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BLACKHAWKS
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)
Blackhawks chairman: CHSN viewership nosedive is “unacceptable” (The Athletic)
Blackhawks’ few remaining veterans know they’ll rely on young core to carry team forward (Sun-Times)
WGN interested in airing Chicago Sports Network broadcasts, confident a deal can work (Sun-Times)
Kyle Davidson’s “challenging season” included a heart scare — and making tough choice for Blackhawks (Tribune)
Articles from exit interview day (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Sun-Times II) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
Breaking down 13 interesting stats from the Blackhawks’ 2024-25 season (Sun-Times)
Fun part of Blackhawks’ rebuild should be coming next — at least in theory (Sun-Times)
Five offseason questions for the Blackhawks and GM Kyle Davidson (The Athletic)
RECAPS: Blackhawks 4, Senators 3 (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS GAME RECAPS
Senators 4, Maple Leafs 0 (NHL)
Hurricanes 5, Devils 4 (NHL)
Golden Knights 3, Wild 2 (NHL)
Oilers 3, Kings 1 (NHL)
STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS NEWS
Ekblad suspended 2 games for Panthers (NHL)
Hagel won’t play for Lightning in Game 5 with injury (NHL)
Hellebuyck says he’ll be better in Game 5 for Jets (NHL)
Andersen leaves Game 4 for Hurricanes with injury (NHL)
Brind’Amour irked after Meier runs into Andersen (ESPN)
2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs 1st round schedule (NHL)
NHL NEWS
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)
Florida’s Puljujarvi banned 2 games vs. Lightning (ESPN)
Jets lock down Pionk with 6-year, $42M extension (ESPN)
Report: Rangers’ Panarin settled after accusation (ESPN) (The Athletic)
Inside the NHL’s wild world of quirky postgame victory trophies passed from player to player (The Athletic)
HOCKEY WORLD
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)
PWHL expansion comes at the right time (The Ice Garden)
PWHL expanding to Vancouver for 2025-26 season (The Ice Garden)