Red Wings Notebook: 2025 Trade Deadline Recap Devin Little | March 8, 2025 Another NHL Trade Deadline is in the books. The annual arms race lived up to the hype as several teams made moves – some bigger than others – to improve…
Red Wings Acquire Petr Mrazek & Craig Smith From the Blackhawks Blain Potvin | March 7, 2025 The Detroit Red Wings have acquired forward Craig Smith and goaltender Petr Mrazek from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Joe Veleno. Related: 2025 NHL Trade Deadline Tracker The…
Blue Jackets Cruise to Convincing Win Over Blackhawks Mark Scheig | February 22, 2025 The Columbus Blue Jackets needed to open post 4-Nations play with a win. In front of another sellout crowd, they were able to win going away. Kent Johnson scored twice…
Blackhawks Overcome the Panthers; Win 3-1 Gail Kauchak | November 21, 2024 The league’s last-place Chicago Blackhawks (6-12-1) hosted the reigning Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers Thursday night at the United Center (Nov. 21). The Panthers entered the contest eighth-place in the…
Blackhawks’ Lukas Reichel Finally Finding His Way Gail Kauchak | November 12, 2024 All hockey players have different trajectories, and some are faster than others. For young forward Lukas Reichel of the Chicago Blackhawks, it’s safe to say it’s been a slow and…
Meet the New Blackhawks: Craig Smith Gail Kauchak | August 15, 2024 Barring any last-minute additions to the Chicago Blackhawks as the 2024-25 season approaches, this will be our final installment to our summer series, “Meet the New Blackhawks”. While electing not…
Flyers: Depth Free-Agent Forwards to Target in 2024 Justin Giampietro | January 13, 2024 It is unclear where the Philadelphia Flyers will be entering their 2023-24 offseason in terms of whether they are coming off a playoff berth or not, but they will likely…
Predators’ Top 25 Players of All-Time: Craig Smith Alex Wauthy | September 28, 2023 Welcome to the Nashville Predators All-Time 25 in 25. In this series, we at The Hockey Writers will unveil the top 25 players in franchise history in honor of the organization’s 25th anniversary. Starting…
Avalanche 2023 Free Agent Targets: Depth Forwards Marko Zlomislic | May 31, 2023 Within the NHL’s salary cap landscape, teams often try to mine hidden gems and identify potential bargain-value players during the annual free agent frenzy. After a season in which their…
3 Bruins’ Wishes for the 2022-23 Season Revisited Hannah Garfield | April 13, 2023 Back in September, I sat down and wrote my three wishes for the Boston Bruins’ 2022-23 season. At that time, I could not have imagined where the team is currently…
3 Capitals Who Won’t Be Back Next Season Rob Couch | March 13, 2023 The Washington Capitals made a decision to sell at the trade deadline this season, but they are still in the playoff race and also decided to sign and acquire some…
Capitals’ Future Becoming Clearer With Orlov & Hathaway Trade Jesse Courville-Lynch | February 25, 2023 The Washington Capitals made their first big move of 2023 on Thursday (Feb. 23), sending Dmitry Orlov and Garnet Hathaway to the Boston Bruins in exchange for Craig Smith, a…