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Around the NHL Draft Day E🌠dition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Things are buzzing around the💮 NHL as we get ready for the start of the 2023 NHL Draft on Wednesday💦 night. From free agents getting deals done to trades to accommodate new/existing obligations, the NHL is getting busy! I'm going...

Official: NHL Announces Salary Cap, Floor

Hours before the beginning of the 2023 NHL draft, the officially announced the salary cap and floor for the 2023-24 season. The official Team Payroll Range "provides for a Lower Limit of $61.7 million, a Midpoint 🐟of $72.6 million and...

Bedard’s Sponsor List, RFA Updates, a Calgary-Jersey Deal, HBCU Hockey, and Other Blackhawks Draft Day Bullets

Happy Draft Day, Blackhawks fans! And, most importantly, Happy Bedard Day! Sho🌳rtly after 6 PM CT this evening the Chicago Blackhawks will make the first overall selection in an NHL draft for just the second time in franchise history. Connor...

28 on 2🌊8: Steve Larmer Was Dra🐽ft Gold for the Blackhawks

The first round of the 2023 NHL Draft takes place tonight in Nashville. For 32 young men, their dreams will come true and the futures🎉 of NHL franchises will be impacted by decisions made by general managers and scouts around...

Around the NHL: Dubois to LA, Newhook to Montreal, Blues Land Hayes🐓, DeBrincat Available 💝(Again), More

The 2023 NHL Draft begins on Wednesday, and now that the NHL Awards are in the rear view mirror it appears the ti꧒me to do business has arrived. Trades are starting to happen and teams are starting to make their...

Blackhawks Announce 2023-24 Schedule

On Tuesday afternoon, the National Hockey League released its schedule for the 2023-24 season. Which means we know when Connor Bedard will make his💝 debut for the B🔯lackhawks in regular season action, and when other key games will hit. Here's...

McDavid Leads NHL Awards, One Sleep Until Bedard, Welcome Taylor Hall, and Other Bl💟ackhawꦫks Bullets

Sing it with me, Blackhawks fans: "Tomorrow! Tomorrow! Connor Be🉐dard comes here Tomorrow! It's only a day away!" Yes, it's Tuesday which meanꦯs we only have to put our heads on pillows one more time before the draft. But the...

Chicago Quiet on RFAs, Flyers Remain Active, Kings Still Busy, Nashville’s Bold Sell, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Good morning and happy Monday, Blackhawks fans. Only two more sleeps u💯ntil Connor Bedard hears his name called by the Ch﷽icago Blackhawks. And only two more sleeps until it's officially draft day and the trade bonanza that we're all expected...

2023 NHL Draft Prep: How the Bl🔯ackhawks Built T𓆉heir Collection of Draft Picks

We've talked🔥 for more than a year about how good and deep the 2023 NHL Draft class is expected to be, and teams are now scrambling to add draft capital late𒆙 in the game before the selections begin. Not everyone...

Kane’s Rehab, Trade Buzz, Free Agent Targets and Other Bla🔯ckhawks Bulletts

Just get me to Wednesday night. Three more days until Connor Bedard is a Blackhawk Earlier this month, Patrick Kane underwent hip surgery to fix what's been a nagging issue for him. While he c🎶ould have kept playing through it,...

Draft Rumor Buzz, West Side E🐼xpansion, Legen💖d Returns, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Happy Saturday! It's the last weekend we have before Connor Bedard is a Blackhawk! Yesterday we unloaded some of the hot rumors swirling around the NHL as we close in on the start of 💫the 2023 NHL Draft. There are...

Around the NHL: Devils Speꦛnding, Another Calgary Exodus, Boston Selling, More

With the 2023 NHL Draft beginning in five days, the ho✨ckey hot stove is melting ice right now. We're starti𒈔ng to see teams get pen to paper with their RFAs -- like the Blackhawks signing Joey Anderson on Thursday --...

Blackhawks Preseason Schedule Is Out

While we're all focused on Connor Bedard, there is more business of hockey happening in the background. The front office is working on free agency prep as well, and there is the whole schedule thing that we still need 💙to...

New Mock Draft, USA Invites, No More Special Jerseys, Chicago’s Draft Drought, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

We're now ♏five (5) days away from the Chicago Blackhawks making the first overall selection in the 2023 NHL Draft. We're now six (6) days away from the completion of the 2023 NHL Draft. And we're now one week away...

BN’s FINAL 2-Round 2023 NHL Mock Draft: Bedard-Blackhawks, Then What?

It's been two weeks since I dropped my first run at a two-round 2023 NHL Mock Draft. Since then, we've had a lot of trad🧔e speculation,꧒ a couple deals go through, a massive buyout in Vancouver and even more draft...

