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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks notes: Bedard sets franchise record with 9 goals in first 13 games (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Panthers 4, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic) (Tribune)
Ample practice time helping Blackhawks adjust to three new injuries (Sun-Times)
Inside Kevin Dean’s approach to coaching the Blackhawks’ three rookie defensemen (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 5, Lightning 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Blackhawks notes: Luke Richardson urging shoot-first mentality on 2-on-1 rushes (Sun-Times)
What tracking data can tell us about the Blackhawks so far (The Athletic)
Musings on Madison, Episode 136 — And up and down and up and down the Blackhawks go (SCH)
What is Philipp Kurashev and what can he be? The Blackhawks are trying to figure that out (The Athletic)
Connor Bedard’s shifts are long, but is that good or bad for the Blackhawks? (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks notebook: Connor Bedard’s mindset, Kevin Korchinski’s scar, a new team buzzword (The Athletic)
Arvid Soderblom bounces back from Arizona disaster but still has work to do (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Devils 4, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
10 thoughts on the Blackhawks after 10 games: From Connor Bedard to Luke Richardson (The Athletic)
Lazerus: As you celebrate Blackhawks’ bright future, don’t lose sight of a painful past (The Athletic)
Another lawsuit against Blackhawks: Ex-player, “Black Aces” teammate of Kyle Beach alleges 2010 sexual assault by former coach (Tribune) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic) (SCH) (Tribune, II)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 5, Panthers 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Wyatt Kaiser wears a neck guard, saying after Adam Johnson’s death, “it just wasn’t worth the risk” (Tribune)
“Memory of a goldfish”: Soderblom wants to put disastrous last start behind him (Tribune)
Ryan Donato’s offensive versatility and “no problem” attitude helping Blackhawks (Sun-Times)
Musings on Madison, Episode 135 — The Blackhawks’ roller-coaster ride of a week (SCH)
Korchinski’s play justifies starting entry-level contract (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks prospect roundup: Adam Gajan staying busy in USHL (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: The Lukas Reichel Center Experiment ends (for now) (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
The cap implications for the Blackhawks burning a year for Kevin Korchinski (Sun-Times)
NHL GAME RECAPS
Oilers 4, Islanders 1 (NHL)
Avalanche 5, Kraken 1 (NHL)
NHL NEWS
Vasilevskiy practices for 1st time since surgery (NHL)
Roslovic out 4-6 weeks with fractured ankle (NHL)
Oilers fire Woodcroft, name Knoblauch coach (NHL)
Cechmanek dies at 52, was goalie for Flyers, Kings (NHL)
Francouz out remainder of season for Avalanche (NHL)
Lehkonen taken to hospital after collision into boards (ESPN)
Bruins’ McAvoy admits “mistakes” on illegal check (ESPN)
Penguins Jarry day-to-day with eye swelling (ESPN)
Wild acquire Bogosian, trade Addison in separate deals (NHL)
Oilers assign Campbell to AHL, recall Pickard (NHL)
Bettman upholds McAvoy’s four-game suspension (ESPN)
Campbell placed on waivers by Oilers (NHL)
Andersen out indefinitely, Halak joins Hurricanes (NHL)
Backstrom “unlikely” to play again this season: GM (NHL)
Bolts’ Vasilevskiy tracking towards early return (ESPN)
Hughes out week-to-week with upper-body injury (NHL)
Mangiapane suspended 1 game for cross-checking (NHL)
Barzal fined $5,000 for actions in Islanders game (NHL)
Leafs’ Liljegren placed on IR after Marchand hit (ESPN)
Rangers’ Fox to long-term IR amid flurry of moves (ESPN)
Dorion out as Senators GM, Staios named interim (NHL)
Hart leaves Flyers game with mid-body injury (NHL)
Backstrom stepping away, has “ongoing injury situation” (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
NCAA Roundup: Colgate’s win streak, Laila Edwards’ Team USA debut, and more (The Ice Garden)
2023-24 Rivalry Series Recap: Game 1 (The Ice Garden)
Canada women’s national team roster announced for first leg of Rivalry Series (The Ice Garden)
WHL to make neck guard protection mandatory (ESPN)
2023-24 PWHL signing tracker (The Ice Garden)