As we head into the hot summer weeks of July, the historic events begin to slow. However, there were plenty of former Chicago Blackhawks born during the upcoming week, there was an underwhelming draft class, we said goodbye to a popular player and welcomed hockey back. July 7 1949 – Lynn Powis was born in Maryfield, SK. The Blackhawks acquired…
The upcoming week was not the most eventful in Chicago Blackhawks franchise history. However, they signed two future Hall of Famers while a slew of players are celebrating birthdays. June 30 1983 – Karl Stewart was born in Aurora, ON. The Blackhawks claimed the left wing off waivers from the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2006. After two goals and five points…
The news broke on Friday that the Blackhawks have hired Luke Richardson to lead their rebuild and be their new head coach. Richardson has been in the NHL since the early ’80s, but this is his first head coaching job at hockey’s highest level. Here are five things to know about Chicago’s new leader. 1. Richardson played in 1,417 NHL…