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BLACKHAWKS
The Blackhawks have to find a new head coach (SCH)
What a perfect offseason could look like for the Blackhawks (The Athletic)
Ranking the Blackhawks Top 25 players Under 25 (The Athletic)
Rebuild, reload … whatever. The Blackhawks need to move on to the next step (SCH)
Monday Morning Deep Dish, Episode 7: The 2021 Blackhawks (SCH)
Blackhawks 2021 player evaluations: Who met expectations? Who fell short? (Sun-Times)
Colliton on the timetable, Toews, the system: “We’re going to be an elite team” (The Athletic)
2010 Blackhawks player accuses coach of sexual assault (content warning for those who may be sensitive to the topic of the story) (WBEZ) (Tribune) (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks Bits: Bowman, Colliton speak on 2021 season (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Musings on Madison, Episode 52 — Exit Interviews (SCH)
Exit interviews: Kane’s scoring, Strome’s future, Dach’s wrist and more (The Athletic) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
Blackhawks Bits: Players reflect on the end of the season (SCH)
Report: Blackhawks sign forward Henrik Borgström (SCH) (The Athletic) (Tribune)
Famous Last Words: A quick recap of the 2021 Blackhawks’ season (SCH)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS
RECAP: Penguins 2, Islanders 1 (Pensburgh)
RECAP: Lightning 3, Panthers 1 (Raw Charge)
RECAP: Golden Knights 3, Wild 1 (Knights on Ice)
Stanley Cup Playoffs first-round schedule (NHL)
We’re on the outside and we’re looking in: A Blackhawks fans guide to the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs (SCH)
NHL
Wickenheiser promoted by Maple Leafs (NHL)
Rangers fire David Quinn (Blueshirt Banter)
HOCKEY WORLD
PWHPA announces schedule, rosters for Calgary tour stop (The Ice Garden)
Breaking down Team Canada’s 2021-22 centralization roster (The Ice Garden)