Plenty of Olympics hockey action for you this week from Italy. The only Hawks player expected to be on the ice is Teuvo Teravainen for Finland, with Hawks prospect Adam Gajan appearing to be the No. 3 goalie for Slovakia.
The men’s half of the tournament gets started on Wednesday while the women’s half of the tournament has one preliminary round game to go before the knockout stage begins on Friday — with Team USA demolishing approximately everything in its path.
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Musings on Madison, Episode 203 — What’s left for the Blackhawks to do this season? ( SCH )
Mailbag: What’s the next phase of Blackhawks’ rebuild? ( Athletic )
What do the numbers say about the Hawks’ “shutdown” D pairing of Vlasic and Crevier? ( SCH )
Intoductions from the Mojave to the Madhouse ( SCH )
Olympic break mic check 1-2 ( Fels )
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With 57 games down, what is there to be done in the 25 after the Olympic break?
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What do the numbers say about the Hawks’ “shutdown” D pairing of Vlasic and Crevier? ( SCH )
Intoductions from the Mojave to the Madhouse ( SCH )
Olympic break mic check 1-2 ( Fels )
Ain’t you hungry for success, success, success, success? ( SCH )
Breaking down most encouraging, discouraging trends of the Blackhawks’ season ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks might not receive Panthers’ first-rou...
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There’s been plenty of talk this Blackhawks season — especially on some of the home broadcasts — regarding the shutdown defensive pairing of Alex Vlasic and Louis Crevier, who’ve been tasked with some of the most difficult assignments among Chicago blue-liners this season.
The “shutdown” label describes their task, but are they truly shutting down their opponents? Let’s see what the numbers can tell us, using Natural Stat Trick’s always excellent data.
Vlasic, who’s 24 and was a 2019...
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Intoductions from the Mojave to the Madhouse ( SCH )
Olympic break mic check 1-2 ( Fels )
Ain’t you hungry for success, success, success, success? ( SCH )
Breaking down most encouraging, discouraging trends of the Blackhawks’ season ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks might not receive Panthers’ first-round pick because of previously unknown condition ( Sun-Times )
They haven’t earned the right t...
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(Editor’s note: We here at SCH are thrilled to introduce the newest addition to the staff: Steve Kwiatkowski, aka DirtyThird from the SCH comments! We’ll let him take over from here.)
Greetings from sunny and warm California. I know, it’s probably not the best way to start an introduction. I get it. Having grown up in Chicagoland, February was my most hated month of the year. Cold, freezing, and that disgusting black slush. Well, now that you know where I live (in the desert if we want to...
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Ain’t you hungry for success, success, success, success? ( SCH )
Breaking down most encouraging, discouraging trends of the Blackhawks’ season ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks might not receive Panthers’ first-round pick because of previously unknown condition ( Sun-Times )
They haven’t earned the right to not care ( Fels )
Ten thoughts on Blackhawks’ 2026 NHL Draft possibilities heading into Olymp...
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(Editor’s note: Plenty coming your way over the next few weeks without Blackhawks hockey, including game threads for the Olympics. Stay tuned!)
Defining success for the Blackhawks was always going to be a challenging proposition this season due to the difficulty in finding objective benchmarks for it. A surge in the standings could be attributed to puck luck or supreme goaltending that wasn’t indicative of sustainable success. A return to the league’s basement could also be tolerated if a...
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Teravainen anticipates “very high-level” hockey at Olympics ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Pipelines don’t matter if you don’t have the plumber ( Fels )
Rinzel learning how to use brainpower to overcome lack of physical power ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks insider: Mikheyev not worrying about future as trade deadline approaches ( ...
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RECAPS: Blue Jackets 4, Blackhawks 0 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Pipelines don’t matter if you don’t have the plumber ( Fels )
Rinzel learning how to use brainpower to overcome lack of physical power ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks insider: Mikheyev not worrying about future as trade deadline approaches ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Sharks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune...
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The Chicago Blackhawks closed out the pre–Olympic break portion of their schedule with a 4-0 loss in Columbus to the Blue Jackets on Wednesday night.
