The Blackhawks announced Thursday they’ve signed forward prospect AJ Spellacy to an entry-level contract. The three-year deal has a $975K cap hit. Chicago selected Spellacy, 18, with the 72nd overall pick in the 2024 draft. The 6’2″, 195-lb power forward can play right-wing and center and was named to the United States preliminary roster for this year’s World Junior … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Sign AJ Spellacy To Entry-Level Deal
Blackhawks Looking To Move On From Philipp Kurashev
The Chicago Blackhawks will likely be busy before the NHL Trade Deadline, and it appears that they may look to cut ties with forward Philipp Kurashev either at the deadline or by not qualifying him in June (as per Harman Dayal and Chris Johnston of The Athletic). The 25-year-old will be a restricted free agent on July 1st as he finishes a two-year $4.5MM deal and has … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Looking To Move On From Philipp Kurashev
Blackhawks Hire Chis O’Hearn As VP Of Hockey Operations
According to Michael Russo of The Athletic, the Chicago Blackhawks have hired Chris O’Hearn as their next vice president of hockey operations. O’Hearn brings an extensive legal background to the Blackhawks front office and is expected to help the team navigate the Collective Bargaining Agreement and the production of contracts.[SOURCE LINK] … [Read more...] about Blackhawks Hire Chis O’Hearn As VP Of Hockey Operations
Multiple Teams Calling The Blackhawks About Seth Jones
Teams are reportedly calling the Chicago Blackhawks to check on the availability of veteran defenseman Seth Jones (as per TSN’s Darren Dreger). Dreger revealed the information on today’s segment of Insider Trading and noted that the Blackhawks aren’t proactively shopping the 30-year-old. Facilitating a trade of that magnitude would not be easy given that Jones carries a $9.5MM … [Read more...] about Multiple Teams Calling The Blackhawks About Seth Jones
Taylor Hall Believes He’ll Be Traded By Deadline
Despite his public desire to sign an extension with the Chicago Blackhawks, veteran forward Taylor Hall is readying for a breakup. Ben Pope of the Chicago Sun-Times reports Hall believes he’ll be traded before the deadline saying, “I came into this year wanting to be a Blackhawk for years to come. I don’t know if that’s going to be the case anymore.” It won’t be the first time … [Read more...] about Taylor Hall Believes He’ll Be Traded By Deadline