How can Bedard find the next steps towards realizing his superstar potential?
And maybe the answer isn't within Bedard alone.
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Friday Morning Bag Skate 5-1-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS The Ups and Downs of Artyom Levshunov’s 2025-26 season ( SCH ) Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 4/28: final season evaluations ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 209 — Superb superlatives ( SCH ) How confident Blackhawks fans are in rebuild, Wirtz, Davidson and more survey results ( Athletic ) Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong ( ...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Discussion Thread: April 27-30
Two of the first-round series are over and more will wrap up this week as the Stanley Cup Playoffs continue. In the East, Buffalo has Boston on the brink of elimination, as Philadelphia does with Pittsburgh. Tampa and Montreal are tied at two games apiece, with that series off until Wednesday night. Out West, Utah has the early 2-1 lead over Vegas with a chance to hold home ice on Monday night, Dallas and Minnesota are deadlocked after four games in a series that feels destined for seven and A...
The Ups and Downs of Artyom Levshunov’s 2025-26 Season
Let's take a look at how Arty did this season.
Thursday Morning Bag Skate 4-30-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 4/28: final season evaluations ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 209 — Superb superlatives ( SCH ) How confident Blackhawks fans are in rebuild, Wirtz, Davidson and more survey results ( Athletic ) Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong ( SCH ) Inside Sam Rinzel’s plan to continue gaining weight this ...
Blackhawks AHL Prospect Update, 4/28: Final season evaluations
The Rockford IceHogs season came to a quiet close a little over a week ago. What started as a middling season gradually slipped into the IceHogs trending downward for most of the year. They never found a stretch of sustained consistency and each attempt to stabilize things seemed to be followed by another dip. Rockford finished dead last in the Central Division with just 61 points, posting a 28-39-3-2 record. This marked the first time the IceHogs have missed the playoffs since the 2018-1...
Musings on Madison, Episode 209 — Superb Superlatives
The show's final look back at the 2025-26 Blackhawks season.
Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 4-29-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS How confident Blackhawks fans are in rebuild, Wirtz, Davidson and more survey results ( Athletic ) Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong ( SCH ) Inside Sam Rinzel’s plan to continue gaining weight this summer ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks’ 2026-27 roster: Who stays, who goes? ( Athletic ) Comparing the Blackhawks’ youth movement to the “y...
Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 4-28-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong ( SCH ) Inside Sam Rinzel’s plan to continue gaining weight this summer ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks’ 2026-27 roster: Who stays, who goes? ( Athletic ) Comparing the Blackhawks’ youth movement to the “young” teams in the playoffs ( SCH ) Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best s...
Blackhawks NCAA/USHL Prospect Update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong
The Hawks may be done but some of their prospects are not!
Monday Morning Bag Skate 4-27-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Inside Sam Rinzel’s plan to continue gaining weight this summer ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks’ 2026-27 roster: Who stays, who goes? ( Athletic ) Comparing the Blackhawks’ youth movement to the “young” teams in the playoffs ( SCH ) Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best seasons of his career? ( SCH ) Captain Connor? Bedard says becoming Blackhawks’ 37th captain “would be a ...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Discussion Thread: April 24-26
Another busy stretch of playoff hockey is on the weekend agenda, with the potential for a series finale or two should some sweeps be completed. Of the eight series going right now, three are tied at a game apiece, two are at 2-1 and three more are at 3-0 and could be done before Monday arrives. All times below are Central Time Friday, April 24 Game 3: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, TNT/TruTV/HBO Max, 6 p.m. Game 3 Vegas Golden Knights at Utah Mammoth, TBS/H...
Comparing the Blackhawks’ youth movement to the ‘young’ teams in the playoffs
With the first week of the Stanley Cup Playoffs nearing its end, a side discussion over at SCH HQ between LBR and myself seemed like it’d be good to bring to the people here, as it has some relevancy to the team watching from home (or some beachfront property) that’s being assembled over at 1901 W. Madison. A couple of teams with rather young forward groups have grabbed early headlines, led by the Philadelphia Flyers, up 3-0 on their interstate rivals from Pittsburgh. An also young Montre...
