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BLACKHAWKS
Blackhawks to pick 3rd overall in 2025 NHL Draft (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
The numbers behind Tyler Bertuzzi’s disappointing debut season in Chicago (SCH)
Blackhawks’ NHL Draft lottery preview: Same odds, different rooting interest (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Analyzing Frank Nazar’s rookie season with Blackhawks: “It became a lot of fun” (Sun-Times)
Summer jobs: Blackhawks’ offseason plans, from Bedard’s speed to Korchinski’s blade curve (Tribune)
How did Teuvo Teravainen fare in his first season back with the Blackhawks? (SCH)
Musings on Madison, Episode 184 — Continuing our recap of the 2024-25 Blackhawks season (SCH)
Blackhawks’ dream offseason: Mike Sullivan, Michael Misa, Mitch Marner? (The Athletic)
Doors opening and closing as Blackhawks coaching search continues (SCH)
Blackhawks coaching candidates: Mike Sullivan tops the list (The Athletic)
Articles on David Carle reportedly withdrawing from Blackhawks coaching search (Sun-Times) (The Athletic)
Dylan Strome’s success with Capitals reflects poorly on every NHL team, not just Blackhawks (Sun-Times)
Blackhawks prospects in the spotlight: Drew Commesso “was standing on his head” in AHL playoff win (Tribune)
Blackhawks prospect Nick Lardis relieved “scary” leg injury wasn’t worse (The Athletic)
Blackhawks OHL prospect update, 4/23: End-of-season reports on Lardis, Vanacker and more (SCH)
Musings on Madison Episode 183 — Exit interviews, Nazar’s emergence, coaching search and more! (SCH)
IceHogs to watch in the AHL playoffs: “We’re coming into what’s hopefully going to be a very special time” (Tribune)
Blackhawks end-of-season grades: Spencer Knight, Sam Rinzel excelled as late additions (The Athletic)
Blackhawks end-of-season grades: Frank Nazar, Ilya Mikheyev headline forwards (The Athletic)
Number Munchers: Evaluating the Sorensen and Richardson eras of the 2024-25 Blackhawks season (SCH)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME RECAPS
Maple Leafs 5, Panthers 4 (NHL)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NEWS
Stolarz leaves Game 1 in 2nd period for Maple Leafs (NHL)
Morrissey leaves Game 7 for Jets with injury (NHL)
Robertson, Heiskanen to return for Stars in 2nd round (NHL)
M. Tkachuk misses practice, OK to play Game 1 (NHL)
Vegas understand need to slow down McDavid, Draisaitl (NHL)
“Hockey nerd” Strome thriving in playoffs (NHL)
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs 2nd round schedule (NHL)
NHL NEWS
Islanders win NHL draft lottery, could take Schaefer (NHL)
Blake out as Kings GM, no replacement named (NHL)
Crosby, Fleury to reunite for Canada at Worlds (NHL)
Rangers hire 2-time Cup champ Sullivan as coach (ESPN)
Cooper to return as Lightning coach next season (ESPN)
Draisaitl, Hellebuyck, Kucherov named Hart finalists (NHL)
Tocchet won’t return as Canucks coach (NHL)
Hellebuyck, Kuemper, Vasilevskiy named Vezina finalists (NHL)
Hughes, Makar, Werenski are finalists for Norris (ESPN)
Filppula, Triple Gold Club member, retires at 41 (ESPN)
Drury signs multiyear contract to remain Rangers GM (NHL)
Clutterbuck, NHL’s all-time hits leader, retires (NHL)
Lamoriello will not return as Islanders president, GM (NHL)
Kraken promote Francis to prez, Botterill to GM (ESPN)
Bylsma fired as Kraken coach after 1 season (NHL)
Canucks decline Tocchet option, offer new deal (ESPN)
NHL sets attendance record with 23 million fans (Sun-Times)
HOCKEY WORLD
The Ice Garden’s PWHL Expansion Roundtable (The Ice Garden)
PWHL Power Rankings: Week 19 (4/25 – 5/1) (The Ice Garden)
PWHL expanding to Seattle for 2025-26 season (The Ice Garden)
NCAA D3 season wrap-up (The Ice Garden)
NCAA decision has the potential to alter junior hockey — and with it, the pipelines that feed the NHL (Tribune)
The not-so-secret women’s hockey superstar incubator in Rochester, NY (The Ice Garden)