When your favorite team is eliminated from the playoffs and they are still going on, you usually look for any news, since a lot of the heavy offseason lifting doesn’t happen until the Stanley Cup is lifted.
The IIHF World Championships are always entertaining to watch throughout the start of the offseason. However, for Chicago Blackhawks fans, it was made for more “must-see” viewing, as two of their players, Frank Nazar and Alex Vlasic (Team USA), faced Switzerland for the Gold medal and won.
The 12-day round-robin portion of the 2025 World Championship is over, with Canada and Switzerland claiming the top spots in their respective groups. Canada, Sweden, Finland and Austria are the four teams moving on from Group A, while Switzerland, USA, Czechia and Denmark will advance out of Group B.
In the history of the NHL, a total of 46 players have scored 50 goals in a season more than once. How many of the 46 can you name in six minutes?
USA, Switzerland, Latvia and Austria came out on top on the third-to-last day of round-robin play at the 2025 World Championship, with some movement happening in the standings along the way.
The young players on the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster have benefitted greatly from playing in the IIHF World Championships so far. Frank Nazar had a fantastic showing for Team USA on Sunday in their 6-0 victory over Hungary.
The Chicago Blackhawks had a few players selected to play in the IIHF World Championships this offseason, and it has been extremely beneficial for the guys in the tournament.
A handful of Chicago Blackhawks are starting their offseason playing in the IIHF World Championships, which started last Friday in Sweden. With the team’s young core getting more looks together on NHL ice at the end of this past season, fans are getting more excited about what the future of the franchise will look like.
The first weekend of the 2025 IIHF men’s World Championship is complete, and it was a doozy. It marked the second day with six games on the schedule, with Canada, USA, Finland, Czechia, Slovakia and Germany skating out to victories.
Team USA continued its flawless start to the 2025 IIHF Men’s World Championship with a dominant 6–0 win over Hungary on Sunday morning in Herning. Frank Nazar and Cutter Gauthier—both just 21 years old—each scored twice to pace a balanced American attack that has now gone back-to-back games without surrendering a goal.
The Chicago Blackhawks have a few key young pieces on their roster that are participating in the IIHF World Championships that officially begin on May 9.
As the first round of the NHL playoffs unfold, the Chicago Blackhawks are on the outside looking in. Most of the players are vacationing before they get back to their summer workouts and training.
Team USA announced on April 24 that two Chicago Blackhawks players made the roster for the 2025 IIHF Men's World Championship: defenseman Alex Vlasic and forward Frank Nazar.
This season was a massive step forward in the Chicago Blackhawks’ rebuild when it came to getting younger players up in the NHL. The team’s final spot in the league standings at the end of the campaign is identical to that of a year ago, but the outlook for the franchise moving forward is much different.
How about Frank Nazar? Even in a split pro season in which he started with the Rockford IceHogs, he has somehow managed to become one of the best players on the Chicago Blackhawks in a 53-game span.
Frank Nazar scored 48 seconds into overtime to give the visiting Chicago Blackhawks a 4–3 victory at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. The goal gave Nazar a three-game goal streak to close the season as the quick skating forward continue to impress Connor Bedard.
Frank Nazar's goal 48 seconds into overtime gave the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win over the host Ottawa Senators on Tuesday night. Nazar scored on a shot from the top of the right circle on the rush off a pass from Connor Bedard, who earlier netted two goals.
The Chicago Blackhawks played their most entertaining game of the 2024-25 season on April 14 against the Montreal Canadiens. The Bell Centre was packed with enthusiastic Canadiens fans eager to see Ivan Demidov's NHL debut.
The Montreal Canadiens were robbed of a playoff-clinching win last night due to the referees seemingly breaking the NHL rule book. For the first time since reaching the Stanley Cup Finals in 2021, the Montreal Canadiens are in a position to return to the playoffs.
Frank Nazar recorded a goal and an assist in regulation, then scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win at Montreal on Monday, preventing the Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot.
Frank Nazar recorded a goal and an assist in regulation, then scored the only goal of a shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 win a Montreal on Monday, preventing the Canadiens from clinching a playoff spot.
The Chicago Blackhawks were back at the Fifth Third Arena Friday afternoon for another practice before they host the Vegas Golden Knights Saturday night.
He has been terrific in his first AHL season with Rockford.
He signed his entry-level contract following the end of the University of Michigan season in April. He was soon granted the first three NHL games of his career as part of a cohort of Hawks prospects receiving their debuts.
Over the next month, Chicago Hockey Now will be profiling every Chicago Blackhawks player from the 2023-24 season. Today will be forward Frank Nazar. Frank
A strong showing now could boost his chances of cracking next season’s opening night roster.
The University of Michigan hockey team is on its way to the Frozen Four after beating Michigan State 5-2 in the NCAA regional final on Sunday.
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