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BLACKHAWKS
Musings on Madison, Episode 174 — Decisions on Donato, blames on Bedard and projections on prospects (SCH)
2024-25 Midseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25, Part II: Nos. 1-10 (SCH)
2024-25 Midseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25, Part I: Nos. 11-25 (SCH)
GM Kyle Davidson on complementing Bedard, trading top draft pick: Q&A (The Athletic)
Where will Ryan Donato be after the trade deadline, next season? 3 scenarios (The Athletic)
Teravainen moving from one underdog to another: Finland’s 4 Nations team (Sun-Times)
10 thoughts on the Blackhawks heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off break (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Blues 6, Blackhawks 5 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Predators 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Prospect Jack Pridham has taken off since taking advantage of rule change (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks Bits: Bedard addresses recent criticisms; Sorensen provides Dickinson injury update (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
How the Blackhawks plan to address goaltending in rebuild (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Musings on Madison, Episode 173 — Catching up after a busy Blackhawks week (SCH)
Blackhawks practices give top prospect Artyom Levshunov a glimpse of NHL pace (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks are No. 4 in 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings (The Athletic)
Frank Nazar excelling on Blackhawks’ penalty kill by keeping his feet moving (Sun-Times)
How Alec Martinez, Alex Vlasic bonded as Blackhawks: “We’re just idiots, I guess” (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: Levshunov recalled from Rockford; Crevier placed on IR (SCH) (Tribune)
Blackhawks prospect updates: GM Kyle Davidson keeping in touch with Roman Kantserov, Ilya Safonov (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks power rankings: Bedard’s consistency, Donato’s trade value, Messier’s compliant (The Athletic)
Blackhawks prospect Nick Lardis is a “goal-scoring machine,” and he wants to translate that to the NHL (Sun-Times)
Frank Nazar remains unflappable through the ups and downs of rookie season (The Athletic)
During final 30 games, Blackhawks must limit blowout losses so that kids can develop (Sun-Times)
What the NHL’s salary cap bump means for Connor Bedard’s next Blackhawks contract (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
RECAPS: Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
4 NATIONS GAME RECAPS
4 NATIONS NEWS
Sweden taking positives from loss in 4 Nations opener (NHL)
Theodore to miss rest of 4 Nations for Canada (NHL)
Binnington to start for Canada in 4 Nations opener (NHL)
Sweden confident in “top-class” defense for 4 Nations (NHL)
Tkachuk brothers “having a blast” at 4 Nations (NHL)
Cooper not ready to announced Canada No. 1 goalie (NHL)
“Productive” recovery has Sweden’s Ullmark ready (ESPN)
Crosby “good to go” for Canada’s 4 Nations opener (ESPN)
Storylines aplenty with tournament about to begin (NHL)
NHL GAME RECAPS
NHL NEWS
2025 NHL Draft ranking: Matthew Schaefer, Michael Misa lead Wheeler’s February top 64 list (The Athletic)
World Cup of Hockey to return in 2028 (NHL)
Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Demidov, Buium lead Wheeler’s winter 2025 list (The Athletic)
Devils put captain Hischier on IR, recall D Nemec (ESPN)
Crosby misses practice again, status unclear for Friday (NHL)
M. Pettersson signs 6-year contract with Canucks (ESPN)
NHLPA appeals Hartman’s 10-game suspension (ESPN)
Crosby being evaluated for upper-body injury (ESPN)
Heiskanen out month to month for Stars after knee surgery (NHL)
Cup-winning Panthers honored at White House (NHL)
Hartman of Wild suspended 10 games for roughing (NHL)
“Proud” NHLPA, PHPA choose to join AFL-CIO (ESPN)
Center Norris out “a couple weeks,” Senators say (ESPN)
Islanders F Barzal (lower body) out indefinitely (ESPN)
HOCKEY WORLD
Caps prospect Hutson, BU upset BC, win Beanpot (ESPN)
Projected lines, defense pairs for 4 Nations (USA) (Finland)
Russia and Belarus will be banned from ice hockey tournaments until at least May 2026 (AP)
2024-2025 PWHL Power Rankings: Week 9 (The Ice Garden)
PWHLPA names Underwood as executive director (ESPN) (The Ice Garden)