When Jeff Blashill made his way to Chicago, it was looked at as a step in the right direction for Hawks fans. He was coming in with NHL experience. But the question was still above his head.
The Chicago Blackhawks reunited with star Patrick Kane this NHL season. Kane is making a humorous statement about returning to the United Center to play his first game back in Chicago.
Many questions surrounded the Chicago Blackhawks heading into the 2026-27 season. With so much young talent, the expectation was that they would convert that talent into results this season.
After their first road trip of the 2026-27 season, the Chicago Blackhawks return to the United Center with an 0-3 start. They lost to the Golden Knights, the Mammoth, and the Sabres.
Dominating the hockey headlines as of late has been the messy contract stalemate between the Detroit Red Wings and restricted free agent Simon Edvinsson.
The NHL has had an interesting new millennium. It was a league sans a salary cap when the 2000s started… and then the owners locked the players out for an entire season.
The Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues have encountered hardship earlier than either would have hoped but will continue to work toward overcoming it when the rivals meet Tuesday night in Chicago's home opener.
The Chicago Blackhawks are winless after their first three games, losing three road contests to Vegas, Utah, and Buffalo. On Tuesday, the club will play its home opener against the St.
The Chicago Blackhawks will be without one of their veteran depth scoring wingers for the foreseeable future, as head coach Jeff Blashill told reporters, including Ben Pope of The Chicago Sun-Times, on Monday that Andrew Mangiapane is out of the lineup on a week-to-week basis with a lower-body injury.
After being embarrassed in their games against the Utah Mammoth, the Chicago Blackhawks brought some heart on Saturday. Sadly their heart and swagger wasn’t enough to secure a victory against the Buffalo Sabres.
The Chicago Blackhawks searched for a big-time bounce-back win, but couldn’t seal the deal. So what has gone wrong for the Chicago Blackhawks to start this season?
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
It’s been many years since the Chicago Blackhawks were a competitive team in the NHL, but the franchise is hoping the 2026-27 campaign is a step in the right direction after an offseason that saw them acquire Bowen Byram, re-acquire Patrick Kane and extend Connor Bedard to a long-term contract.
The Chicago Blackhawks trotted into Buffalo to play the Sabres after losing 5-2 to the Vegas Golden Knights and getting embarrassed by the Utah Mammoth, dropping the game 6-0. The Blackhawks needed to prove something to themselves; prove that they’re way better than they’ve played.
Lyle Odelein, the hard-nosed defenseman who spent a short but physical stretch with the Chicago Blackhawks late in his career, died Friday. He was 58. The Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, native died of a heart attack, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported.
The Chicago Blackhawks took on the Buffalo Sabres in their third game of the 2026-27 season on Saturday, Oct. 3. It was gut check time for the team, as they'd lost the first two games in rather ugly fashion.
The Chicago Blackhawks are entering their third game of the season against the Buffalo Sabres tonight (Oct. 3). This is a big game for them after starting off the season 0-2, and as defenseman Ian Cole said after the game against the Utah Mammoth on Oct.
The Chicago Blackhawks‘ big offseason addition will have to miss his first opportunity to face his former team. On Saturday, Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill revealed that defenseman Bowen Byram will be out for Saturday’s road game against the Buffalo Sabres due to a family matter.
Through the first two games of the season, Chicago's defense appears discombobulated. In Vegas, they were all over the place. And against Utah, they were virtually nonexistent.
The Blackhawks wrapped up their preseason on Sept. 26, and have since embarked on their first two regular season games of the 2026-27 campaign. It hasn’t exactly unfolded as planned, with Chicago suffering a couple of ugly losses.
The Chicago Blackhawks went to Utah to face the Mammoth after getting smacked around by the Vegas Golden Knights and losing 5-2. Things didn’t change at all, and the Blackhawks played a worse game than they did in the season opener, losing 6-0 to the Mammoth.
The Chicago Blackhawks’ season has started rough. They had a couple of moments in their first game versus the Vegas Golden Knights, but overall, they did not look like a team that has much figured out yet.
The Chicago Blackhawks’ 2025-26 season was another disappointing one. They finished second-to-last in the league and last in the Central Division by 10 points behind the Winnipeg Jets.
The Chicago Blackhawks got to experience “Showtime” again after a long time. Patrick Kane made his presence felt in his first game back with the Blackhawks on Tuesday during a season-opener against the Vegas Golden Knights at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.
The Chicago Blackhawks are tidying up one more piece of business before the 2026-27 season begins. Forward Oliver Moore has been signed to a five-year, $21.25MM extension per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman.
Connor Bedard will enter the 2026-27 NHL season as the second-youngest captain in Chicago Blackhawks history. However, his fourth year in the league will begin with the franchise player still recovering from shoulder surgery.
Well, this isn’t exactly how the Chicago Blackhawks wanted to start the season. Head coach Jeff Blashill says Connor Bedard isn’t close to joining the team for practice yet, which pretty much confirms what everyone was hoping wouldn’t happen.
Several young NHL defensemen are entering the 2026 season with bigger opportunities and higher expectations. Some have already flashed star potential, while others are finally getting the role needed to show what they can do. Here are three defensemen poised for a breakout season.