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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks No. 11 pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Making the case for Mason McTavish (SCH)
Blackhawks No. 11 pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Making the case for Fabian Lysell (SCH)
Blackhawks head scout Mark Kelley breaks down the NHL draft big board (The Athletic)
Ten key questions facing the Blackhawks as the legal process plays out (The Athletic)
This is not the defenseman you’re looking for (SCH)
Blackhawks No. 11 pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Making the case for Chaz Lucius (SCH)
Blackhawks “excited about the quality” of possible 12th overall picks at 2021 NHL Draft (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks leave Nikita Zadorov unprotected for Seattle’s expansion draft (SCH) (The Athletic) (Sun-Times) (On Tap Sports Net)
Blackhawks No. 11 pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Making the case for Cole Sillinger (SCH)
Blackhawks No. 11 pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Making the case for Sebastian Cossa (SCH)
What I’m hearing about Max Shalunov and the rest of the Blackhawks offseason (The Athletic)
Blackhawks No. 11 pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Making the case for Jesper Wallstedt (SCH)
Sopel: Former Blackhawks teammates should be “telling the truth publicly” about assault allegations (TSN) (content warning: this article contains content which may be sensitive to some readers)
NHL Mock Draft 2021: Blackhawks select Jesper Wallstedt with No. 11 pick (SCH)
NHL
Yannick Weber retries from NHL (NHL)
Predators prospect Luke Prokop comes out as gay (Outsports)
Kraken protected lists are here! Big names, surprises, hardest decisions and what’s next (The Athletic)
Predators trade Ryan Ellis to Flyers, get Cody Glass and Phil Myers (On the Forecheck)
Rangers acquire right to Barclay Goodrow from Tampa; Howden traded to Vegas (Blueshirt Banter)
Miro Hieskanen signs long-term contract extension (Defending Big D)
Maple Leafs trade Filip Hallander for Jared McCann (Pension Plan Puppets)
NHL Draft prospects ranking 2021: Corey Pronman’s final top 151 (The Athletic)
HOCKEY WORLD
Report: NHL schedule to pause in February for Winter Olympics, but participation not yet certain (Sun-Times)
Why the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks changed their logo (The Athletic)
How Brent Sopel is opening doors for fellow former hockey players (ESPN)
How much is your NHL fan base allowed to complain? (Pension Plan Puppets)