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BLACKHAWKS
Bedard hopes diligent offseason training leads to explosive third Blackhawks season (Sun-Times)
Reports: Blackhawks agree to terms with Arvid Soderblom on a two-year contract (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: How committed is Mason West to hockey over football? (The Athletic)
Lazerus mailbag, Part I: Perils of tanking, costs of fandom and intrigue of Nick Lardis (The Athletic)
What are the Blackhawks getting in No. 66 overall pick Nathan Behm? (SCH)
Blackhawks fan survey: Are you as confident in the rebuild as Kyle Davidson is? (The Athletic)
Mason West plays hockey with quarterback’s perspective — because he is one (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks re-sign defenseman Louis Crevier (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks sign Russian goalie Stanislav Berezhnoy (SCH)
Blackhawks release schedule for the 2025-26 regular season (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks sign Anton Frondell to entry-level contract (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic) (Tribune)
Examining the ’24-25 seasons of the Blackhawks’ young blue-liners who’ll be on the ice even more in ’25-26 (SCH)
Roman Kantserov seeking to be consistently dominant (The Athletic)
Blackhawks to face banner-raising Panthers in NHL season opener (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
Inside the Blackhawks’ decision to draft Anton Frondell: Swedish connections and “eyes on fire” (Sun-Times)
What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks this offseason: Soderblom arbitration and more (The Athletic)
Projecting the Blackhawks’ 2025-26 lineup, line by line and pair by pair (The Athletic)
A recap from a week of draft comments and development camp (SCH)
NHL NEWS
Panthers GM Zito brings Cup to marine park (NHL)
Kreider expected to help “very optimistic” Ducks (NHL)
Sabres avoid arbitration with D Timmins (ESPN)
NHL says five players acquitted of sexual assault inelgible to play (TSN)
Blake signs 8-year, $45 million contract with Hurricanes (NHL)
Strome hopes Ovechkin is with Capitals beyond 2025-26 (NHL)
Best of the rest: Who’s left in NHL free agency? (ESPN)
Former Canadiens, Jets D Beaulieu announces retirement (TSN)
NHL players to again play in Shoulder Check Showcase (NHL)
Kakko gets 3-year deal with Kraken, avoids arbitration (NHL)
NHL, NHLPA to collaborate with Italy’s Lega Serie A ahead of Olympics (NHL)
Schaefer eager to play for Islanders, Roy this season (NHL)
Cassidy, DeBoer, Tocchet to be Canada Olympic assistants (NHL)
Devils prospect Yegorov “happiest guy” on Earth (NHL)
Vilardi signs 6-year contract with Jets, avoids arbitration (NHL)
Goalie Halak retires from NHL after 17 seasons (ESPN)
Jets icon Wheeler announces retirment from NHL after 16 seasons (TSN)
Senators agree to one-year contract with forward Bourgault (TSN)
Ducks sign D Helleson to two-year contract (TSN)
Joshua traded to Maple Leafs by Canucks for draft pick (NHL)
Dostal signs 5-year deal with Ducks, avoids arbitration (NHL)
Blue Jackets forward Chinakhov requests trade (ESPN)
HOCKEY WORLD
Players acquitted of all charges at London hockey trial (TSN) (Sportsnet) (ESPN) (The Athletic)
PWHL’s Fleet sign ex-AHL player Sparre as coach (ESPN) (The Ice Garden)
Walter Cup champion Dominique Petrie returns to southern California to inspire the next generation of players (The Ice Garden)
Tweaking the PWHL playoff format (The Ice Garden)
PWHL offseason 2025: Mid-July roster update (The Ice Garden)
2025 PWHL Draft Board (The Ice Garden)
PWHL Vancouver announces Brian Idalski as head coach (The Ice Garden)