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Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look A༺t The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other 💧Blackhawks Bullets

It's Game Day for the Blackhawks prospects in Minnesota. Many of the prospects this week talked about the first few practices feeling like the first day of school. To Bl🧸ackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson, this must feel like opening presents...

Blackhawks Know Thy Enemy: St. Louis Blues

We're rolling through some catching up across the Central Division as we count down to training camp for the Blackhawks. Yesterday, 𝓀we looked at the changes in the desert with the Arizona Coyওotes. Now, let's make the road trip to...

How To Watch This Weekend, Bedard Wants to Play, Prospects Impres🔥sing, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Last night I enjoyed cigars and a nice cocktail (or two) with one of my neighbors and he asked me how the Blackhawꦫks' prospects looked the last couple days. As we conversed, I found myself comparing the vibe on the...

Blackhawks Know Thy Enemy: Arizona Coyotes

Starting tod💛ay, we're going to look ahead to the coming season across the Central Division with a quick recap of the offseasons for the Blackha♛wks' division opponents. There was a lot of player movement across the division this summer, including...

Happy Bedard Day, Bankrupt BioSteel, Prospects Impress, Savoie’s Lip Sweater, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

There was hockey yesterday! And there will be hockey today! The Blackhawks prospects have arrived and almost all of them were on the ice at Fifth Th🔥ird Arena yesterday. There was a lot to take away, and we'll dive into...

✅Connor and Sid, Rocky Patch, Keeping the Dagger, Gopher Moore, Babcock Drama, and other Blackhaw﷽ks Bullets

Good morning and happy THERE WILL BE HOCKEY PLAYERS ON THE ICE Day to those who are celebrating (in all caps, like me). Connor Bedard will not be on the ice at Fifth Third Arena late Wednܫesday morning when the...

Prospects Reporting, Off-Ice Hires, New Captains for the Canucks and ♌Jets, Krug Hurt, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Tomorrow people! Tomorrow the Blackhawks will have prospec🍌ts on the ice together for the first practice before heading to Minnesota for the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase games against the Wild and Blues. I cannot wait to get back to the...

Bears Honor Rocky, Ladd Retires, Why Chelios Wore 7, Habs ✃Leaಞders, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Today is the 22nd anniversary of one of the darkest days in the history of this 🍷country. I woke up shortly before watching the tragedy in New York City unfold on television in my college dorm room. When I heard...

Covers For Connor, Korchinski’s Opportunity, Cheli and Theo, Q and Stan, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

This is our FINAL weekend without some kind of hockey happening. If you're excited about Connor Bedar𒐪d coming to Chicago, get your credit/debit card ready because the parade of magazine covers featuring the new face of the Blackhawks is only.🍸..

Arou⛄nd the NHL: Sanderson Gets Paid, RFAs Still Waiting, Dahlin Next, Armstron෴g Stays, More

It's September, which means it's time to pay attention to hockey. No, training camps haven't opened yet and there are no games to react to yet. But there has🌄 been some action around the league this we♔ek that's noteworthy, including...

Jersey Retirement Thoughts🦩, Coaches and GMs in Chicago, USA Hockey Hall of Fame Class, and Other 🦂Blackhawks Bullets

If you went to bed before the end of the Pearl Jam show at the United Center last night and didn🐭't look at your phone this morning, you might have missed the announcement that the Blackhawks will retire Chris Chelios'...

Blackhawks Implement New Guideli♐nes For Jersey Retirements

Late on Thursday night we learned that Hall of Famer Chris Chelios will have his jersey retired by the Chicago Blackhawks in February. "Rocky wanted Chris to be the next Blackhawk to have his jersey r🌺etired and would have loved...

“Watchable” Hockey in Chicago, Memorably Fun Playoffs, Bears Honor Rocky, Prospect Pics, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

It seems like recently everything we read about the Blackhawks from outside of Chicago falls into one of two categories: the hype around the prospects or how bad the NHL 💝roster ꦿis still going to be around Connor Bedard this...

Picture Day For Bedard💜 and Korchinski, A No. 1 Ranking, Wilson Joins Penguins, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Connor Bedard and Kevin Korchinski are in Virginia this week for the NHLPA / Upper Deck Rookie Showcase. The event gives 🦹Upper Deck a chance to get photos of the top new players in the NHL (this season, in theory)...

Calder Rankings, A More Balanced Offense, Scott In Studio, And Other Blac🌠khaw⛄ks Bullets

It's Tuesday, even if it feels like a Monday becau🥃se of the holiday weekend, and we're one more day closer to hockey returning. By my calculations, we're now just eight days away from the Tom Kurver's Prospect Showcase in Minnesota....

Blue Line Thoug🌞hts🥀, Patrick Kane Inspiring Nela Lopusanova, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Happy Labor D🌜ay! No school, some folks aren't working, and the weather is hot. It feels a l♚ot like the end of summer and another day closer to the start of hockey season. We're now just nine days away from...

Guttman’s Good To Go, Players Being Fans, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Happy last Sunday before the NFL regular season to those who are celebrating. Because a couple days after the Bears' opener, Blackhawks prospects will be ꦓ♋at the Tom Kurvers showcase event in Minnesota and the following week opens training camp...

💜Remembering Patrick Kane, the Stanley Cup and 🎐Jimmy Buffet (and Other Blackhawks Bullets)

Sadly, on Saturday morning we learned of the passing of Jimmy Buffet. The legendary performer performed in front of excited fans for decades in and around Chicago. One such concert during the summer of✅ 2010 included a couple special guests...

Sizing Up Connor Bedard’s Calder Trophy Competition

Connor Bedard is the No. 1 prospect in hockey on every list -- until he graduates about a week into the season because he's an NHL regular. 🧔Being arguably the most hyped prospect to ever enter the league, he's the...

Happy Hockey Month, Kane’s Rehab, A Rockford Retirement, Pens Launch TV Network, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

Welcome to September, Blackhawks fans! And, ꦉto borrow from Earth, Wind and Fire, will we remember the 21st day of September? That's when the Blackhawks open training camp for the ཧ2023-24 season. This is a season that comes with as...

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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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Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look At The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

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.
31603 articles
Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look At The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

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
9244 articles
Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look At The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

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.
12726 articles
Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look At The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

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.
6236 articles
Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look At The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

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).
3002 articles
Happy Game Day, Trade Deadline Set, a First Look At The New Fifth Third Arena, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

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.
9740 articles