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June 03, 2025

Toews, Kane extensions 'highest priority' for Blackhawks

June 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"When Patrick and Jonathan came onto the scene, it really sort of breathed life into the franchise and into our team."

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June 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Stan Bowman, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane
June 03, 2025

McKenzie on Subban, Bolland contracts

June 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"This time around, all the leverage is in his favor. None of it is with the Montreal Canadiens."

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June 03, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
P.K. Subban, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Dave Bolland, Florida Panthers, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Chicago Blackhawks, Dale Tallon
June 02, 2025

Ovechkin could learn from Hossa

June 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“Goals don’t come off the cycle now, it’s all transition. Ovechkin used to be that way when he first started and was scoring."

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June 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Marian Hossa, Alex Ovechkin, Washington Capitals, Ottawa Senators, Chicago Blackhawks, Perry Pearn
May 27, 2025

Blackhawks 'can't just go get Ryan Kesler'

May 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"Where do you fit $5 million on the payroll?"

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May 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, Teuvo Teravainen
May 26, 2025

Sutter plays crucial role in Kings' developmental model

May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“If Tyler Toffoli doesn’t win Darryl Sutter over on how he’s going to hang in on the walls and get pucks out on the walls, he’s never going to get a chance to play for the Kings to show what he can do offensively.”

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May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Los Angeles Kings, Michael Futa, Darryl Sutter, Chicago Blackhawks, Boston Bruins
May 26, 2025

Blackhawks had chance to get Pronger in 2006

May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"One of the picks they would have had to give up was the pick that turned into either Patrick Kane or Jonathan Toews."

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May 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Calgary Flames, Brad Treliving, Chicago Blackhawks, Edmonton Oilers, Chris Pronger, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane
May 20, 2025

Doughty appreciates Toews' heart

May 20, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I think he has more heart than a lot of players and that's what separates him."

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May 20, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Los Angeles Kings, Drew Doughty, Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews
May 12, 2025

Predators still need top-end forwards

May 12, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“What is the difference between the Nashville Predators and the Chicago Blackhawks? To me it’s two players..."

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May 12, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Nashville Predators, Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Paul Fenton
May 08, 2025

Parise: Every NHL team plays a trap

May 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“Show me a team in the NHL that doesn’t play a trap and I’ll call you a liar because every single team does it.”

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May 08, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Minnesota Wild, Chicago Blackhawks, Zach Parise
May 06, 2025

Scotty Bowman likes pace of today's game

May 06, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"I like you get a lot of sustained action; you don't have a lot of whistles."

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May 06, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Scotty Bowman, Chicago Blackhawks, Stan Bowman
May 04, 2025

Bickell. Playoffs. Again.

May 04, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"Whether he’s scoring or not, he’s doing a lot of great things out there and that’s adding up to his success right now.”

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May 04, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Bryan Bickell, Jonathan Toews, Joel Quenneville
May 02, 2025

Bowman confident in Blackhawks' use of analytics

May 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“You can’t disagree with the numbers, you can only disagree with the conclusion.”

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May 02, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Stan Bowman
April 30, 2025

Backes feels Seabrook's hit was exception, not norm

April 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"We've got eight years of playing against each other in a Central Division where we've had some hard-fought battles."

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April 30, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
David Backes, Brent Seabrook, St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks
April 29, 2025

Olczyk: Toews is NHL's best two-way player

April 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"His value on any team is probably measured even more so with the respect he commands — how he makes the game a little safer when he’s on the ice.”

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April 29, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews
April 27, 2025

Hitchcock: Blues can 'write our own legacy'

April 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“Everybody is probably writing, ‘Here they go again."

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April 27, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Ken Hitchcock
April 26, 2025

Hitchcock knows Hossa's true value to Blackhawks

April 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols

"He puts more pressure on people without the puck than anybody in the league."

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April 26, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Marian Hossa
April 19, 2025

Twitter reacts to Seabrook's hit on Backes

April 19, 2025/ Chris Nichols

Social media weighed in on Brent Seabrook's hit on David Backes in Saturday's Game 2 between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues.

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April 19, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, David Backes, Brent Seabrook
April 19, 2025

Luongo delivers on Twitter... again

April 19, 2025/ Chris Nichols

The Florida Panthers' season may be wrapped up, but Roberto Luongo continues to deliver results on social media.

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April 19, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
St. Louis Blues, Chicago Blackhawks, Joel Quenneville, Roberto Luongo
April 16, 2025

Bickell: Playoffs are 'my kind of game'

April 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“There are not many tic-tac-toe goals and pretty plays. I don’t have many of those in my bag of tricks."

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April 16, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Bryan Bickell
April 13, 2025

Success only fuels Hossa's motivation with Blackhawks

April 13, 2025/ Chris Nichols

“The preparation before the game, the atmosphere, the buzz in the city, everything gets you going.”

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April 13, 2025/ Chris Nichols/
Chicago Blackhawks, Marian Hossa
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