Friday Morning Bag Skate 4-24-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best seasons of his career? ( SCH ) Captain Connor? Bedard says becoming Blackhawks’ 37th captain “would be a special honor” ( Tribune ) Number Munchers, Part II: Searching for the road ahead ( SCH ) Blackhawks perfect offseason: Bedard, lottery luck, free agency ( Athletic ) Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26...
Thursday Morning Bag Skate 4-23-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best seasons of his career? ( SCH ) Captain Connor? Bedard says becoming Blackhawks’ 37th captain “would be a special honor” ( Tribune ) Number Munchers, Part II: Searching for the road ahead ( SCH ) Blackhawks perfect offseason: Bedard, lottery luck, free agency ( Athletic ) Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Discussion Thread: April 20-23
The Stanley Cup Playoffs continue all week long after an excellent start over the weekend. The playoffs have already delivered some chaos: the Buffalo Sabres stormed back late to stun the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens won Game 1 against the Tampa Bay Lightning in overtime thanks to a hat trick from Juraj Slafkovsky, and the Minnesota Wild crushed the Dallas Stars early just to remind everyone brackets aren’t set in stone. Meanwhile, the Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights ...
Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best seasons of his career?
After a career-high mark in goals, what's next for No. 59?
Wednesday Morning Bag Skate 4-22-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Number Munchers, Part II: Searching for the road ahead ( SCH ) Blackhawks perfect offseason: Bedard, lottery luck, free agency ( Athletic ) Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26 Blackhawks season ( SCH ) Blackhawks fan survey: When will Chicago return to the playoffs? ( Athletic ) Blackhawks player grades, Part 2: Bedard takes next step, Teravainen takes step back ( At...
Number Munchers, Part II: Searching for the road ahead
A few more sets of numbers to munch through from the last season.
Tuesday Morning Bag Skate 4-21-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26 Blackhawks season ( SCH ) Blackhawks fan survey: When will Chicago return to the playoffs? ( Athletic ) Blackhawks player grades, Part 2: Bedard takes next step, Teravainen takes step back ( Athletic ) The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will (Not) Be, 4/17: Caring ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 208 — Another Blackhawks season en...
Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26 Blackhawks season
Once again, we begin looking back at the last season with a deeper dive into some of the available numbers.
Monday Morning Bag Skate 4-20-26
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will (Not) Be, 4/17: Caring ( SCH ) Musings on Madison, Episode 208 — Another Blackhawks season ends. So now what? ( SCH ) Blackhawks player grades, Part I: Spencer Knight proves himself, young defense develops ( Athletic ) Blackhawks players set playoffs as 2027 goal, but Kyle Davidson knows that’ll require enormous leap ( Sun-Times ) Updates from Blackhawk...
Stanley Cup Playoffs Discussion Thread: April 18-19
The Stanley Cup Playoffs are here, which once again means it’s time for us Blackhawks to watch everyone else enjoy the experience of postseason hockey! Hooray. Anyway, we’ll continue our trends of posting two playoff game threads a week: one on Monday that covers the games through Thursday, and one on Friday for the weekend games. Our predictions for the opening round are in this article and feel free to add your own in the comments of that article. There’s also time to join the...
We’re on the outside and we’re looking in: SCH previews the 2026 Stanley Cup Playoffs
It’s yet another postseason without the Blackhawks in it, but that doesn’t mean we won’t be watching! With the playoffs starting this weekend, the SCH crew gathered to offer some of their thoughts on it. Western Conference Colorado Avalanche (No. 1 overall seed) vs. Los Angeles Kings (WC2) Dave : I initially created this article about a week before the end of the season, when we still didn’t know who’d win the second wild card spot, inserting “who cares” as a placeholder. Even t...
The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will (Not) Be, 4/17: Caring
I’ve been sitting on these thoughts since January and with the season completed, it’s time to get them on a screen. They aren’t so much about the Hawks as they are about this particular internet space. I spend an incredible amount of time trying to figure out what to do with this website. Much of that back-and-forth comes from a development four years ago, when we were contacted by Hawks PR and offered media credentials for a game for the first time. The Hawks won that night 3-1 over...
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