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…...
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…...
We are another week closer to the start of the World Junior Championships, which will feature a handful of Chicago Blackhawks prospects. The Rockford IceHogs had a successful three-game win week as they continue to climb the American Hockey League standings. Mario’s Notebook: Oh, Canada! Hey! Remember last week’s edition of the Rebuild Report, where we focused on the upcoming…...
Hopefully everyone had a good American Thanksgiving holiday and you have awoken from your turkey and gravy induced comas. The Chicago Blackhawks have seen the proverbial “crash to Earth” in recent weeks, falling from the point in the NHL standings where we asked, “are they too good to tank?” shortly before realizing no, no they are not. At 6-10-3, heading…...
Despite a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues, there was enough good to take away for the Chicago Blackhawks in their first preseason game of the year.
The Chicago Blackhawks lost in the opener of their preseason to the St. Louis Blues Tuesday night. The Blackhawks kept thing close for the majority of the game, courtesy of a Cole Guttman goal, but the Blues pulled away in the 3rd period. Join Jay Zawaski, Greg Boysen and Mario Tirabassi to recap the preseason opener on the CHGO Blackhawks Live Postgame Show.
That’s a bit more like it. After losing Game One of the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase 5-2 on Thursday, the Blackhawks responded with a solid 5-0 victory over the Wild at Fifth Third Arena on Sunday. Here are three observations from the action: 1. Lukas Reichel and Kevin Korchinski are on a different level It’s good (and expected) that first-round…...