More Teams. More Games. Connor Bedard skates immediately to the locker room and is ruled out after being hit by New Jersey’s Brendan Smith. (0:48) Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard had surgery to repair his fractured jaw and will be out six to eight weeks. Bedard left in the first period of a 4-2 loss […]
Continue readingMore Teams. More Games. Connor Bedard skates immediately to the locker room and is ruled out after being hit by New Jersey’s Brendan Smith. (0:48) Chicago Blackhawks rookie sensation Connor Bedard fractured his jaw Friday night and has been placed on injured reserve. Bedard left in the first period of a 4-2 loss at the […]
Continue readingBedard was hit by Smith at 10:49 after he carried the puck into the Blackhawks’ offensive zone. Bedard then skated to the bench holding his face as Nick Foligno, Brett Seney and several teammates ignited a skirmish with Smith behind the Devils net. Bedard went straight to the Chicago locker room. Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson […]
Continue readingChicago has holes to fill up front after trading forward Alex DeBrincat to Ottawa last week and not extending qualifying offers to Dylan Strome or Dominik Kubalik. Domi is joining his fifth team in five years. He was traded from Columbus to Carolina midway through last season and was a physical presence in the Hurricanes’ […]
Continue readingThe Seattle Kraken are joining the NHL for the 2021-22 season and will play in the Pacific Division. The front office and coaching staff have taken shape, and Climate Pledge Arena is on track to be ready, but the team needs players. The Kraken will select one player each from 30 NHL teams, as the […]
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