Kane Talks, a Special Anniversary, Behm to ASU, Fantilli’s Next Contract, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

One fun nugget from my conversation earlier this week with Blackhawks President of Business Operations Jamie Faulkner came up when we were talking about the schedule for the coming season. I asked her about how much the league worked with the Blackha

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Blackhawks Prospects Projecting onto World Junior Championship Rosters

Last week, the Blackhawks had three prospects on the ice at the World Junior Summer Showcase in Minnesota. AJ Spellacy skated for the United States while Sacha Boisvert and Marek Vanacker skated for Canada. Anton Frondell was invited by Sweden, but d

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Morning Chirps: Bobbleheads Are Back, Former Blackhawk Gets Rushed by a Bear

There will be plenty of reasons to get to Chicago Blackhawks games early this season! Additionally, a team legend is a fan of the new head coach, a prospect will be heading to college next year, and a bear nearly attacked a former player. Enjoy today

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Report: Panthers' Tkachuk could miss start of season with injury

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk could miss the start of the season due to the lingering injuries he battled throughout the playoffs, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman noted on the "32 Thoughts" podcast.Tkachuk's timeline is unclear at this point, b

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Blackhawks Centennial Promotional Schedule is Out! (Bobbleheads Galore!!)

On Tuesday, the Blackhawks announced the promotional schedule for their Centennial Celebration throughout the 2025-26 regular season. And, after a few years without them, I’m thrilled to share that there will be BOBBLEHEADS this year!!

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Frondell’s Decision, Schaefer Signs, NHL26 Cover, Projecting Canada’s WJC Roster, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

In yesterday’s bullets I shared Chris Peters’ projection for the USA roster at the World Junior Championship this winter with the World Junior Summer Showcase in the rearview mirror. The good news: he had AJ Spellacy on his forward lines. The

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Morning Chirps: King Lands a New Job, Schaeffer Signs ELC

The first Monday of August was a rather newsworthy day. A former Chicago Blackhawks head coach got a new job, while a former goaltender called it a career. We’ve got prospect updates, AHL signings, and a future NHL star signing his first contract.

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Blackhawks Hall of Fame Voting, Engagement “Exceeding Expectations”

Blackhawks fans have been begging for a way to formally recognize players who made terrific contributions in the history of the organ-I-zation for years. The first time I advocated for the Blackhawks to create a team Hall of Fame here was back in Sep

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Blackhawks Prospects Rankings & Reviews: 10-6

Now that the NHL Entry Draft has come and gone, it’s time to take a look at the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect pool. I’m not the biggest fan of rankings, so take these with a grain of salt. There is very little difference between being the 40th-r

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One and Done, Roster Projections (NHL and USA), Remaining RFAs, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

A couple random nuggets from Blackhawks history to start out first full week of August: in the history of the organ-I-zation, 35 skaters have appeared in exactly one game. Only two — Jim McBurney and Michael Paliotta — registered a point in their

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Blackhawks History: Calder Trophy Winners

With there being little/no hockey happening in August, and the Blackhawks celebrating their centennial season in the coming year, we’re going to spend some time this month looking back at the history of the franchise. We’ll look at s