The Minnesota Wild’s 3-2 overtime preseason victory over the Chicago Blackhawks this year was more than a welcome result on the scoreboard. Minnesota’s first preseason game offered an early look at how its younger players handle meaningful NHL-style minutes, special teams responsibilities, and press...
Bobby Brink has yet to find the perfect role on the Minnesota Wild since coming back to his hometown team at the trade deadline last season. It's still up in the air but what certainly helps is having the game that he did against the Chicago Blackhawks in some preseason action Monday night.
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Bowen Byram scored a hat trick, including the overtime winner, in his Chicago Blackhawks preseason debut to lift Chicago over the Minnesota Wild. Jay Zawaski, Mario Tirabassi and Greg Boysen break down Byram’s incredible debut along with the preseason debuts of four other Blackhawks. Plus, we’ll have locker room video and hear from head coach Jeff Blashill following the win. 00:00 START 02:00 First Reactions 06:00 Bowen Byram 24:00 Roman Kantserov 26:00 Other Hawk Debuts 33:00 Nick Lardis 36:0...
Go inside the locker room after the Chicago Blackhawks’ overtime preseason win over the Minnesota Wild. Bowen Byram, Alex Vlasic and Nick Lardis react to the win, while head coach Jeff Blashill breaks down the team’s performance and Byram’s incredible preseason debut. Hear directly from the players and coach following Chicago’s latest preseason action. 00:00 Bowen Byram 03:22 Nick Lardis 07:04 Alex Vlasic 11:08 Jeff Blashill #nhl #chicagoblackhawks #hockey
Chicago has a new No. 1 defenseman, and his first (preseason) game with the Blackhawks couldn’t have been much better. […]
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The Chicago Blackhawks swung a trade for Bowen Byram in the offseason. The trade and his subsequent contract were quite controversial due to the cost paid. However, Byram’s first impression on Chicago fans is certainly a positive one. The Blackhawks defenseman scored a hat trick in Chicago’s preseason win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday. […]
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Bowen Byram stole the show in the Blackhawks preseason game against the Wild, their first contest at the United Center this season.
The Blackhawks first home preseason game ended with an overtime winner, as Bowen Byram’s hat trick propelled Chicago to a 4-3 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night at the United Center.
It was an inauspicious start, with Minnesota scoring 15 seconds in on this Bobby Brink redirect of a point shot:
Wild goal: Bobby Brink tips in the first shot of the game to open the scoring. pic.twitter.com/KW4w00uJs9 — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) September 22, 2026
Chicago tied the game ...
Kevin Hayes was a first-round pick of the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010 NHL Draft. He would spend time with multiple franchises in his NHL career, playing the past two seasons with the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins announced at the end of last season that they would not re-sign Hayes. Now Hayes, who spent five […]
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By Gabriel Foley | at September 21, 2026 3:33 pm The latest round of cuts from the Chicago Blackhawks’ training camp included veteran defenseman Derrick Pouliot. He has been placed on waivers, per PuckPedia, for the purpose of assignment to the AHL’s Rockford IceHogs. Poliout joined the Blackhawks organization in a trade with the New York Rangers ahead of the 2026 NHL Trade Deadline. That move sent minor-league center Aidan Thompson the other way. Pouliot scored six points in 16 games with Roc...
How to watch Blackhawks vs. Wild at United Center Monday: puck drop at 7 p.m. CT on CHSN, with ESPN+ for out-of-market live streaming.
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Ahead of Monday’s preseason home opener against the Minnesota Wild, the Chicago Blackhawks announced a second round of training-camp roster […]
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The Chicago Blackhawks sent nine players to the Rockford IceHogs on Monday, including Paul Ludwinski, Gavin Hayes, and Cavan Fitzgerald.
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The Chicago Blackhawks waived defenseman Derrick Pouliot on Monday following a rough preseason outing Saturday.
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Korchinski has impressed so far in training camp with the Blackhawks, can he finally earn himself a full-time NHL job?
As we creep closer to the start of the 2026-27 NHL season, a handful of players have hit the waiver wire. On Monday, the Seattle Kraken placed forwards John Hayden, Logan Morrison, Jon-Randall Avon, and goaltender Victor Ostman on waivers. The Chicago Blackhawks also placed defenseman Derrick Pouliot on waivers. All five players are now available to be claimed by any of the NHL’s 31 other teams. The player with the most substantial NHL experience is probably Hayden. The 31-year-old veteran wen...
Patrick Kane's first game back with the Chicago Blackhawks will have to wait a little bit longer after the latest update out of Windy City in the NHL preseason.
Fans hoping to watch Patrick Kane back in action at the United Center must wait a little bit longer. Based on reports coming out of the Chicago Blackhawks ‘ morning skate on Monday, Kane won’t play during the team’s preseason home opener against the Minnesota Wild (Sept. 21 at 7:00 p.m. CT).
“ Patrick Kane is skating with the sc...
The Chicago Blackhawks’ young core showed a lot of promise in their first preseason game on Saturday, despite the 3-2 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild. Here’s what to look…
The Chicago Blackhawks (0-0-1) play their second game of a four-game preseason slate on Monday evening, hosting the Minnesota Wild […]
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Patrick Kane will not suit up in the Chicago Blackhawks' preseason home opener on Monday night. However, the rest of the expected NHL roster will play.
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The first Blackhawks game of the regular season is now just eight days away, and preparation for that continues on Monday as Chicago hosts the Minnesota Wild for a preseason game.
Over the weekend, a trio of prospects were returned to their junior teams , most notably 2026 second-round pick Ryan Roobroeck, so the training camp roster now stands at 47 players. Of those 47, the ones expected to still be on the NHL roster next week make up the lineup for this evening, as is often the case wi...
Three Chicago Blackhawks prospects were sent back to their amateur teams as the roster takes shape for the season.
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The NHL's 2026-27 season is here, and that means it's time for senior digital correspondent Adam Proteau to share his bold predictions. What blockbuster trades could happen? What coach could be first to be fired?
For the first time since April, the Chicago Blackhawks are set to play a home game at the United Center […]
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