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BLACKHAWKS
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Penguins 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Bedard’s debut sparks Pittsburgh pilgrimage for some Blackhawks fans (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks are willing to burn a year off of Kevin Korchinski’s contract to “get a good sample size” (Tribune)
Lazerus: Connor Bedard lives up to the hype in his NHL debut (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: Opening night roster appears set (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Musings on Madison, Episode 132 — Previewing the Blackhawks 2023-24 season (SCH)
Connor Bedard bracing for “Oh, my God” moment before his long-awaited NHL debut (Sun-Times)
Can Connor Bedard be a point-a-game player? 10 bold predictions for the 2023-24 Blackhawks (The Athletic)
Column: As hype greets the start of the Connor Bedard era, Blackhawks fans might be wise to temper early expectations (Tribune)
How Wyatt Kaiser has decisively earned a Blackhawks roster spot (Sun-Times)
Isaak Phillips one of several bubble decisions Blackhawks must make after preseason finale (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks’ penalty-kill tactics emphasize aggressiveness within diamond formation (Sun-Times)
How will Connor Bedard adjust to NHL? Sidney Crosby, Auston Matthews, Nathan MacKinnon share tips (The Athletic)
The Blackhawks: What I know, think I know and don’t know about the team at this point (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Wild 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH)
Blackhawks notes: Tinordi incorporates more balance-related training (Sun-Times)
Mrazek enjoying finally being the older goalie in a duo (Sun-Times)
Inside Lukas Reichel’s offseason preparation and how the Blackhawks are rewarding him (The Athletic)
Former Blackhawks’ enforcer John Scott won’t pull punches during Blackhawks pre- and postgame shows: “I’m going to tell it like it is” (Tribune)
Bedard effect: Blackhawks’ ticket sales soaring (ESPN)
NHL GAME RECAPS
Lightning 5, Predators 3 (NHL)
Golden Knights 4, Kraken 1 (NHL)
NHL NEWS
NHL updates its guidance for theme nights — including a ban on players using rainbow-colored stick tape (Tribune)
Golden Knights raise Cup banner, Vegas-style (ESPN)
Melrose has Parkinson’s, retires from ESPN (NHL)
Maple Leafs sign Gregor to 1-year deal (ESPN)
Scheifele, Hellebuyck sign 7-year contracts with Jets (NHL)
Dahlin signs 8-year, $88M deal with Sabres (NHL)
Maple Leafs’ Murray out 6-8 months after hip surgery (NHL)
Avs claim G Prosvetov off waivers from Coyotes (ESPN)
18 games to be nationally televised this week (NHL)
Lafferty traded to Canucks by Maple Leafs (NHL)
Soucy out week to week for Canucks with leg injury (NHL)
Senators’ Norris out indefinitely with shoulder injury (NHL)
Hartman signs 3-year, $12 million contract with Wild (NHL)
Preseason roundup: O’Reilly gets 1st with Predators (NHL)
Drysdale signs 3-year contract with Ducks (NHL)
Source: NHL clarifies specialty initiatives stance (ESPN)
Flames to break ground on $584M arena in 2024 (ESPN)
Kings’ Kaliyev suspended 2 regular-season games (ESPN)
Preseason roundup: Fantilli scores 1st with Columbus (NHL)
Salary cap could go up by $4.5 million next season (NHL)
Preseason roundup: Bedard has 3 points for Blackhawks (NHL)
Guentzel practices in full for 1st time since surgery (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
NCAA Roundup: Oct. 5-8 (The Ice Garden)
2023-24 Rivalry Series schedule announced (The Ice Garden)
WHL’s Wild fire former NHL coach Constantine (ESPN)
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)