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BLACKHAWKS
Musings on Madison, Episode 131 — More Blackhawks preseason hockey (SCH)
How a Florida trainer changed the way Nikita Zaitsev moves (Sun-Times)
Korchinski still presenting Blackhawks with dilemma this season (The Athletic)
Corey Perry’s net-front domination opens new options for Blackhawks power play (Sun-Times)
WEEKEND PRESEASON RECAPS: (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Blackhawks notes: Andreas Athanasiou thankful for stability with two-year contract (Sun-Times)
Lazerus: Blackhawks should let Connor Bedard run wild (The Athletic)
Raddysh faces difficult task of repeating 20-goal breakout (Sun-Times)
To Kevin Korchinski, the Blackhawks next star defenseman, there’s nothing better than criticism (Sun-Times)
LeBrun: What Taylor Hall can teach Connor Bedard about life as a No. 1 pick (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 2, Blues 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic) (Tribune) (NBC Sports Chicago) (CHGO)
Blackhawks’ 2023 preseason games will matter significantly more than usual (Sun-Times)
3 things we learned from Blackhawks camp: Will Connor Bedard make his preseason debut Thursday? (Tribune)
Why the Blackhawks believe Arvid Soderblom is their goalie of the future (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: Another scrimmage day at training camp (SCH)
Bedard, Hall building chemistry quickly on Blackhawks’ first line (Sun-Times)
The Chicago Blackhawks and the harsh reality of NHL roster math (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: Reports from first scrimmage of training camp (SCH)
Musings on Madison, Episode 130 — Hockey’s (almost) back, Top 25 Under 25 recap (SCH)
Arvid Soderblom feeling as calm as always about graduating into NHL (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks observations: Connor Bedard, Lukas Reichel steal the show in first scrimmage (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25: Connor Bedard — duh — is No. 1 (SCH)
NHL NEWS
Preseason roundup: Senators shut out Penguins (NHL)
Zegras signs 3-year contract with Ducks (NHL)
Preseason roundup: Senators win at Hockeyville (NHL)
Sutter retires from NHL after 13 seasons (NHL)
Snow, Flames assistant GM, dies of ALS at 42 (NHL)
Killorn out 4-6 weeks for Ducks with fractured finger (NHL)
Preseason roundup: Penguins win Karlsson debut (NHL)
Vasilevskiy has back surgery, out 10 weeks for Lightning (NHL)
McDavid feels winning Cup key to cementing legacy (NHL)
Preseason roundup: Maple Leafs win at Hockeyville (NHL)
Backlund signs 2-year deal with Flames, named captain (NHL)
Video shows Patrick Kane doing drills following surgery (NHL)
Edmundson expected to be out 4-6 weeks for Capitals (NHL)
Flames’ Snow suffers “catastrophic brain injury” (ESPN)
Flames’ Pelletier needs surgery, out indefinitely (ESPN)
Preseason roundup: DeBrincat makes Red Wings debut (NHL)
Krug aiming to help Blues “turn it around quick” (NHL)
Jessica Campbell, AHL coach, works Kraken game (NHL)
Corey Schneider retires from NHL (ESPN)
Flyers preseason “good test” for healthy Couturier (ESPN)
Preseason roundup: Ekman-Larsson lifts Panthers in debut (NHL)
Camp buzz: Couturier plays for 1st time since 2021 (NHL)
Jackets hire Hall of Famer Recchi as an assistant (ESPN)
Camp buzz: Zibanejad day-to-day with injury (NHL)
Malkin aiming to play 3 more seasons with Penguins (NHL)
Matthews could have expanded role on penalty kill (NHL)
Rangers “don’t have all this time to waste” (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
Around the Rink: Q & A with Caitrin Lonergan (The Ice Garden)
Beyond the Ice: The PWHL and its CBA is about more than money (Habs Eyes on the Prize)
NCAA Division I Preview: ECAC Hockey (The Ice Garden)
PWHL Draft results by team (The Ice Garden)
Minnesota takes Heise first overall in PWHL draft (ESPN)