The CHGO Blackhawks crew gives you a glimpse into the future in this special edition of the podcast. Kevin Korchinski, Nolan Allan, and Colton Dach join the show to talk about their experience with Seattle Thunderbirds as well as their future with the Chicago Blackhawks. Join Jay Zawaski, Greg Boysen, and Mario Tirabassi for that and more on the CHGO…
It’s officially crunch time for the Chicago Blackhawks prospects as the CHL regular seasons come to a close, the NCAA tournament begins, and the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs inch closer. There’s plenty for Blackhawks fans to keep track of in the prospect system, with tons of college players vying for a National Championship, the IceHogs in the AHL playoff hunt,…...
The NHL trade deadline has come and gone, so fans for many teams can start focusing on the Stanley Cup Playoffs. That is not the case for us as Chicago Blackhawks fans, but several future Blackhawks are getting ready for postseason runs of their own. Mario Tirabassi and Greg Boysen have crossed the globe to keep you up to date…...
I know we have all been doing it all season and even before the season. We’re guilty of it on the CHGO Blackhawks Podcast and I’m guilty of it too, but for good reason. Connor Bedard is freaking awesome. Putting all of our eggs in his basket for the 2022-23 tank season and trying to get the best odds to…...
As the NHL trade rumors continue to swirl around the Chicago Blackhawks, there are plenty of good things happening in their prospect system to help cure your depression from the thought of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane being traded away from the team. This week, the Rockford IceHogs are doing their best to make sure we are actually talking about…...
The Chicago Blackhawks are off for a while for the NHL All-Star break and their scheduled “bye week,” so it’s ample time to pay some attention to the Rockford IceHogs before their own AHL All-Star break and to the Junior ranks in the Blackhawks system. The good news is that the IceHogs recently snapped their losing streak and Lukas Reichel…...
We’re approaching the point in the NHL season when everyone starts to take a look down the Chicago Blackhawks prospect depth charts and start thinking about who will be coming up soon to replace the players that are likely out the door. Is Lukas Reichel back on his way up? Will Isaak Phillips find his way back into the NHL…...
The World Juniors have come and gone, and there is still no doubt what the top prize is in the NHL Entry Draft. Focus shifts to Seattle, which is becoming the epicenter of the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect pool following another WHL trade. Also, the Rockford IceHogs struggled to score over the weekend with some of their biggest weapons in the…...
The IIHF Men’s World Junior Championships are over. The five Blackhawks prospects in the tournament all came away with a collectively good showing and should definitely give Blackhawks fans a lot to be excited about for the current and future prospect pool. While that is wrapping up, the Blackhawks will be getting another look at top Rockford IceHogs players Brett…...
On the final day of the 2022 calendar year, the Chicago Blackhawks continued their tanking ways with a loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets in the first of back-to-back games for Chicago over the New Year’s Eve/Day holiday weekend. They’ll come home tomorrow for the first game of 2023 against the San Jose Sharks. Today’s game was thankfully moved from…