Blackhawks News

The Blackhawks’ decision not to name a captain for the 2023-24 season certainly seems like a way to gracefully usher in Connor Bedard as the next great leader of the franchise. While Bedard’s eventual captaincy is basically set in stone, GM Kyle Davidson announced the team will have a group of alternate captains to make up this year&#82...

The Blackhawks will not name a captain for the 2023-24 season, and instead will roll with a few alternates.

There’s been a change to how fans can watch Blackhawks training camp at Fifth Third Arena

Blackhawks training camp for the 2023-24 season officially kicks off on Thursday, Sept. 21.

The city of Chicago recently approved the Chicago Blackhawks plans to expand Fifth-Third Arena into a community ice rink, according to a release from the team. The $65 million project will include two additional sheets of ice. The plan is for the arena to become a “hub for Midwest hockey” with the goal of hosting “youth and amateu...

Legendary play-by-play announcer Kenny Albert joins Pat and Charlie to talk about his new book titled: ‘A Mic for All Seasons,’ which comes out on Oct. 10.

Andrew Ladd, former Blackhawks winger, announced his retirement last Sunday. Ladd, 37, played with the Blackhawks over two different stints. His first stint between 2007-10 (three seasons) earned him his first of two Stanley Cups. Before that stint, the Hawks traded Tuomo Ruutu to the Winnipeg Jets to acquire him. The second stint happened during t...

Connor Bedard is participating in the Blackhawks’ rookie showcase camp this week. And the No. 1 overall pick in the 2023 NHL draft is turning heads and grabbing the attention of most who have the chance to watch him at Fifth-Third Arena. Here are some highlights from the Blackhawks’ coveted, rising star.

Drew Commesso made a diet change, Kevin Korchinski isn’t stressing about his spot with the Blackhawks, and much more in our Day 1 notebook.

Connor Bedard headlines the Blackhawks’ roster for the 2023 Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase.

The Chicago Blackhawks will wear a “Rocky” patch on their jerseys, in honor of their late owner and CEO, Rocky Wirtz. In the above photo of Connor Bedard, you can see the black circle patch with the white printed “Rocky” writing in the middle. Wirtz, 70, died at the end of July from a “brief illness,” according t...

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Chris Chelios joins Charlie Roumeliotis to talk about the Blackhawks’ decision to retire his No. 7 jersey and what it was like to have the surprise news delivered by his close friend Eddie Vedder during a Pearl Jam concert at the United Center. Plus, Chelios opens up about the meaning behind his No. 7,&#...

Chris Chelios will become the ninth player in Chicago Blackhawks history to have his number retired, which the team announced on Thursday night. In case you missed it, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder delivered the surprise news to his close friend Chelios during the band’s concert at the United Center. On Friday, I sat down with Chelios for an...