The first day following Christmas also has its own magical feeling every year, as it marks the start of the IIHF World Junior Championship. The 2026 tournament edition begins later today in Minnesota, with games split between the Twin Cities of Saint
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Chicago Blackhawks 2024 first-round pick (No. 27 overall) Marek Vanacker was one of three players cut from Team Canada’s preliminary roster for the 2026 World Junior Championship on Thursday. Vanacker’s teammate in the Ontario Hockey League, Jake O’B
The Chicago Blackhawks’ minor-league affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, will host this year’s AHL All-Star Classic, set for Feb. 10-11 at the BMO Center in Rockford, Illinois. The rosters for the event were announced on Thursday, and defenseman Kevin K
Ahead of their weekend back-to-back against the Dallas Stars and Pittsburgh Penguins, the Chicago Blackhawks added another forward to the NHL roster. Landon Slaggert was recalled from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League on Saturday mor
One of the best parts of the holiday season is getting to wrap up Christmas with World Juniors. The 2026 IIHF World Junior Ice Hockey Championship is set to begin on Friday, as play gets underway in Minnesota. Six Philadelphia Flyers prospects will r
ST. PAUL, MN - It is Christmas Day! That means one thing... the IIHF World Junior Championships start tomorrow! This year, the tournament is in the twin cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, so the United States naturally has home-ice advantage. At las
The winning streak has now reached four games for the Chicago Blackhawks after throttling the rival St. Louis Blues 7-3 on Wednesday night. Let’s hope the Bears do the same to their long-standing rival, the Green Bay Packers, on Saturday night at Sol
Since scoring seven times against the rival St. Louis Blues nine days ago, the Chicago Blackhawks have now totaled just six goals in their last four games. They’ve scored only once in three of the past four outings, all of which have resulted in loss
Nick Foligno kicked off the scoring less than three minutes into Thursday’s game, but that was all the offense the Chicago Blackhawks could muster up. The Calgary Flames responded with three unanswered goals to defeat the Blackhawks 3-1 at the United
The Chicago Blackhawks (19-20-7) continue their four-game homestand and go for the season sweep against the Calgary Flames (19-23-4) at the United Center on Thursday. It’s the third and final meeting of the 2025-26 season between the two teams, with
When the Chicago Blackhawks hit the ice at Fifth Third Arena for practice on Wednesday, Connor Bedard was among those in attendance. Bedard, who just returned last Friday from a shoulder injury that cost him 12 games, was forced to miss Monday’s matc
The Chicago Blackhawks remain unbeaten since the start of the New Year, moving to 4-0-0 after defeating the St. Louis Blues 7-3 at the United Center on Wednesday night. Chicago is now 5-1-1 in seven games since the Christmas break. A total of 13 diff
Hockey Hall of Famer and Chicago Blackhawks franchise icon Glenn Hall, nicknamed “Mr. Goalie”, passed away in a Stony Plain, Alberta, hospital on Wednesday. He was 94. Hall spent 10 of his 18 NHL seasons with the Blackhawks (1957-1967), playing in 61