Bedard Countdown, Hall Call for Hank, Panger Talks Larmer, Phil’s Smoke, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

One week from today, we'll know what the Blackhawks did in the first round 𒁃of the 2023 NHL Draft. The entire, rational world is picking Connor Bedard first overall. But after that? Who knows! One week from today the Blackhawks...

Hockey Hall of Fame Ann🌃ounces 2023 Induction Class

On Wednesday, the Hockey Hall of Fame announced the members of its൩ 2023 induction class. Seven individuals were voted into the Hall by the committee. //twitter.com/HockeyHallFame/status/1671595519146184706/ Henrik Lundqvist spent his entire playing career with the New York Rangers. Yeah, he...

NHL Mock Draft Season: The Athletic Dropped a 7-Rounder, So Let’s Discuss

We're now one week -- seven days! -- away𓃲 from the start of the 2023 NHL Draft in Nashville. The Blackhawks are taking Connor Bedard first, but after that Chicago's select⛎ions are a guessing game. After Adam Fantilli probably goes...

Scouting Bedard and Michkov, Greene’s Smart, DeBrincat’s Value, Buyout Season, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

One week, Blackhawks fans. Seven more days until the start of the 2023 NHL Draft. Thanks to lots of losses and lucky lotteryꦦ balls, the Blackhawks own the No. 1 overall pick for just the second time in the history...

Draft Rankings, Philly’s New Look, Michigan’s Draft Heater, Habs Keep Monahan, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Good morning and happy Tuesday! Or, as we're calling it in Chicago these days, "8 days to Bedard" day. The 2023 NHL Draft begins one week from tomorrow night, at which point we'll all get to celebrate the Blackhꩵawks selecting...

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Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

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Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.
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Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.
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Patrick grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport and Garfield Ridge neighborhoods before moving to the Western Suburbs of Chicago before eventually relocating to the Las Vegas area with his family in 2023. He started with Bleacher Nation in 2021 and has spent time as a Staff Writer and on the Chicago Blackhawks beat. He is currently a writer and editor at Bleacher Nation covering the Chicago Bears and the NFL at large and the author of the Patrick is a member of the (PFWA).
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Matt Rooney

Matt is from the Chicagoland area and has been working in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.
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Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Brett Taylor

Brett Taylor is the Lead Cubs Writer at Bleacher Nation, and you can find him on Twitter at and on LinkedIn . Brett is also the founder of Bleacher Nation, which opened up shop in 2008 as an independent blog about the Chicago Cubs. Later growing to incorporate coverage of other Chicago sports, Bleacher Nation is now one of the largest regional sports blogs on the web.
31610 articles
Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Michael Cerami

Michael Cerami began covering the Chicago Cubs for Bleacher Nation as a part-time contributor in 2015. One year later, he joined Bleacher Nation full-time, covering the Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball. Today, Michael runs Bleacher Nation, contributing as a writer (Cubs, MLB) and an editor for all sections of the site, including the Chicago Bears, Bulls, and Blackhawks, as well as MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL. In 2019, Michael was the co-host of NBC Sports Chicago's Cubs Post-Game Show You can find him on Twitter/X
9245 articles
Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Luis C. Medina

Luis C. Medina, who you can find on Twitter at lcm1986, has been covering the Chicago Bears at Bleacher Nation since 2017. Since then, he has written about 3 head coaches, 5 play-callers, and 11 starting quarterbacks. Previously, Luis wrote about the Cubs and MLB at BN (2015-16) and worked in the Chicago Tribune sports department (2011-16). He also co-hosted a Cubs postgame show, Outside the Ivy, in 2019.
12728 articles
Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Elias Schuster

Elias Schuster is the Lead Chicago Bulls writer at Bleacher Nation. He started with BN full-time in 2019 immediately after graduating from the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign with a degree in Journalism (yes, he started with the Jim Boylen Era). Since joining, Elias has been the driving force behind Bulls and NBA content for both the site and social accounts. You can follow him on Twitter/X @Schuster_Elias.
6240 articles
Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Patrick K. Flowers

Patrick grew up in Chicago's Bridgeport and Garfield Ridge neighborhoods before moving to the Western Suburbs of Chicago before eventually relocating to the Las Vegas area with his family in 2023. He started with Bleacher Nation in 2021 and has spent time as a Staff Writer and on the Chicago Blackhawks beat. He is currently a writer and editor at Bleacher Nation covering the Chicago Bears and the NFL at large and the author of the Patrick is a member of the (PFWA).
3004 articles
Around the NHL Draft Day Edition: Vegas Making Moves, Babcock to Columbus, Who Goes Third? More

Matt Rooney

Matt is from the Chicagoland area and has been working in Chicago sports since 2015 with stops at WGN Radio, the Chicago Blackhawks, Stadium, and NBC Sports Chicago prior to landing at Betsperts. Matt covers just about everything for Betsperts and Bleacher Nation but focuses on the NHL and college football.
9742 articles