury. Bedard underwent testing over the weekend, and the Blackhawks officially put him on injured reserve on Monday, Dec. 15, retroactive to Dec. 12.
After practice on Monday, head coach Jeff Blashill indicated Bedard will be out through the New Year, and will be re-evaluated at that time. He also said surgery was not being considered; it would be completely rehabilitation at this point.
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