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Blackhawks News & Rumors: Trade Talk, New Coaches, Nazar & More

Brooke LoFurno | June 1, 2025

When your favorite team is eliminated from the playoffs and they are still going on, you usually look for any news, since a lot of the heavy offseason lifting doesn’t…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks’ 3 Up, 3 Down: The Youth Movement, Power Play Woes & More

Brooke LoFurno | April 3, 2025

Welcome to the recurring Blackhawks’ 3 Up, 3 Down column. Although much can go wrong during the course of a hockey season, there is just as much good news from these…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Avalanche Win Shootout Thriller 3-2 Over Blackhawks

Gail Kauchak | April 3, 2025

The Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday, Apr. 2 at the United Center in Chicago. The Avalanche were trying to earn a win after dropping their last two…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche

Blackhawks Roundtable: Reichel, Sorensen, Most Underrated Player, Trade Targets

Gail Kauchak | December 28, 2024

Christmas is over and it’s back to the old grind for most of us. Some of you might be lucky enough to have some extra time off between Christmas and…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Column

Ottawa Senators Can’t Trade Their Way to the Playoffs This Season

Paul Quinney | December 1, 2024

With their loss on Nov. 30 to the Los Angeles Kings, the Ottawa Senators have a record of 10-12-1 in their first 23 games this season. The team isn’t keeping…

Categories Ottawa Senators

5 Takeaways From Blackhawks’ Tough Loss to Wild

Hunter Crowther | November 30, 2024

The Chicago Blackhawks got out to a 2-0 lead thanks to Ryan Donato scoring his team-leading ninth and 10th goals of the season, but a second-period comeback from the Minnesota…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Minnesota Wild

3 Potential Trade Destinations for Senators’ Josh Norris

Jacob Billington | November 27, 2024

The season isn’t going as well as many hoped for the Ottawa Senators, which isn’t something new. For the past seven seasons, the Senators have been a bad regular season…

Categories AA, Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus Blue Jackets, Editor's Choice, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators

4 Blackhawks Who Need to Bounce Back in 2024-25

Gail Kauchak | September 22, 2024

The preseason is in full swing for the Chicago Blackhawks. Veteran and new players alike are trying to find their way and etch out their roles with this new-look team.…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Season Previews

Blackhawks’ Young Defenders Will Benefit From Alec Martinez

Hunter Crowther | July 12, 2024

We weren’t sure what to expect from Kyle Davidson. The Chicago Blackhawks had just finished the second of back-to-back seasons where they played so poorly that they “earned” the ability…

Categories Blackhawks Transactions, Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks News & Rumors: Levshunov, Demidov, Trade Targets, More

Gail Kauchak | June 21, 2024

Things are really starting to pick up in the hockey world, as we head into Game 6 in the Stanley Cup Final between the Florida Panthers and the Edmonton Oilers.…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Editor's Choice, News and Rumors

Chicago Blackhawks 2023-24 Player Grades: Defense

Brooke LoFurno | April 25, 2024

Since the Chicago Blackhawks‘ 2023-24 season ended one week ago, our Blackhawks’ team is looking back on the season and giving player grades, and this edition, you guessed it, is…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks News & Rumors: Slaggert, Del Mastro & WGN Deal

Gail Kauchak | April 12, 2024

We are officially nearing the end of the Chicago Blackhawks 2023-24 season. We’ve known since October that a postseason berth was out of the question, but the completion of another…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, Editor's Choice, News and Rumors
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