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The Connor Bedard Show has officially begun in the National Hockey League. The most hyped prospect since Connor McDavid was exceptional in his preseason debut for the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, registering two assists as the Hawks beat the St. Louis Blues 2-1 in overtime. The 18-year-old finished the night by making a great […]

Connor Bedard will play his first preseason game with the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night, ushering in a new era in the Windy City. Gone are the perennial superstars and three-time Stanley Cup champions Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. No longer are the Hawks a constant threat to come out of the Western Conference come […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will begin their slate of preseason games on Thursday night against the St. Louis Blues. This game will give us the first glimpse of this Chicago squad without Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane. And it’ll give us our first glimpse of the player tabbed with replacing them, Connor Bedard. Bedard has been […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are gearing up for the beginning of a new era of their franchise. Connor Bedard enters the picture with the expectation of becoming the next Chicago hockey icon over the next few years. If there’s anyone who understands the pressure of being the first overall pick, it’s actually Bedard’s teammate, Taylor Hall. […]

Chicago Blackhawks fans must feel ecstatic after witnessing Connor Bedard’s first game with the franchise. Selected first overall by Chicago in the 2023 NHL Draft, Bedard wasted zero time in showing why the Blackhawks stud is head and shoulders above everybody in his class. In his first game in five months, the Blackhawks center scored […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are beginning a new era in their franchise this upcoming season. Gone are the days of Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane leading the Blackhawks to success. Now, the team turns to generational prospect Connor Bedard to bring glory to the Windy City over the next several years. The Stanley Cup Playoffs are […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are entering a new era for their franchise, moving forward without icons Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews. However, they have another potential icon ready to make his mark. First overall pick Connor Bedard is generating a level of hype fans have not seen in a while. But what exactly is it that […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are likely to debut number one overall pick Connor Bedard this upcoming season. Bedard, considered a generational prospect, is one of the most hyped prospects in recent history. Only two players generated a similar buzz: Sidney Crosby and Connor McDavid. Bedard likely begins his NHL career on October 10 when his Blackhawks […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are currently without a captain now that Jonathan Toews is no longer on the team. He served as the team’s captain beginning in the 2008-09 season. Chicago and Toews agreed to part ways this summer as the future Hall of Famer hit the open market as a free agent. A couple of […]

Veteran NHL forward Andrew Ladd has played a little over 1000 games throughout his career. He has had a rather interesting journey in the league over the last nearly two decades. Now, Ladd is hanging up his skates. The 37-year-old officially announced his retirement on Twitter on Sunday. “The time has come for my next […]

Chris Chelios will have his No. 7 retired by the Chicago Blackhawks this upcoming National Hockey League season — and it was Pearl Jam who broke the news on Thursday night. The popular rock band had a show at the United Center, the home of the Blackhawks. Chelios is a close friend of frontman Eddie […]

Free agent forward Patrick Kane mentioned recently that he is willing to listen to offers from interested teams. As of now, we aren’t aware of any team that has made an offer to the future Hall of Famer. However, recent reports indicate that Kane has an interest in joining his old rival, the Detroit Red […]

Chicago Blackhawks rookie center Connor Bedard is the new face of the franchise. Just like many NHL players, Bedard looks forward to the occasional cheat food and give himself a treat. Surprisingly, Connor Bedard’s preferred cheat food isn’t as sinful as many of his NHL contemporaries, per The Athletic. “My favorite is probably sushi. I’m […]

The Chicago Blackhawks were blessed early in the offseason. When they went into the NHL’s Draft Lottery in May, they had no better than the third-best opportunity to come away with the No. 1 pick in the upcoming draft. Connor Bedard. A work of art. 🤌@BioSteelSports NHL CAMP pic.twitter.com/UiSxMvn0mW — NHL (@NHL) August 30, 2023 […]

It’s a case of Connor reaching out to another Connor. Edmonton Oilers star center Connor McDavid has been reaching out to Chicago Blackhawks rookie Connor Bedard. The former, a nine-year NHL veteran, has been sharing advice with the first overall selection of the 2023 NHL Draft. Hockey fans and experts have compared the 18-year-old Bedard […]

The NHL has a lot of young talent coming through the pipelines. Take a look at teams such as the Buffalo Sabres, for example. They have an incredible promising team full of potential at every position. And in Buffalo’s case, they are also absolutely incredible. Other teams share the same promise as the Sabres, but […]

The Chicago Blackhawks will begin a new era in the coming weeks when the team starts its training camp and eventually competes in the 2023-24 season. After several disappointing seasons, they have a chance to be one of the more exciting teams in the league as No. 1 draft pick Connor Bedard will make his […]

Although Jonathan Toews made it clear that he is not retiring from the National Hockey League, the three-time Stanley Cup champion provided more clarity on the situation on Friday. Toews said he would not decide whether he would play in the league again until late in the upcoming regular season at the earliest. “I am […]

Marian Hossa’s prolific NHL career was sadly cut short due to health considerations. But on Friday, the Hall of Famer will get a proper send-off in his native Slovakia in the form of a “goodbye game.” And the talent on the ice will be an impressive collection of Hossa’s former NHL teammates. Several superstars who […]

The Chicago Blackhawks were the big winners of the NHL’s offseason. After a brutal season in which they struggled to score and were even worse at preventing goals, the Blackhawks won the lottery. The Draft Lottery that is. The Blackhawks did not have the worst record in the league — they were third-worst — but […]

