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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks confirm hire of Jeff Blashill as next head coach (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic I) (The Athletic II) (NHL)
Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 5/21: Final season evaluations (SCH)
Reports: Blackhawks have decided who will be their next head coach (SCH)
Blackhawks’ Nazar leads Team USA rally at Worlds (ESPN)
Analyzing Jeff Blashill’s candidacy for Blackhawks’ coaching position (Sun-Times)
What we’re hearing about the Blackhawks coaching search, changes, prospects and more (The Athletic)
Analyzing Blackhawks’ options for No. 3 pick: Caleb Desnoyers might fit best out of large group (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks creating franchise Hall of Fame as part of centennial celebration (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Buy or sell: Ilya Mikheyev as a part of the Blackhawks future (SCH)
What we learned about Blackhawks prospects during the IceHogs’ playoffs (The Athletic)
Blackhawks need to find coach with perfect balance of fresh approach, winning experience (Sun-Times)
Five years of Blackhawks NHL Draft classes: The signed, unsigned and uncertain (The Athletic)
Musings on Madison, Episode 185 — Draft Lottery blues (SCH)
Blackhawks to pick 3rd overall in 2025 NHL Draft (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
The numbers behind Tyler Bertuzzi’s disappointing debut season in Chicago (SCH)
Blackhawks’ NHL Draft lottery preview: Same odds, different rooting interest (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Analyzing Frank Nazar’s rookie season with Blackhawks: “It became a lot of fun” (Sun-Times)
Summer jobs: Blackhawks’ offseason plans, from Bedard’s speed to Korchinski’s blade curve (Tribune)
How did Teuvo Teravainen fare in his first season back with the Blackhawks? (SCH)
Musings on Madison, Episode 184 — Continuing our recap of the 2024-25 Blackhawks season (SCH)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME RECAPS
Panthers 5, Hurricanes 0 (NHL)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NEWS
Reinhart leaves Game 2 with lower-body injury (NHL)
Perry not taking latest Cup run with Oilers for granted (NHL)
Barkov sets standard for ego-free Panthers (NHL)
Stanley Cup Playoffs conference final schedule (NHL)
NHL referee Rooney OK, hopes for playoff return (ESPN)
NHL NEWS
Shanahan out as president of Maple Leafs (NHL)
Forsberg, Crosby await “awesome” Global Series Sweden (NHL)
Celebrini learning under MacKinnon, Crosby at Worlds (NHL)
Matthews expects to be “100 percent” next season (NHL)
Horvat, Dobson excited for “big offseason” for Islanders (NHL)
Marner, Tavares returns tall order for Toronto (NHL)
Celebrini, Sharks eager to take “next step” in rebuild (NHL)
Tocchet hired as Flyers coach, replaces Tortorella (NHL)
Holland hired as Kings GM, replaces Blake (NHL)
Foote hired as Canucks coach, replaces Tocchet (NHL)
NHL bans Panthers minority owner for posts on X (ESPN)
Sources: Kings expected to name Holland next GM (ESPN)
Could NHL goalies have made it as skaters? What they said, from “of course” to “I’m so slow” (The Athletic)
Why David Carle decided now isn’t the time to leave DU for the NHL — “if ever” (The Athletic)
HOCKEY WORLD
PWHL announces expansion draft, roster building plans (The Ice Garden)
2026 Olympics has players extra motivated at Worlds (NHL)
Finland tops Canada in shootout at hockey worlds (ESPN)
US routs Kazakhstan; into quarters at worlds (ESPN)
2025 Walter Cup Final Preview: Ottawa Charge vs. Minnesota Frost (The Ice Garden)