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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks Week That Was and Will Be, 10/17: Misery loves company (SCH)
MacKenzie Entwistle hoping to take step forward offensively this season (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Maple Leafs 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
Alex Vlasic is developing into the defenseman the Blackhawks hoped he’d be (The Athletic)
LeBrun: Has Connor Bedard sped up the Blackhawks’ rebuild? Catching up with GM Kyle Davidson (The Athletic)
Blackhawks’ Bedard and Maple Leafs’ Minten were bantam hockey mates, now they’re opponents (Tribune)
Blackhawks notes: Canadiens’ Kirby Dach injured long-term by hit from Jarred Tinordi (Sun-Times)
Why the Blackhawks wear their numbers: 2023-24 edition (The Athletic)
With three young centers, Blackhawks struggling mightily on faceoffs (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Canadiens 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic) (Tribune)
Connor Bedard and Taylor Raddysh are neighbors in the same apartment building — and now Blackhawks linemates, too (Tribune)
Film review: Connor Bedard, Kevin Korchinski, Lukas Reichel (The Athletic)
Blackhawks notes: Athanasiou back to normal after stomach bug (Sun-Times)
Seth Jones wants to be a leader for the Blackhawks — and get them back to the playoffs (Tribune)
Korchinski stays “composed” through first two NHL games (Sun-Times)
Bedard plays in record-breaking games on ESPN, TNT: What the viewership means for Chicago (The Athletic)
How does an 18-year-old handle NHL life? Connor Bedard is about to find out (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Bruins 3, Blackhawks 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Blackhawks notes: Taylor Hall injured, ruled week-to-week after hit by Brandon Carlo (Sun-Times)
Kevin Korchinski is comfortable in Connor Bedard’s shadow (The Athletic)
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)
NHL GAME RECAPS
Flyers 2, Canucks 0 (NHL)
Wild 5, Canadiens 2 (NHL)
Sabres 3, Lightning 2 (NHL)
Islanders 1, Coyotes 0 (NHL)
Oilers 6, Predators 1 (NHL)
Kings 5, Jets 1 (NHL)
Avalanche 4, Kraken 1 (NHL)
Hurricanes 6, Sharks 3 (NHL)
Golden Knights 3, Stars 2 (NHL)
NHL NEWS
NHL Rank: Counting down the top 100 players for 2023-24 (ESPN)
Dach to miss remainder of season for Canadiens (NHL)
Carolina’s Andersen takes shot off mask, leaves game (NHL)
How the Sabres changed their culture to change their results (ESPN)
Pens get Rathbone from Canucks in 4-player deal (ESPN)
Lightning captain Stamkos out again with injury (ESPN)
Kraken forward Tanev out 4-6 weeks (NHL)
Lindholm, Flames remain apart on contract talks: GM (NHL)
Arvidsson may need back surgery, Kings GM says (NHL)
Werenski leaves Columbus opener with quad contusion (NHL)
“He’s a special player”: Can Erik Karlsson deliver another Stanley Cup to the Penguins? (ESPN)
Matthews 5th player ever to open with 2 hat tricks (ESPN)
Snow remembered by family, Flames at memorial service (NHL)
Kings’ Arvidsson (lower-body) on long-term IR (ESPN)
Power signs 7-year, $58.45 million deal with Sabres (NHL)
Golden Knights’ Howden suspended 2 games (NHL)
Devils sign active wins leader Ruff to extension (ESPN)
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)
HOCKEY WORLD
PWHL announces training camp rosters (The Ice Garden)
Growth of the Game: USA Hockey registration by the numbers since 1990 (The Ice Garden)
What Tennessee State hopes to build with HBCU’s first hockey program (ESPN)
Fujimagari makes history with first win in ECHL (The Ice Garden)
PWHL announced as founding members of Respect Hockey Culture Center (The Ice Garden)