Under different management, Chicago Blackhawks 2022 seventh-overall draft pick Kevin Korchinski might have started his NHL career in the 2022-23 season. Going into the 2022 draft, the Blackhawks had zero picks in the first round, but after trading Alex DeBrincat, Kirby Dach, and acquiring Petr Mrazek, they walked away with three picks with Korchinski the headliner of the class. A…
It is currently 11:18 pm. I am sitting in bed at the AirBNB the ALLCITY Network rented for our trip, and I’m about as tired as I’ve ever been. These four days in Nashville have been an exhilarating whirlwind. We’ve lost track of what day it is several times, referring to the trip, that took place Monday through Friday, as…
Before NHL Deputy Commissioner could even complete his pre-draft roll call, the Blackhawks made a deal. Chicago acquired forward Josh Bailey and a 2026 second-round pick for future considerations. Bailey, 33, a veteran of 1,057 games, he has scored 184 goals and 396 assists, including eight goals and 17 assists in 64 games for the Islanders last season. He carries…
What an incredible day. I’m not sure I’ve ever been so tired and wired at the same time. Day One of the NHL Draft is in the books, and the Blackhawks came away with Connor Bedard and Oliver Moore. It was a dream outcome, and the team has nine more picks to play with tomorrow. Time for Day Three of…
As the dust settled from the Chicago Blackhawks selecting Connor Bedard, along with a slew of other first round draft surprises, the organization was back on the clock with the 19th pick. With it, they selected USNTDP standout Oliver Moore. https://twitter.com/Mario_Tirabassi/status/1674227114600550402?s=20 We profiled Oliver Moore earlier this month as part of our run-up to the NHL Draft. With the Blackhawks…
NASHVILLE — It is finally, finally official. With the first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard from the Regina Pats. The moment Blackhawks fans have been waiting for since May 8, and really since the idea of “tanking” began in the early winter of 2021, has come as generational talent and top prospect in…
Day Two of our Nashville trip was the busiest yet. It started early in the morning with the ALLCITY Network Mock Draft and concluded with some tunes and brewskis on Broadway. Time for day two of my CHGO Blackhawks NHL Draft Diary. 9:00 am | It’s Only Make Believe After weeks of planning, then non-planning, then planning again, somehow, the…
The Blackhawks have released their schedule for the 2023-24 regular season. Chicago will open their season with five consecutive road games, starting on Tuesday, October 10th in Pittsburgh and concluding on Thursday, October 19th in Colorado. Connor Bedard will make his regular season United Center debut on Saturday, October 21st, when the Blackhawks open their home schedule vs the defending…
The NHL Draft is two days away. June 28th, 2023 is a day that we at CHGO Blackhawks have been looking forward to since the day CHGO launched back in March of 2022. I’m going to document the fun and the anxiety of our first ever draft trip in my CHGO Blackhawks NHL Draft Diary. 8:15 am | On the…
As the NHL Draft approaches, the opportunity for the Chicago Blackhawks to enact chaos in the league before making the first-overall pick on Wednesday night is fully on the table. On Monday afternoon, they began their draft week with a bang. The Blackhawks are acquiring Taylor Hall and Nick Foligno from the Boston Bruins in exchange for the RFA rights…