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Monday Morning Bag Skate 6-22-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Friends remember Kyle Calder as beloved coach after NHL days: “Hall of Fame, first ballot human” ( Athletic ) Blackhawks offseason preview: Bedard’s contract is top priority, but big addition would be welcomed ( Sun-Times ) Could Blackhawks pursue Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram? What I’m hearing ( Athletic ) Jonathan Toews announces retirement ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) T...
Former Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, three-time Stanley Cup winner, announces retirement
After a remarkable NHL career that spanned nearly two decades, three Stanley Cups, countless accolades, and one final comeback season, Jonathan Toews announced his retirement from the NHL on Friday. Toews spoke to the press in Winnipeg Friday morning, and here are a few quotes about his retirement decision and how special his time with the Blackhawks was to him: “It’s a privilege to be standing up here to say goodbye to the game of hockey and the NHL. There’s a lot of great playe...
Friday Morning Bag Skate 6-19-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Top of the Draft: Introducing Ivar Stenberg ( SCH ) Top of the Draft: Introducing Caleb Malhotra ( SCH ) Blackhawks at the NHL Draft: 10 thoughts, including a potential trade to secure Ivar Stenberg ( Athletic ) NHL mock draft: Blackhawks might be forced to start run on defensemen ( Sun-Times ) How did Jeff Blashill grade out in his 1st season as Chicago Blackhawks coach? ( Tribune ) B...
Top of the Draft: Introducing Ivar Stenberg
He's probably the best-case scenario for the Hawks, but the odds of him falling to No. 4 aren't great.
Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 6-17-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks at the NHL Draft: 10 thoughts, including a potential trade to secure Ivar Stenberg ( Athletic ) NHL mock draft: Blackhawks might be forced to start run on defensemen ( Sun-Times ) How did Jeff Blashill grade out in his 1st season as Chicago Blackhawks coach? ( Tribune ) Blackhawks Top Pending UFA Ilya Mikheyev Expected To Land Big Payday ( The Hockey News ) Q&A with Blackhawks co...
Top of the Draft: Introducing Caleb Malhotra
A prospect with an athletic lineage that extends beyond his former NHLer of a father.
Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 6-16-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS NHL mock draft: Blackhawks might be forced to start run on defensemen ( Sun-Times ) How did Jeff Blashill grade out in his 1st season as Chicago Blackhawks coach? ( Tribune ) Blackhawks Top Pending UFA Ilya Mikheyev Expected To Land Big Payday ( The Hockey News ) Q&A with Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill, Part 2: Connor Bedard linemates, adding a defenseman, more ( Athletic ) Q&A with Blackha...
Stanley Cup Final Discussion Thread
Instead of having multiple threads over the next few weeks, let’s keep all of the Cup final discussion localized to this spot. The full schedule is below and head down to the comments to get your picks in! All times below are Central Time Tuesday, June 2 Game 1: Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, ABC, 7 p.m. Thursday, June 4 Game 2: Vegas Golden Knights at Carolina Hurricanes, ABC, 7 p.m. Saturday, June 6 Game 3: Carolina Hurricanes at Vegas Golden ...
Top of the Draft: Introducing Carson Carels
A menacing monster on the back end who could radically transform the Blackhawks' defensive core.
Friday Morning Bag Skate 6-12-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Q&A with Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill, Part 1: Frondell, Kantserov, more ( Athletic ) Musings on Madison, Episode 212 — A little more pre-draft, offseason Blackhawks chatter ( SCH ) Top of the Draft: Introducing Chase Reid ( SCH ) Nikes, bumper and Bedard: Roman Kantserov is ready for Chicago ( Athletic ) Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid’s dinner, Caleb Malhotra’s connection ...
Musings on Madison, Episode 212 — A little more pre-draft, offseason Blackhawks chatter
Center? Or wing?
Thursday Morning Bag Skate 6-11-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Top of the Draft: Introducing Chase Reid ( SCH ) Nikes, bumper and Bedard: Roman Kantserov is ready for Chicago ( Athletic ) Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid’s dinner, Caleb Malhotra’s connection ( Sun-Times ) Could Blackhawks draft target Ivar Stenberg be the next Lucas Raymond? ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson says he’s motivated to make a major offseason move ( Athl...
Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 6-10-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Top of the Draft: Introducing Chase Reid ( SCH ) Nikes, bumper and Bedard: Roman Kantserov is ready for Chicago ( Athletic ) Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid’s dinner, Caleb Malhotra’s connection ( Sun-Times ) Could Blackhawks draft target Ivar Stenberg be the next Lucas Raymond? ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson says he’s motivated to make a major offseason move ( Athl...
Top of the Draft: Introducing Chase Reid
Our first deep dive ahead of the draft focuses on one of the top blue-liners in this year's class.
Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 6-9-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid’s dinner, Caleb Malhotra’s connection ( Sun-Times ) Could Blackhawks draft target Ivar Stenberg be the next Lucas Raymond? ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson says he’s motivated to make a major offseason move ( Athletic ) Could defenseman Chase Reid make sense for the Blackhawks at No. 4 of 2026 NHL Draft? ( Athletic ) Musings on Madison,...
Monday Morning Bag Skate 6-8-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks notes from NHL combine: Chase Reid’s dinner, Caleb Malhotra’s connection ( Sun-Times ) Could Blackhawks draft target Ivar Stenberg be the next Lucas Raymond? ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson says he’s motivated to make a major offseason move ( Athletic ) Could defenseman Chase Reid make sense for the Blackhawks at No. 4 of 2026 NHL Draft? ( Athletic ) Musings on Madison,...
Friday Morning Bag Skate 6-5-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Could defenseman Chase Reid make sense for the Blackhawks at No. 4 of 2026 NHL Draft? ( Athletic ) Musings on Madison, Episode 211 — Pridham departs, revised Blackhawks season thoughts and early draft talks ( SCH ) What losing another prospect means for the Blackhawks in the big picture ( Athletic ) Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Lightning ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athle...
Thursday Morning Bag Skate 6-4-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Musings on Madison, Episode 211 — Pridham departs, revised Blackhawks season thoughts and early draft talks ( SCH ) What losing another prospect means for the Blackhawks in the big picture ( Athletic ) Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Lightning ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) Blackhawks CHL prospect update, 6/1: Vanacker and Behm finish strong; Pridham not signing? ( ...
Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 6-3-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Musings on Madison, Episode 211 — Pridham departs, revised Blackhawks season thoughts and early draft talks ( SCH ) What losing another prospect means for the Blackhawks in the big picture ( Athletic ) Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Lightning ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) Blackhawks CHL prospect update, 6/1: Vanacker and Behm finish strong; Pridham not signing? ( ...
Musings on Madison, Episode 211 — Pridham departs, revised Blackhawks season thoughts and early draft talks
A little news, a little look back and a little look ahead!
Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 6-2-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Lightning ( SCH ) ( Sun-Times ) ( Tribune ) ( Athletic ) Blackhawks CHL prospect update, 6/1: Vanacker and Behm finish strong; Pridham not signing? ( SCH ) Blackhawks mailbag: Will Kevin Korchinski be in Chicago next season? ( Athletic ) Blackhawks 100 years of drama and dramatics ( Sun-Times ) Dennis Hull, longtime Blackhawks forward and counte...
Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Lightning
And thus ends the Jack Pridham saga before it ever officially reached Chicago. On Monday morning, the Blackhawks traded their 2024 third-round pick (No. 92 overall) to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2027 third-round pick. trade alert🔔 details📰 ➡︎ https://t.co/FDlrSEX96v pic.twitter.com/4jYhAtrgwv — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) June 1, 2026 The deal ends an odd series of events, which started late last week when Scott Powers of The Athletic mentioned that the Blackhaw...
Blackhawks CHL Prospect Update, 6/1: Vanacker and Behm finish strong; Pridham not signing?
A final update on Blackhawks prospects from the 2025-26 hockey season.
Monday Morning Bag Skate 6-1-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks 100 years of drama and dramatics ( Sun-Times ) Dennis Hull, longtime Blackhawks forward and counterpart to brother Bobby, dies at 81 ( Sun-Times ) What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: Trading draft picks, expiring contract rights ( Athletic ) Blackhawks mailbag: Will Kantserov by the biggest offseason move? ( Athletic ) The similar paths — and different archetypes — of Oliver M...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Discussion Thread: May 26-31
Conference finals action continues this week, with one team trying to avoid a sweep and another series still very much in the balance. First up, Tuesday night is Game 4 between the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights, where an injured Avalanche team is just trying to find a way to extend the series after falling behind 3-0. Vegas has controlled most of the matchup so far, but Colorado still has enough high-end talent to possibly make things uncomfortable for at least a night. Game...
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