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Inside Bedard’s contract negotiations with the Hawks

By Mark Lazerus
Jul 19, 2026 2:29 pm - The Blackhawks signed Connor Bedard to a five-year deal with a $15 million annual cap hit on Saturday, making Bedard the third-highest-paid player in the league after Carlsson and the Minnesota Wild’s Kirill Kaprizov.
Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard agrees to a $75 million, five-year contract

By JAY COHEN
Jul 18, 2026 4:50 pm - Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard has agreed to a $75 million, five-year contract, completing a major offseason goal for the team.
3 ways the Chicago Blackhawks could address Connor Bedard’s absence — including a Patrick Kane return

By Kalen Lumpkins
Jul 18, 2026 8:30 am - In their end-of-season interviews after a 29-39-14 finish, the Chicago Blackhawks made one thing clear about the 2026-27 season. “Playoffs are the expectation — we’re not...
Blackhawks 2026-27 schedule takeaways: Connor Bedard return, familiar faces and more

By Scott Powers and Mark Lazerus
Jul 16, 2026 3:46 pm - The Chicago Blackhawks will open the season in September for the first time in franchise history when they visit the Vegas Golden Knights on Sept. 29. Will they be playin...
For Chicago Blackhawks signees Cole Smith and Ian Cole, joining a team ‘on the rise’ was a draw

By Kalen Lumpkins
Jul 15, 2026 5:51 pm - NHL free agency has been active this month. The top headline is the shocking five-year, $90 million offer sheet that Leo Carlsson signed with the Philadelphia Flyers — an...
With football behind him, Blackhawks prospect Mason West ready for hockey career to flourish

By Scott Powers
Jul 14, 2026 8:19 am - For years, Mason West trained himself to focus on preparing for two sports. There were stretches when one would take precedence over the other — when his state football c...
High Five: Chicago’s top No. 1 overall draft picks

By Kevin Schmit
Jul 13, 2026 11:41 am - This edition of the High Five looks at the top No. 1 overall draft picks in Chicago sports history.
Projecting the 2026-27 Blackhawks roster — with and without injured Connor Bedard

By Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers
Jul 11, 2026 10:00 am - Any optimism that hung with the many unknowns of this coming Chicago Blackhawks season always felt contingent on their connection to the team’s known — Connor Bedard. If ...
Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard undergoes shoulder surgery after injury, will miss start of season

By Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers
Jul 08, 2026 2:31 pm - Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard will miss at least the first month of the regular season after having surgery on his left shoulder for an injury suffered during an ...
Blackhawks offseason: 10 questions still hanging, including Bedard’s extension

By Mark Lazerus and Scott Powers
Jul 04, 2026 10:00 am - Chicago Blackhawks fans had been begging general manager Kyle Davidson to make a big move and turbocharge this long-term rebuild for months, if not years. Then Davidson d...

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