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2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

We're now eight short days away from the 2023 NHL Draft beginning in Nashville. The Chicago Blackhawks won the No. 1 overall pick, and will select Connor Bedard. After that, this draft c♌ould go in a number of directions; most...

Bedard Honored Again, Draft Pre🅷p (and M𒀰emories), Michkov Interviewing, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

We're now nine (9) days away from the 2023 NHL Dr📖aft, which means it's time to dig in and really overanalyze and talk ourselves into and out of every prospect in this draft (other than Connor Bedard). We're also now...

2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 50 Defense Prospect Rankings

We are in the thick of over-analyzing season ahead of the 2023 NHL Draft. Who's gౠood? Who's going to be a star?☂ Who's likely to be a bust? And, most importantly, who do you want the Blackhawks to draft next...

Happy Father’s Day (and Other Blackhawks Bullets)

Since today is Father's Day, I thought this piece from Ben Pope was a great way to open this morning's bullets. As you might remember, Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson became a dad for t༒he first time in the middle...

Safonov’s Future, Brindley’s Productivity, a BIG Vancouver Buyout, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Happy Saturday! We have two more weekends to suffer through before the beginning of Draft Week in the NHL. We're all watching for trade rumors, players being placed on waivers (for purposes of a buyout? T𒀰he window opened on Friday)...

Scary News from Vegas, Big Money in Tampa, Chicago’s Contention Timeline, Iginla Back, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

It's Friday. There are no NHL game𓆏s today -- or until September. We're more than one full week away from the NHL Draft, free agency is loom💎ing, and trades are going to start happening at some point soon. So what...

2023 NHL Draft Prep: Centꦺral Division Picks, Trade Rumors, More

The coming week will have an enormous impact on the Chicago Blackhawks. The selection of Connor Bedard brings a face of the fr🥃anchise level player to their NHL roster, which immediately changes the trajectory of the franchise. But this week...

13 Days to Bedard, Mock 🦋Drafts, Buyouts, Qualifying Offers, Surprise Firings in Montreal, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Did you wake up this morning and think, "Okay, now what?" like I did? As Blackhawks fans, at least the Stanley Cup playoffs gave us something to watch/somewhat care about for a couple months. We're now💝 a full day removed...

Vegas Celebrates, Laviolette Joins Rangers, Roy Moves On, Pens Hi🐽r♏e Spezza, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Florida Panthers were down 3-1 in the series heading in🤪to Game 5 in Vegas last night. When Matthew Tkachuk couldn't go, it felཧt like the uphill climb might be too much. When the Golden Knights poured in four unanswered...

🦹Vegas Golden Knights Win First Stanley Cup Championಞship!

On Tuesday night, one of the greatest gambles in the history of Las Vegas paid off. For the first time in their♐ history, the Golden Knights are Stanley Cup champions. Florida was without an injured Matthew Tkachuk. They tried to...

Flyers Hire Patrick Sharp As Special Advisor

Well, Patrick Sharp won't be back in the broadcast booth for the Blackhawks this fall. And it isn't only because theܫ Hawks hired Darren Pang as their lead color commentator for the coming season. On Tuesday, the Philadelphia Flyers announced...

Clinch Night in Vegas, Popeye Ge✱ts a Ring, Blues Calling About Bedard? Sens Sale, and Other Blackhawks Bullet🌜s

The most beautiful trophy in sports will be in the building tonight in Las Vegas. Will the Golden Knights finish the job and claim the first championship ♊in the six-year history of the fr🍎anchise? Or can the Florida Panthers survive...

Report: Ottawa Senators Sale Complete

According to a numbe🃏r♈ of reports on Tuesday morning, the sale of the Ottawa Senators is finally coming to completion. Billionaire Michael Andlauer, who owns a minority stake in the Montreal Canadiens, has reached an agreement to purchase the Senators...

Post-Combine Thoughts, Nothing New on RFAs, Hellebuy♔ck Leaving Winnipeg, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

It's Monday. I know, the coffee is still kicking in for me, too. It was a lovely weekend for me; my middle son's travel baseball team actually had an off weekend so I was able to celebrate my 17th wed꧅ding...

BN’s 2-Round 2023 NHL Mock Draft: Blackhawks, Connor Bedard Lead The Way

With the 2023 NHL Draft Combine in the rear view mirror and some trades already impacting the draft order in the first three rounds of the coming draft, we've now entered mock draft season with a lot oﷺf heat. There...

Wrapping the Draft Combine, Bedard Speaks, Chicago’s Goalies, Calgary’s Coach, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The 2023 NHL Draft Combine puts a bow on the festivities, but the Stanley Cup Final keeps rolling tonight in south Florida. Can the Panther꧒s avoid going into a 3-1 hole like the Heat did last night? Will Matthew Tkachuk...

Happy Anniversary, Tkachuk Heroics, Columbus ꦰTrades Again, Canadian Tax Pro𒈔blems, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

It's a nice date on the calendar, but an especially historic one for the Chicago Blackhawks franchise. On June 9, 2010, the Blackhawks visited the Philadelphia Flyers for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final. Fourꦿ minut🧸es into the first...

Around th꧑e NHL: Vegas Starts Fast, Trade Season Underway, L.A. Inks𝔉 Gavrikov, More

When I previewed the Stanley Cup Final, I picked Florida in seven games but talked about how playoff-built💞 Vegas is. I have to admit after the first two games I don🔯't feel great about my pick. Vegas is big, fast,...

Draft Combine𝔉 Prep, Double-A Back, Panger On Board, Prospect Thoughts, and Other Blackhawk🥀s Bullets

After what feels like a month, we finally get Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final tonight in south Fl❀orida. The Golden Knights not onlyಌ have a 2-0 lead in the series, but they've been able to withstand the physical...

Blackhawks Are Well-Situated for a Salary Cap Boom (And It’s Coming, Folks)

The Blackhawks' front office has stripped the💜 roster down to the barest of bones. There's nothing left; Chicago doesn't have a single forward on the NHL roster signed beyond the 2023-24 season at this time. And they only have two...

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2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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.
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Michael Cerami

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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.
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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.
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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).
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2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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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Top Contributors

2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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.
31611 articles
2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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
2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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.
12730 articles
2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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
2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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
2023 NHL Draft Prep: BN’s Top 60 Forward Prospect Rankings

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