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Let’s Discuss Two New Sets of Blackhawks Prospect Rankings
Since it's the middle of July and Major League Baseball's draft is going on, the fun this week is all around prospects. And the wonderful news for us as Blackhawks fans is we've got two new sets of rankings to...
Tab Bamford
Jul 15, 2024
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Vlasic’s Busy Summer, Gaudreau in Rockford, Oshie Finds the Cup(holder), and Other Blackhawks Bullets
Alex Vlasic appears to be entering his Man of the People Era. Fresh off starting his summer with a six-year contract extension, Vlasic has been making the rounds with Blackhawks social media. Last weekend he got to check out the...
Tab Bamford
Jul 14, 2024
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Number Change Buzz, Tax Advantages, Names Engraved, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
Okay, I slept on it and I still need to get my soapbox out for a moment. On Friday afternoon, the Blackhawks announced the new jersey numbers for their eight veteran additions this summer and signed top draft picks. That...
Tab Bamford
Jul 13, 2024
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TJ Brodie’s Family, Blue Line Fit Reasons He Chose the Blackhawks
The flurry of reports surrounding the Blackhawks signing free agents on July 1 was wild to watch unfold. We woke up that morning to reports that Tyler Bertuzzi was coming to Chicago and the dust didn't start to settle until...
Tab Bamford
Jul 13, 2024
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All the New Blackhawks Got Numbers (and a Few Returners Made Changes)
On Friday afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks announced the numbers for the newest members of the organization. Here they are: 15 -- Craig Smith 25 -- Alec Martinez 39 -- Laurent Brossoit 55 - Artyom Levshunov 59 -- Tyler Bertuzzi 77...
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Every Shift at the Draft, IceHogs Schedule Drop, Seth Slander, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
The Blackhawks released the final episode of the 2023-24 edition of their "Every Shift" behind-the-scenes series. In this episode, they take us to the 2024 NHL Draft. As always, it's a good watch. You get a little more insight into...
Tab Bamford
Jul 12, 2024
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The Rockford IceHogs’ 2024-25 Schedule is Out
Blackhawks fans are starting to get excited about the coming season -- in Rockford. With all of the additions the Blackhawks made to their NHL roster, the IceHogs could have one of the best rosters they've had since (at least...
Tab Bamford
Jul 12, 2024
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Good(?) News For Blackhawks Fans in Season Predictions
For the last week or so, we've been talking about a lot of offseason thoughts from around the NHL interwebs about the moves that have (and haven't) been made thus far in the summer. The universal sentiment around the Blackhawks...
Tab Bamford
Jul 11, 2024
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We’re No. 1! Moore’s a Beauty, Rockford’s Opener, Marcel’s Back, McLellan, Stamkos, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
Hey, the Blackhawks were ranked No. 1 -- in summer improvement. At The Athletic, Dom Luszczyszyn ranked the entire NHL based on how much better teams got with their offseasons to date and Chicago came in on the top of...
Tab Bamford
Jul 11, 2024
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Teuvo, Improvement, Farewell CapFriendly, Sharpie in Philly, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
First, the news of the week for the Blackhawks. On Tuesday morning, the Blackhawks formally announced the team will return to Milwaukee for another “Home Away From Home” preseason game at Fiserv Forum against the St. Louis Blues. The game...
Tab Bamford
Jul 10, 2024
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Let’s Talk About the Blackhawks “Winning” and “Losing” a Trade
A roster move on Tuesday morning and some conversation around it on social media made me think about how we define whether or not the Blackhawks "won" or "lost" a trade. It's complicated. And there can be a lot of...
Tab Bamford
Jul 09, 2024
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Nazar Love, a Line Thought, Another Fun Fact, Front Office Moves, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
Because today marks 91 days until the start of the 2024-25 Blackhawks season, we open with a little love for the current No. 91 -- Frank Nazar. Remember that time he scored a breakaway goal in his first NHL game?...
Tab Bamford
Jul 09, 2024
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Vlasic Watches Cars, Daddy Murph, MSU Says Goodbye, a Fun Fact, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
It's Monday. There's no more development camp or draft to look forward to, so we're staring at a couple months of... baseball and then football before the puck returns. So let's start our week with a reminder that the Chicago...
Tab Bamford
Jul 08, 2024
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Where Are Blackhawks Prospects Playing College Hockey This Season?
At this time last year, Blackhawks fans were looking forward to seeing how Frank Nazar and Landon Slaggert performed in their returns to the campuses in Ann Arbor and South Bend. Both players had a strong season in the Big...
Tab Bamford
Jul 08, 2024
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Levshunov Signs, Coaching Better, Moore, Lardis, FA Grades, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
Saturday was supposed to be a quiet, start of vacation type weekend day for us. The Blackhawks' development camp was in the books. All we had to do was wait for an announcement about the immediate future with Artyom Levshunov,...
Tab Bamford
Jul 07, 2024
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He’s Going Pro! Blackhawks Sign Artyom Levshunov
Well, now we know whether the No. 2 overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft will be playing college or pro hockey this season. On Saturday evening, the Chicago Blackhawks announced they have signed Artyom Levshunov to his three-year, entry-level...
Tab Bamford
Jul 06, 2024
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NHL Players, Teams Reaching Arbitration Deadlines
Free agency is slowing down but it's still arbitration season in the NHL. The Blackhawks only extended two qualifying offers this year to Isaak Phillips and Louis Crevier, neither of whom is eligible for arbitration. But there are some intriguing...
Tab Bamford
Jul 06, 2024
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More GMKD, Levshunov, Measured Improvement, Sabres Dealing, and Other Blackhawks Bullets
How about some more from Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson on Friday? He was asked about how comfortable he is with his collection of forward prospects when considering the possibility that he doesn't have a top-five pick again for a...
Tab Bamford
Jul 06, 2024
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Kyle Davidson Speaks: Blackhawks’ New Depth, Foligno, Prospects, More
Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson spoke with the media on Friday morning for the first time since the completion of the 2024 NHL Draft and his free agent collecting earlier in the week. Here's some of what he spoke about....
Tab Bamford
Jul 05, 2024
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BN Blackhawks Top 25 Prospect Rankings: Post NHL Draft UPDATE
The 2024 NHL Draft is now in the rearview mirror and the Chicago Blackhawks added some new, exciting names to their prospect pool, now is a good time for us to update our prospect rankings for the organization. In the...
Tab Bamford
Jul 05, 2024
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