Meet the New Blackhawks: Craig Smith
Barring any last-minute additions to the Chicago Blackhawks as the 2024-25 season approaches, this will be our final installment to our summer series, “Meet the New Blackhawks”. While electing not…
Category Archives: Chicago Blackhawks
Daily Hockey Trivia – Rookie Goals, Shutouts & Father/Son Duos
Welcome to the Daily Hockey Trivia for Aug. 14, 2024. This is a daily series that will test and challenge your knowledge of the modern and historical aspects of NHL…
Blackhawks’ Taylor Hall Needs to Bounce Back in 2024-25
Eleven months ago, I wrote my first story for THW, making the case for how the Chicago Blackhawks signing Taylor Hall could help shape Connor Bedard’s future. I said the…
How the Blues Stack Up Against All 7 Central Division Opponents
The St. Louis Blues will enter the 2024-25 season under new full-time head coach Drew Bannister and a few changes to the roster. The Central Division isn’t the best in…
Blackhawks Prospects Report: Moore, Rinzel, Greene & More
The Chicago Blackhawks are a franchise in rebuild mode. With star player Connor Bedard at the foundation of these efforts, the organization looks to couple the development of talented young…
NHL Rebuild Rankings: 2024-25 Preseason Edition
The rebuild rankings following the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline were tough to evaluate. There was a lot of movement and a handful of fringe teams that made it difficult to…
Comparing Connor McDavid & Connor Bedard’s Rookie Seasons
The future of the NHL has never looked brighter due to the increase in talent across the league. While generational talents Sidney Crosby, Patrick Kane, and Alexander Ovechkin can be…
Blackhawks’ 2024-25 Captain Candidates: Pros & Cons
There has been much (more) discussion this week about the Chicago Blackhawks captain vacancy. It has been vacant since last season, after Jonathan Toews’s 15-year reign ended in April 2023.…
Marc-André Fleury Curse Continues to Hit Teams
The NHL’s expansion protocol dictates the holding of a draft to fill out the roster of new teams. The Seattle Kraken picked apart the rest of the league to staff…
Kane Is Already the Greatest American-Born NHL Player of All-Time
*This archive was originally published in 2022 The 100th player in NHL history to join the 400-goal club, Patrick Kane is still far from being done dominating. Sitting in third…