Articles filed under NHL
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Homecoming: With Patrick Kane, Blackhawks combine past and future into a tantalizing presentJul 23, 2026 3:48 pm - It was in the wrong spot, across the room and a few stalls off center, hanging next to 18-year-old Mason West as the prospect fiddled with the laces on his skates. It was...
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Inside Patrick Kane’s return to the Blackhawks: ‘It just makes so much sense’Jul 23, 2026 3:35 pm - Before free agency every year, player agent Pat Brisson likes to reach out to every team around the league and get a sense of what they’re looking for. Names aren’t menti...
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‘The only place I want to play’: Bedard reaffirms commitment to BlackhawksJul 20, 2026 3:45 pm - By agreeing to an extension of five years and an annual average value of $15 million, Connor Bedard committed to the Blackhawks for long enough that they’ll have plenty of time to win with him on this contract and at a price where he probably left money on the table that the Blackhawks can use elsewhere to improve the team.
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Inside Bedard’s contract negotiations with the HawksJul 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.
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3 ways the Chicago Blackhawks could address Connor Bedard’s absence — including a Patrick Kane returnJul 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...
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Blackhawks 2026-27 schedule takeaways: Connor Bedard return, familiar faces and moreJul 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...
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Fired up to be a Flame: Rolling Meadows’ Hextall ‘just very joyful’ to hear the NHL’s callJul 15, 2026 7:52 pm - Jack Hextall, a Rolling Meadows native, was chosen by the Calgary Flames in the first round of the National Hockey League draft with the 30th overall pick.
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For Chicago Blackhawks signees Cole Smith and Ian Cole, joining a team ‘on the rise’ was a drawJul 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...
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High Five: Chicago’s top No. 1 overall draft picksJul 13, 2026 11:41 am - This edition of the High Five looks at the top No. 1 overall draft picks in Chicago sports history.
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Projecting the 2026-27 Blackhawks roster — with and without injured Connor BedardJul 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 ...