The Blue Jackets made it 1-0 less than five minutes into the first period when Zach Werenski skated the puck in toward the net and his shot from the bottom of the left circle deflected off Louis Crevier’s stick before going in off the skate of Alex Vlasic.
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For the second time in six days, the Blackhawks and Blue Jackets will meet on the ice, with the scene shifting to Columbus for Wednesday’s tilt in what’ll be the final game ahead of the Olympic break for both teams.
Much of what was discussed with regards to CBJ ahead of last Friday’s game still rings true: the Blue Jackets are on fire, now with a stretch of 10-1 in their last 11 games after beating the St. Louis Blues on the road last Saturday and concluding a road trip with a 3-0 win ov...
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Rinzel learning how to use brainpower to overcome lack of physical power ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks insider: Mikheyev not worrying about future as trade deadline approaches ( Sun-Times )
RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Sharks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Fels )
The Levshunov Problem ( Fels )
Blackhawks could have two top-16 picks in 2026 NHL Draft if pantahers don’t make late run ( Sun-Times )...
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RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Sharks 3 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune )
The Levshunov Problem ( Fels )
Blackhawks could have two top-16 picks in 2026 NHL Draft if pantahers don’t make late run ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks trade board 1.0: Which pending UFAs could be drawing interest? ( Sun-Times )
For Blackhawks struggling power play, more practice isn’t necessarily a solution ( Sun-Times )
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The Chicago Blackhawks snapped a five-game losing streak with a 6-3 win over the San Jose Sharks at the United Center on Monday.
The Blackhawks struck first on the power play seven minutes into the opening period. From the slot, Teuvo Teravainen found Connor Bedard, who ripped a sharp-angle one-timer from the bottom of the left faceoff circle to put the Blackhawks up 1-0.
make that 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞-𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 with a goal for Bedsy 🚨 pic.twitter.com/SUnfMjldl0 — Chicago Blackhawks (@NH...
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The Chicago Blackhawks host the San Jose Sharks on Monday night for their final home game before the Olympic break.
The Sharks are currently sitting just three points outside a playoff position with two games in hand, which on the surface, looks like a massive step forward from last season, when they finished dead last in the NHL. Dig a little deeper, though, and the underlying numbers suggest the progress isn’t quite as dramatic as the standings imply. San Jose still ranks last in the le...
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For Blackhawks struggling power play, more practice isn’t necessarily a solution ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks, Sharks rebuilds starting to diverge as Sharks pick up pace, Hawks stay patient ( Sun-Times )
Bedard, Nazar starting to find groove together for Blackhawks ( Athletic )
Could Levshunov benefit developmentally from a stint in the AHL? ( Athletic )
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Better still wasn’t good enough for the Blackhawks on Friday night at the United Center, as they suffered their fifth straight defeat in a 4-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.
The first 19 minutes of the opening period did not have a goal, then the final minute had two of them. First, Charlie Coyle scored to give CBJ a brief 1-0 lead:
Werenski feeds Coyle to open the scoring pic.twitter.com/WnUahTVeah — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 31, 2026
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The Blackhawks need a bounce-back performance in the worst way following Thursday’s debacle in Pittsburgh, and they’ll have an opportunity for that just over 24 hours later at home against the Columbus Blue Jackets.
But that rebound will not come easy against a Columbus team that is one of the league’s hottest sides at the moment, winners in seven of eight. That stretch hasn’t quite pulled CBJ into playoff contention just yet, though, as it’s now up to 57 points in 52 games (25-20-7) but ...
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Maybe gathering for a podcast right after a brutal 6-2 loss wasn't the best timing?
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RECAPS: Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2 ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic )
Blackhawks working with Levshunov to improve his shooting velocity, deception ( Sun-Times )
As Connor Murphy’s Blackhawks tenure nears its end, he still dreams about rewarding Chicago for its patience ( Sun-Times )
GM Kyle Davidson sees progress from 21-39-9 Blackhawks: “We have taken a nice step” ( Tribune )
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