Former Chicago Blackhawks superstar Jonathan Toews announced he is stepping away from the game of hockey for an extended period, but hasn’t noted when he could be back as he battles health issues. The 35-year-old played his final game for the Blackhawks franchise on April 13, and the team stated they would not be renewing […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are set to usher in a new era in 2023-24. Franchise icons Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews are no longer with the team and don’t figure to join the team ahead of the upcoming season. In turn, Chicago is welcoming generational talent Connor Bedard to the team. Bedard officially went first overall […]

This is the summer of Connor Bedard for the Chicago Blackhawks. He is expected to be the most dynamic rookie to come into the NHL since Connor McDavid was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in 2015. When the Blackhawks won the NHL’s Draft Lottery, they knew they would have a winning offseason because they gained […]

Rocky Wirtz, who played a big role in further uplifting the brand of NHL franchise Chicago Blackhawks the last couple of decades has passed away at the age of 70, according to Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times. Wirtz served as the Blackhawks’ chairman and principal owner from 2007 up to the time of his […]

The Chicago Blackhawks and forward Philipp Kurashev will be partnered for the next two years after an independant salary arbitrator awarded the 23-year-old a contract. The deal carries a salary-cap hit of $2.25 million per year. The decision was announced by the team on Sunday, after the Swiss-Russian centre set career highs with nine goals […]

Connor Bedard has secured his first bag as an NHL player. The first overall pick in the 2023 NHL Draft has reportedly agreed to a contract on Monday with the Blackhawks, per Scott Powers of The Athletic. “The Blackhawks and Bedard celebrated by agreeing to terms on a three-year entry-level deal Monday and will make […]

There’s no aspect of the Chicago Blackhawks franchise that was not impacted by the events of May 8. That was the night of the NHL’s Draft Lottery. The Blackhawks had the third-worst record in the NHL last season, and that meant they had the third-best chance to end up with the No. 1 pick in […]

The Chicago Blackhawks are ready to turn a corner as an organization after selecting Connor Bedard with the first pick in this year’s NHL draft. In addition to Bedard, the Blackhawks brought in a crop of veteran players to establish some leadership in their locker room. One of those vets, Corey Perry, is eager to […]

When the Chicago Blackhawks won the NHL’s draft lottery and were given the opportunity to select Connor Bedard, there was joy in the Windy City. The feeling among hockey insiders was that the Blackhawks would select the young star and he would serve as the anchor of the franchise and the team would build slowly […]

The Toronto Maple Leafs look likely to allow Michael Bunting to walk this summer. And predicting his free agency is more interesting than other players. Bunting is a good hockey player, but he is also one of the league’s most frustrating forwards. Bunting joined the Maple Leafs as a free agent in the summer of […]

The future of Chicago sports success rests clearly on the shoulders of Justin Fields and Connor Bedard. Fields is the 3rd-year quarterback of the Chicago Bears who has flashed his considerable talent during the first two years of his career but has yet to find consistency. Bedard is the No. 1 draft pick in the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks stayed busy on Thursday, acquiring Corey Perry from the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for a seventh-round draft selection, the two teams announced during Day 2 of the 2023 NHL Draft. Unlike Josh Bailey, who was immediately bought out when the Hawks acquired him from the New York Islanders earlier in the […]

The Chicago Blackhawks have acquired Josh Bailey and a second-round pick from the New York Islanders for future considerations, the two teams announced ahead of Day 2 of the NHL Draft on Thursday. The move is fully a salary cap dump for the Isles, who will offload Bailey’s final year and take $5 million off […]

All things considered, the Chicago Blackhawks had already won the 2023 NHL Draft as soon as they officially selected Connor Bedard as the No. 1 overall pick Wednesday night. But it got even better for them when Oliver Moore somehow landed on their laps. Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson couldn’t believe that Chicago did not […]

The 2023 NHL Draft is finally here! All 32 teams gather in Nashville, Tennessee for one of the most chaotic events the hockey offseason has to offer. The 2023 NHL Draft brings a very promising class of rookie hopefuls looking to make claim their place as the future stars of the game of hockey. Every […]

The first round of the 2023 NHL Draft is officially in the books! Wednesday night proved to be rather quiet despite a ton of trade speculation heading into the first round. In fact, we saw no trades in the first round. However, we did see a few interesting selections made during the draft itself. As […]

New Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard was thrilled at the opportunity to take on one of his childhood idols in his first career NHL game. The Blackhawks selected Bedard with the first overall pick in the NHL Draft, and he is in line to play Pittsburgh Penguins legend Sidney Crosby on opening night. When asked […]

Connor Bedard has arrived in Chicago. The Chicago Blackhawks secured the undisputed top 2023 NHL Draft prospect by selecting Bedard first overall, a major that was virtually in the bag of Chicago long before Wednesday night’s event at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Right after the Blackhawks picked him, Connor Bedard went on an interview and […]

As everyone in the hockey world expected, the Chicago Blackhawks selected Connor Bedard with the No. 1 pick in the 2023 NHL Draft — and the Pittsburgh Penguins shared a nice message to the young superstar. Congratulations on the #1 selection, Connor Bedard. We'll see you for opening night in Pittsburgh on October 10. pic.twitter.com/3NaGFqvniW […]