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BLACKHAWKS
Musings on Madison, Episode 211 — Pridham departs, revised Blackhawks season thoughts and early draft talks (SCH)
What losing another prospect means for the Blackhawks in the big picture (Athletic)
Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to the Lightning (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (Athletic)
Blackhawks CHL prospect update, 6/1: Vanacker and Behm finish strong; Pridham not signing? (SCH)
Blackhawks mailbag: Will Kevin Korchinski be in Chicago next season? (Athletic)
Blackhawks 100 years of drama and dramatics (Sun-Times)
Dennis Hull, longtime Blackhawks forward and counterpart to brother Bobby, dies at 81 (Sun-Times)
What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: Trading draft picks, expiring contract rights (Athletic)
Blackhawks mailbag: Will Kantserov by the biggest offseason move? (Athletic)
The similar paths — and different archetypes — of Oliver Moore and Nick Lardis (SCH)
What trades, free agents or offer sheets could the Blackhawks consider this offseason? Mailbag, Part 1 (Athletic)
From Bedard to Burakovsky: How the Blackhawks players graded in 2025-26 (Tribune)
Digging into Sam Rinzel’s disappointing season (SCH)
Where things stand between Blackhawks and Mikheyev: Interest and pragmatism (Athletic)
Ryan Greene showed he has a spot in future Blackhawks’ lineups — but where? (SCH)
How the Blackhawks’ Gen Z core has “let down the shield” on social media (Athletic)
Blackhawks need to be aggressive with trade offers if any stars hit market this summer (Sun-Times)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME RECAPS
Golden Knights 5, Hurricanes 4 (NHL)
Stanley Cup Final Game 1: Which I Definitely Knew Was Coming (Fels)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NEWS
Hurricanes counting on top line in Game 2 of Cup Final (NHL)
McNabb, Theodore add spark for Vegas in Final (NHL)
Hertl scoring “big goals” since call from Pavelski (NHL)
Marner, Andersen friendship on hold in Stanley Cup Final (NHL)
Hurricanes roster “family” despite Rantanen, Marner misses (NHL)
Marner treated unfairaly as Maple Leaf, Eichel says (ESPN)
2026 Stanley Cup Final schedule (NHL)
NHL NEWS
Cooper “never thought” he’d win Adams as top coach (NHL)
2027 All-Star Weekend at UBS Arena to be “tentpole event” (NHL)
NHL revenue sources “growing,” Commissioner says (NHL)
MacFarland hired as Predators president, general manager (NHL)
Stars sign nonbinding LOI for new arena in Plano (ESPN)
Blue Jackets’ Werenski takes home Norris Trophy (ESPN)
French Gates to become Kraken minority investor (ESPN)
Malhotra hired as Canucks coach, replaces Foote (NHL)
Claude Lemieux, 4-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 60 (NHL)
Malkin signs 1-year deal to remain with Penguins (NHL)
NHL draft prospect Cole Tuminaro hoping to take next step in underdog journey (Sun-Times)
HOCKEY WORLD
2026-27 PWHL Roster Tracker (The Ice Garden)
Knight, Muller among unprotected PWHL stars (ESPN)
Sabres’ Helenius scores in OT, Finland wins Worlds (ESPN)
Norway stuns Canada in OT, wins bronze medal (ESPN)
Kitchener beats Everett to win 3rd Memorial Cup (ESPN)
PWHLPA releases 2025-26 PWHL salary data (The Ice Garden)