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BLACKHAWKS
How can Bedard find the next steps toward realizing his superstar potential? (SCH)
Breaking down Blackhawks’ odds entering NHL draft lottery: Shot at Gavin McKenna, Ivar Stenberg on the line (Sun-Times)
The Ups and Downs of Artyom Levshunov’s 2025-26 season (SCH)
Blackhawks AHL prospect update, 4/28: final season evaluations (SCH)
Musings on Madison, Episode 209 — Superb superlatives (SCH)
How confident Blackhawks fans are in rebuild, Wirtz, Davidson and more survey results (Athletic)
Blackhawks NCAA/USHL prospect update, 4/27: Boisvert goes pro; Nestrasil, Mustard finish strong (SCH)
Inside Sam Rinzel’s plan to continue gaining weight this summer (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks’ 2026-27 roster: Who stays, who goes? (Athletic)
Comparing the Blackhawks’ youth movement to the “young” teams in the playoffs (SCH)
Can Tyler Bertuzzi replicate the numbers from one of the best seasons of his career? (SCH)
Captain Connor? Bedard says becoming Blackhawks’ 37th captain “would be a special honor” (Tribune)
Number Munchers, Part II: Searching for the road ahead (SCH)
Blackhawks perfect offseason: Bedard, lottery luck, free agency (Athletic)
Number Munchers: Diving into the numbers behind the 2025-26 Blackhawks season (SCH)
Blackhawks fan survey: When will Chicago return to the playoffs? (Athletic)
Blackhawks player grades, Part 2: Bedard takes next step, Teravainen takes step back (Athletic)
The Blackhawks Week That Was and Will (Not) Be, 4/17: Caring (SCH)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME RECAPS
Canadiens 2, Lightning 1 (NHL)
Avalanche 9, Wild 6 (NHL)
NHL Playoffs, Nights 14-16: Eight arms to hold you (Fels)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NEWS
Undefeated Hurricanes still chasing “perfect game” (NHL)
Cup creates smiles for team coping with tragedy (NHL)
Flyers considering Barkey at center for Game 2 (NHL)
Down 1-0, Wild without Eriksson Ek, Brodin for Game 2 (ESPN)
Complete Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd round schedule (NHL)
NHL NEWS
McDavid plagued by foot fracture in Round 1 loss (ESPN)
Sundin, Chayka joining Maple Leafs front office (NHL)
Campbell, NHL’s first woman coach, leaves Kraken (ESPN)
Kopitar’s “extremely special” career ends in loss (ESPN)
Tkachuk “fully committed” to playing for Senators (NHL)
Talk of Tkachuk leaving Senators “nonsense”: GM (NHL)
Three-time KHL all-star Pinchuk signs with Preds (ESPN)
HOCKEY WORLD
PWHL’s expansion roster building process prioritizes player choice (The Ice Garden)
PWHL Power Rankings: Week 18 (The Ice Garden)
Montreal Victoire select defending Walter Cup champion Minnesota Frost as first-round opponent (The Ice Garden)
Goldeneyes win the Gold Plan, will pick first overall (The Ice Garden)
Early PWHL award predictions (The Ice Garden)