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BLACKHAWKS
SCH Draft Articles: No. 34 pick Xavier Villeneuve, No. 35 pick Ryan Roobroeck, No. 66 pick Samu Alalauri, No. 194 pick Alexander Ivanov, No. 200 pick William Sorband
Blackhawks notes from NHL draft: Kyle Davidson still “looking to make some stuff happen” (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks Draft Recaps: (Sun-Times) (Athletic)
Blackhawks trade Andre Burakovsky to Senators (SCH) (Tribune)
Meet the new Blackhawk: What are the Blackhawks getting in Bowen Byram? (SCH)
But Does It Work? (SCH)
Blackhawks approach NHL Draft without first-round pick as trade market keeps swirling (Sun-Times)
Byram believes he can become a No. 1 defenseman, and the Blackhawks need him to be right (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks thoughts: Byram trade, contract negotiations and lineup projection (Athletic)
Articles on the Bowen Byram trade (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (Athletic) (Athletic II)
How Chicago deployed its centers last season, how they performed and what that means going forward (SCH)
Friends remember Kyle Calder as beloved coach after NHL days: “Hall of Fame, first ballot human” (Athletic)
Blackhawks offseason preview: Bedard’s contract is top priority, but big addition would be welcomed (Sun-Times)
Could Blackhawks pursue Sabres defenseman Bowen Byram? What I’m hearing (Athletic)
Jonathan Toews announces retirement (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (Athletic)
NHL NEWS
2025-26 NHL Trade Tracker (NHL)
Report cards for every GM after the 2026 NHL Draft (ESPN)
Bobrovsky, Calrson, Lee among top NHL free agents (NHL)
Ovechkin, Capitals to talk soon about potential return (NHL)
Yzerman says “no guarantees” on Larkin trade request (NHL)
Drury signs 5-year contract with Predators (NHL)
Peterka views Bruins as “awesome fit” after trade (NHL)
Color of hockey: Diversity on display at NHL Draft (NHL)
Penguins put family first, draft both Ruck twins (ESPN)
Canes acquire Carlson rights in trade with Ducks (ESPN)
Blues acquire Carlo from Leafs for pair of picks (ESPN)
Rangers acquire Dorofeyev, Vegas’ top goal scorer (ESPN)
Werenski to meet with Blue Jackets GM to discuss future (NHL)
Nichushkin traded to Blue Jackets by Avalanche (NHL)
Ward joins Vegas affiliate as 2nd Black AHL coach (NHL)
Hathaway traded to Panthers by Flyers for draft picks (NHL)
Tuch traded to Capitals by Sabres, signs 8-year, $84 million contract (NHL)
Sabres sign Benson to 7-year, $52.5M contract (ESPN)
NHL exploring expansion opportunities in Houston, Austin (NHL)
Kyrou traded to Capitals by Blues for McMichael, pick (NHL)
Penguins sale unanimously approved, Bettman says (NHL)
Babcock returning to NHL, hired as Oilers coach (NHL)
McDavid, Hyman, Draisaitl ready to change way they play to win Cup, Babcock says (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
Victoire’s Poulin played on torn ACL for Cup win (ESPN)
Olympian Knight extends deal with PWHL Detroit (ESPN)
PWHL announces historic first outside investors (The Ice Garden)
PWHL completes 2026 Draft (PWHL)
Laila Edwards headlines PWHL San Jose’s inaugural draft class (The Ice Garden)