Articles filed under Hockey
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Blackhawks sign Spencer Knight to 3-year, $17.5 million extension: What it meansSep 13, 2025 3:02 pm - The Blackhawks have their core goalie for the future. On Saturday, the team announced it has signed goalie Spencer Knight to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension ($5.83 million salary cap hit).
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Hall of Fame Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden dies of cancer at age 78Sep 06, 2025 10:26 am - Ken Dryden, the Hall of Fame goaltender who helped the Montreal Canadiens win six Stanley Cup titles in the 1970s, has died after a fight with cancer. He was 78. The Canadiens announced his death early Saturday, saying Dryden's family asked for privacy.
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Steve Larmer, Duncan Keith added to Blackhawks Hall of Fame inaugural classSep 05, 2025 10:42 am - The Chicago Blackhawks on Friday announced the election of Steve Larmer and Duncan Keith to the Blackhawks Hall of Fame. Larmer was selected from the Heritage ballot, while Keith was selected from the Modern ballot, as voted on by the fans, alumni and media.
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Oliver Moore pleased with off-season, ready to make Blackhawks out of campSep 03, 2025 2:55 pm - While 20-year-old Blackhawks forward Oliver Moore officially moved on from college when he decided to turn pro in April, that change really sank in lately as his hockey friends returned to school and he didn’t.
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Frank Nazar insists he is the same guy after agreeing to extension with the BlackhawksAug 22, 2025 3:15 pm - Frank Nazar's $46.2 million, seven-year extension begins with the 2026-27 season, and it stamps the flashy forward as part of the core of a Chicago team trying to climb out of the NHL basement. The Blackhawks went 25-46-11 last season and finished last in the Central Division for the third straight year.
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Blackhawks sign Frank Nazar to seven-year contract extensionAug 21, 2025 4:20 pm - The Chicago Blackhawks signed forward Frank Nazar to a seven-year contract extension on Thursday with a cap hit of $6.59 million per season. The contract doesn’t kick in until the 2026-27 season, as Nazar still has a year left on his entry-level deal. The hope — the expectation, really — is that he and Connor Bedard can be the Blackhawks’ 1-2 punch down the middle for the next decade or more.
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Former employee sues Blackhawks, alleging discrimination, wrongful terminationAug 15, 2025 3:15 pm - A former Chicago Blackhawks employee is suing the team for discrimination and retaliation, alleging he was treated differently by his supervisor for being gay, and then wrongfully fired shortly after being interviewed by Outsports, a website covering LGBTQ+ issues and individuals in sports.
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Developer plans youth hockey complex in Elk Grove VillageJul 18, 2025 5:19 pm - A developer plans to build a twin-sheet ice arena in Elk Grove Village to serve youth hockey groups in the Northwest suburbs.
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NHL releases the 2025-26 schedule, the last 82-game season before new CBA increases it to 84Jul 16, 2025 3:01 pm - NEW YORK — The NHL released the full 2025-26 schedule on Wednesday, the final 82-game season before the new collective bargaining agreement kicks in and increases it to 8...
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Suburban firefighters to play hockey for charityJul 15, 2025 6:37 pm - Watch suburban firefighters battle each other in charity hockey matches Aug. 2.