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Chicago Blackhawks coach Jeremy Colliton receives extension
Colliton is starting his third season with the Blackhawks after replacing legend Joel Quenneville. Chicago made the playoffs last season under the expanded format due to the pandemic and upset the Oilers in the preliminary round. They lost to Vegas in the first round. “Jeremy has shown an innate ability to develop young talent throughout […]
Continue readingChicago Blackhawks, Dylan Strome reach 2-year, $6M extension
Strome, 23, had 12 goals and 26 assists for the Blackhawks last season, a drop from career highs of 20 goals and 37 assists in 2018-19, when he was traded from the Arizona Coyotes to the Blackhawks. He added two goals and an assist in nine playoff games last season. “We believe Dylan is ready […]
Continue readingChicago Blackhawks’ Jonathan Toews out indefinitely with illness
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely as he deals with an undisclosed illness. “This offseason, I’ve been experiencing symptoms that have left me feeling drained and lethargic,” Toews said in a statement from the team. “I am working with doctors so I can better understand my condition. “Until I can get my health […]
Continue readingStan Bowman wants to get Chicago Blackhawks back on championship course
“I’m very determined, very focused and extremely competitive,” Bowman said Friday. “The challenge is what’s exciting to me, the challenge of building something. Honestly, that’s even more fun sometimes than the maintaining of it.” Bowman has plenty of work to do as he tries to get the Blackhawks back to where they were a few […]
Continue readingHope and healthy food: Athletes ‘create change’ with Chicago grocery store
Tyler Lancaster grew up 30 miles from the Austin neighborhood on Chicago’s West Side. It’s practically on a direct line between his suburban home in Romeoville, Illinois, and his college campus at Northwestern University in Evanston. He never stopped on his travels back and forth. “It definitely seemed like it was a world away,” Lancaster […]
Continue readingThe best, worst value contracts for every NHL team
In this exercise, we identified the best contracts on every team, the ones with which the player provides the most production per dollar. We also identified the worst — you know, the ones that drive both fans and general managers up the wall. Note: This list does not include any entry-level contracts (as they are […]
Continue readingDoc Emrick’s influence on the NHL’s next generation of voices
Mike “Doc” Emrick’s retirement announcement this week was a disarmingly heartfelt moment that burned through the clouds of cynicism, even if for a moment. There have been comparisons drawn between his farewell and that of Fred “Mister” Rogers, and they’re apt. Both loved what they did and loved the people for whom they did it. […]
Continue readingChicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman: Can’t compete with top NHL teams now
“But what I don’t want it to mean is we’re trying to tear this team apart and trying to bring in a whole new group of players in the next year and a half,” Bowman told ESPN in a wide-ranging interview on Monday. “But we do need to rebuild the depth of our team. We […]
Continue readingNHL free agency 2020: Winners, losers and other big takeaways
The NHL free-agent frenzy was unprecedented this offseason — and not just because it took place when the regular season is usually scheduled to start. The new collective bargaining agreement kept the salary cap flat at $81.5 million. Otherwise, it would have plummeted, just as team revenues have during the COVID-19 pandemic. The financial landscape […]
Continue readingCareer Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford now NHL free agent
The Chicago Blackhawks are not bringing back goalie Corey Crawford, general manager Stan Bowman said Thursday. “I had a conversation with Corey earlier today,” Bowman said. “And it was an emotional talk.” The 35-year-old Crawford is an unrestricted free agent. Crawford, who has spent his entire career in Chicago since being drafted in the second […]
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