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We had some encouraging news at practice on Friday. Bot𝕴h Taylor Hall and Alex Vlasic were on the ice; Hall was a full participant while Vlasic wasn't quite out for the entire session. It sounds like Hall might be cleared...

The Blackhawks had a gym day (nothing on ice) so there isn't much news to report. So let's wander around the ꧃prospect pool and the rest of the league because last night had a lot going on. To start, Blackhawks...

Let's jump off with some additional thoughts about a few things we le𝓡arned at/after the Blackhawks practiced on Wednesday. The headline was Lukas Reichel moving to the wing with Andreas Athanasiou moving up to the second-line center spot for the...

To say the Ottawa Senators are having a bad day might be the understatement of the NHL season thus far. On Wednesday morning, the NHL announced the Senators will forfeit a first-round draft pick because of the botched trad𝓡e of...

How many Halloween jokes can you make about the Blac🤪khawks' performance last night? Costumes weren't necessary for the team to put out a scary, haunting product in a game that started late enough that I regretted the coffee I made...

Happy Sports Equinox to those who choose to celebrate this evening. If you don't know what the sports equinox is, we have the unique opportunity to watch Monday Night Football (NFL), 💞Game 3 ܫof the World Series (MLB), the Bulls...

The hockey world is mourning a tragic loss on Sunday morning. Former NHL player Adam Johnson died after a "freak accident" while playing for the Nottingham Panthers in 🌳England's Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL) last night. Johnson suffered the fatal...

I don't think I'm alone in saying last year was a disappointing season for Philipp Kurashev. He was playing the final year of his contract with restricted free agency looming, got a few really good opportunities༒ to skate in the...

The Blackhawks prac🅺ticed yesterday and then boarded a flight to Vegas. With an early evening (late afternoon in Vegas) game tonight, we'll have some things to discuss later today. And we'll dig into a few things from yesterday's practice in...

Yes, I know. We're still getting used to seeing Conn❀or Bedard in a Blackhawks sweater. And everyone was specifically circling the 2023 NHL🐬 Draft for tanking purposes for a couple years. But it's already that time of year when we...

The NHL handed out its 🐈first major gambling-related suspension on Thursday morning. And... it clarifies some of the situation in Ottawa and also should have a few media members in that market apologizing to the Sens' front office. Senators RFA...

I love the NHL draft. 🉐With the exception of the COVID years, the entire National Hockey League has c🃏ome together in one place for the draft since the early 1960s. Since 1980, the draft has (mostly) been conducted in a...

The Blackhawks will practice late Thursday morning before boa🌠rding a plane to Las Vegas, where they'll play a late-afternoon game in the desert (5 PM CT start on Friday). The opponents on the schedule will finally not be undefeated on...

Tonight is going to be a fun night to be a sports fan in general. It's all happening! And, if you're at home looking for hockey, thisไ might be one of the more fun viewing nights in a long time....

Let's open up this morning with a really thoughtful column from my guy Charlie Roumeliotis at NBC Sports Chicago. This is honestly som🧸ething I've been thinking about a fair amount as the conversation outside of Chicago has seemingly become louder...

I want to start today with where the Blackhawks began t🌺heir presentation of the game last night. With the entire active roster on the ice, the Blackhawks shared an incredibly touchi🦹ng video tribute to the team's late chairman and CEO,...

If you went to sleep last 🥀night at a reasonable hour, I envy you. And here's the link to my thoughts after the 4-0 loss in Denver. 🍌The Blackhawks came out with some energy but it evaporated right in front...

Nick Foligno, quickly becoming one of my favorite Blackhawks, was on NHL Network to talk about the start of the season with the crew. And yes, he looks likeꦿ he could be brothers with Mike Rupp (on set). Foligno talked...

With a slow day around the NHL (only two games tonight, neither involving the Blackhawks) today is a good time to catch up with some of the rumblings and news from around the league. The 🍃first b𝄹ig thing I wanted...

These are fascinating days around the NHL. Some💧 teams (Vegas especially) have enjoyed terrific starts to their seasons while others who had playoff hopes (stares at Seattle, Washington (two teams, not city and state)) have struggled to get 💫their act...