Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The top NCAA prospect in years will be another name high up on draft boards this summer. (Editor’s note: Since we all know what this season is about, we’re going to start keeping tabs on the four prospects expected to be atop draft boards for the 2023 NHL Draft. Next up, Adam Fantilli.) There’s no debate that Connor Bedard is … [Read more...] about Top of the lottery prospects: Introducing Adam Fantilli
Top of the lottery prospects: Introducing Connor Bedard
Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images The highest-touted prospect since Crosby and McDavid is absolutely living up to the hype. It’s at the point now where it’s impossible to talk about Connor Bedard without it sounding like hyperbole. “I don’t say this lightly,” TSN director of scouting and NHL analyst Craig Button said. “I’ve watched the World Junior Championship … [Read more...] about Top of the lottery prospects: Introducing Connor Bedard
Morning Bag Skate: 1-17-23
Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images A daily look at hockey news around the world. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks CHL, USHL prospect update for 1/16: First post-World Juniors report (SCH) Dying Hard: Reverse Standings Update for 1/16 (SCH) 1-on-1: Toews trying to enjoy being Hawk for “as long as I can” (NBC … [Read more...] about Morning Bag Skate: 1-17-23
Musings on Madison, Episode 109 — League-wide look, Lukas Reichel laments
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images It’s the halfway point of the 2022-23 NHL season. Welcome to Episode 109 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. This week, Dave, Mil, Shepard and Betsy gathered to take a look around the rest of the league and lament … [Read more...] about Musings on Madison, Episode 109 — League-wide look, Lukas Reichel laments
We Always Hang in a Buffalo Stance: Blackhawks vs. Sabres Preview
Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images The Blackhawks face the upstart Sabres for the first time this season. The Chicago Blackhawks welcome the Buffalo Sabres to The United Center on Tuesday night, with an attempt by the Blackhawks to wash away the terrible taste of their 8-5 loss at home on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken. The Sabres won six in a row to … [Read more...] about We Always Hang in a Buffalo Stance: Blackhawks vs. Sabres Preview