The Chicago Blackhawks are emerging from the basement of the NHL with a solid start to the season that has them in range of the Western Conference playoff picture.
It’s time to grab your passport because we are heading to Europe for the final installment of our Blackhawks Prospect Check-in. Unlike our first two Check-Ins, we will not go over every prospect in Europe.
Since the Blackhawks made the coaching change from Luke Richardson to Anders Sorensen on Dec. 5, the team has a 5-9-0 record entering tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.
Rather than focus on the Blackhawks’ complete dumpster fire in Buffalo last night, let’s think happy thoughts on a Saturday morning. Rockford hosted the Iowa Wild last night and Drew Commesso pitched the first shutout of the season, making 25 saves in the win.
The Blackhawks will play their final game before the NHL’s Christmas break. There will be no games across the league for three days (Dec. 24-26) and organizations can’t practice or meet until the 27th, which means the Blackhawks will have to fly to Buffalo the morning of the game after the layoff.
NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.
Chicago Blackhawks forward prospect Roman Kantserov, a growing asset for Metallurg Magnitogorsk in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL), was named Best Forward of the Week thanks to his excellent play.
The rumor mill is buzzing about who the Chicago Blackhawks will take in the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Will it be the offensively gifted Russian forward Ivan Demidov?