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BLACKHAWKS
2024-25 Midseason Blackhawks Top 25 Under 25, Part I: Nos. 11-25 (SCH)
GM Kyle Davidson on complementing Bedard, trading top draft pick: Q&A (The Athletic)
Where will Ryan Donato be after the trade deadline, next season? 3 scenarios (The Athletic)
Teravainen moving from one underdog to another: Finland’s 4 Nations team (Sun-Times)
10 thoughts on the Blackhawks heading into the 4 Nations Face-Off break (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Blues 6, Blackhawks 5 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 6, Predators 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Prospect Jack Pridham has taken off since taking advantage of rule change (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks Bits: Bedard addresses recent criticisms; Sorensen provides Dickinson injury update (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
How the Blackhawks plan to address goaltending in rebuild (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Oilers 4, Blackhawks 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times)
Musings on Madison, Episode 173 — Catching up after a busy Blackhawks week (SCH)
Blackhawks practices give top prospect Artyom Levshunov a glimpse of NHL pace (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks are No. 4 in 2025 NHL prospect pool rankings (The Athletic)
Frank Nazar excelling on Blackhawks’ penalty kill by keeping his feet moving (Sun-Times)
How Alec Martinez, Alex Vlasic bonded as Blackhawks: “We’re just idiots, I guess” (The Athletic)
Blackhawks Bits: Levshunov recalled from Rockford; Crevier placed on IR (SCH) (Tribune)
Blackhawks prospect updates: GM Kyle Davidson keeping in touch with Roman Kantserov, Ilya Safonov (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks power rankings: Bedard’s consistency, Donato’s trade value, Messier’s compliant (The Athletic)
Blackhawks prospect Nick Lardis is a “goal-scoring machine,” and he wants to translate that to the NHL (Sun-Times)
Frank Nazar remains unflappable through the ups and downs of rookie season (The Athletic)
During final 30 games, Blackhawks must limit blowout losses so that kids can develop (Sun-Times)
What the NHL’s salary cap bump means for Connor Bedard’s next Blackhawks contract (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Panthers 5, Blackhawks 1 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
RECAPS: Hurricanes 3, Blackhawks 2 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune)
4 NATIONS GAME RECAPS
Canada 4, Sweden 3 (NHL)
4 NATIONS NEWS
Sweden taking positives from loss in 4 Nations opener (NHL)
Theodore to miss rest of 4 Nations for Canada (NHL)
Binnington to start for Canada in 4 Nations opener (NHL)
Sweden confident in “top-class” defense for 4 Nations (NHL)
Tkachuk brothers “having a blast” at 4 Nations (NHL)
Cooper not ready to announced Canada No. 1 goalie (NHL)
“Productive” recovery has Sweden’s Ullmark ready (ESPN)
Crosby “good to go” for Canada’s 4 Nations opener (ESPN)
Storylines aplenty with tournament about to begin (NHL)
Q. Hughes will not play for US (NHL)
Jarvis willing to do it all for Canada (NHL)
Sanderson of Senators become force ahead of 4 Nations (NHL)
Tocchet brings pedigree to 4 Nations as coach, player (NHL)
NHL GAME RECAPS
NHL NEWS
World Cup of Hockey to return in 2028 (NHL)
Top 100 drafted NHL prospects ranking: Demidov, Buium lead Wheeler’s winter 2025 list (The Athletic)
Devils put captain Hischier on IR, recall D Nemec (ESPN)
Crosby misses practice again, status unclear for Friday (NHL)
M. Pettersson signs 6-year contract with Canucks (ESPN)
NHLPA appeals Hartman’s 10-game suspension (ESPN)
Crosby being evaluated for upper-body injury (ESPN)
Heiskanen out month to month for Stars after knee surgery (NHL)
Cup-winning Panthers honored at White House (NHL)
Hartman of Wild suspended 10 games for roughing (NHL)
“Proud” NHLPA, PHPA choose to join AFL-CIO (ESPN)
Center Norris out “a couple weeks,” Senators say (ESPN)
Islanders F Barzal (lower body) out indefinitely (ESPN)
Jackets’ Marchenko (jaw) put on injured reserve (ESPN)
Canucks’ Hughes sits out with undisclosed injury (ESPN)
HOCKEY WORLD
Caps prospect Hutson, BU upset BC, win Beanpot (ESPN)
Projected lines, defense pairs for 4 Nations (USA) (Finland)
Russia and Belarus will be banned from ice hockey tournaments until at least May 2026 (AP)
2024-2025 PWHL Power Rankings: Week 9 (The Ice Garden)
PWHLPA names Underwood as executive director (ESPN) (The Ice Garden)