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BLACKHAWKS
How can the Blackhawks help Connor Bedard create more space this season? (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Red Wings 3, Blackhawks 1 (SCH) (The Athletic)
Blackhawks’ defensive-roster battle tightens after Korchinski’s AHL assignment (Sun-Times)
Vlasic out this week after getting cut by a skate but he may be ready for opener (Tribune)
The NHL can wait. This Blackhawks prospect is chasing his high school football dreams (The Athletic)
Where Blackhawks’ roster battles stand entering last week of training camp (Sun-Times)
Where will Blackhawks forward Lukas Reichel be next week? (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Wild 1 (SCH)
Colton Dach’s physicality helping him secured Blackhawks job: “He has played to an identity” (Sun-Times)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Blues 2 (SCH)
Breaking down the Blackhawks’ aggressive new defensive systems under Jeff Blashill (Sun-Times)
Drew Commesso believes he’s NHL-ready, but there’s no Blackhawks roster spot available (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks Bits: Lines being drawn between AHL and NHL rosters (SCH)
Musings on Madison, Episode 190 — Talking Blackhawks preseason and prospects (SCH)
How Alex Vlasic plans to maintain his energy during another grueling Blackhawks season (Sun-Times)
Blashill not concerned about energy after Blackhawks looked gassed in preseason opener (Tribune)
Where to watch 10 less-prominent Blackhawks prospects this season (The Athletic)
Jeff Blashill shouldn’t let intense Blackhawks training camp stray into Jeremy Colliton territory (Sun-Times)
NHL NEWS
Preseason roundup: Luukkonen leaves Sabers loss (NHL)
The average NHL franchise is now reportedly worth $2.1 billion. What does it mean for the league? (The Athletic)
Luke Hughes signs 7-year contract with Devils (ESPN)
Mammoth Hockey files injunction over Utah name (ESPN)
Avalanche’s Johnson retires after 17 NHL season (ESPN)
Kraken say defenseman Evans out 6-8 weeks (ESPN)
Oilers acquire Mammoth’s Ingram to bolster net (ESPN)
Kaprizov signs 8-year, $136 million contract to stay with Wild (NHL)
ESPN broadcasters “still on a high” from last season (NHL)
Pacioretty retires from NHL after 17 seasons (NHL)
Wild’s Zuccarello out 7-8 weeks with lower-body injury (NHL)
Miller day to day with lower-body injury with Rangers (NHL)
Ovechkin joins Capitals for full-contact practice (NHL)
Hoglander out 8-10 weeks for Canucks (NHL)
Samberg out 6-8 weeks for Jets with broken wrist (NHL)
Marc-Andre Fleury, hockey’s beloved entertainer, puts on one final show in Pittsburgh (The Athletic)
Stolarz signs 4-year contract with Maple Leafs (NHL)
Top 14 rookies to watch this NHL season (NHL)
Barkov out 7-9 months following ACL, MCL surgery (NHL)
Harkins out 8 weeks for Ducks (NHL)
HOCKEY WORLD
NCAA rule change leads to Canadian Hockey League players making mass exodus to US Colleges (Tribune)
The impact of the No Escape rule (The Ice Garden)
When Pride meets the playbook: Seattle’s model for LGBTQ+ belonging in sports (The Ice Garden)
New York Sirens sign Kristyna Kaltounkova (The Ice Garden)
2025 Top 25 Under 25: The List (The Ice Garden)