Bedard Already Filling Seats, Galvas Leaving, Stalock and Murphy Honored, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

May 10, 2023

The Florida Panthers can knock the Maple Leafs out of the playoffs on their home ice tonight, which would give the Blackhawks the 19th overall pick in this year’s draft (Tampa’s pick from the Brandon Hagel trade). So we once again have a reason to cheer for the Panthers tonight. We’ll also watch to see if Edmonton bounces back from an awful performance on Monday night.

When Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said drafting first overall in a class like 2023 — read: Connor Bedard — could change everything for the franchise, its fans and the city, he had a good idea that Bedard would be great on the ice. But I’m not sure even the most aggressive estimates would have projected the Blackhawks would sell as many tickets as they have since Monday night’s draft lottery.

New update to the Blackhawks' boom since getting the #1 pick:

$5.2 million in new season-ticket sales over the first 12 hours, including 1,200 new full-season plans.https://t.co/6guxXdYtmt— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) May 9, 2023

How about this crazy nugget from Mike Morreale at NHL.com: Connor Bedard won’t be the first member of his family to skate for the Blackhawks!

Connor’s great-great uncle James Bedard played 22 games over two seasons with the Black Hawks from 1949-51. A defenseman, he had no points in five games in 1949-50 and two points (one goal) in 17 games in 1950-51.

Bedard family has connection to Draft Lottery-winning Blackhawks — https://t.co/EUhqFaqfMb via @NHLdotcom
— Mike Morreale (@mikemorrealeNHL) May 9, 2023

As a reminder, the Blackhawks have a TON of cap space to play with this summer, too. Around $40 million, give or take a little for some RFAs who might re-sign (Caleb Jones, Philipp Kurashev). While the free agent class this summer isn’t ideal for signing impact players, that does give Davidson the ability to make some moves for contracts that might not fit elsewhere. And it gives him an opportunity to weaponize his eight (8) picks in the first three rounds of this year’s draft.

In addition to winning the draft lottery and the right to pick first overall, the Chicago #Blackhawks currently have $41,844,877 in projected cap space for 2023-24 heading into off-season.https://t.co/caLcG3KwOH— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) May 9, 2023

Last night the Devils got absolutely blown out of their own building by the Canes. The 6-1 score might not even indicate how one-sided the game became. How bad was it?

Devils fans have seen enough pic.twitter.com/nlTECN59IH
— Spittin' Chiclets (@spittinchiclets) May 10, 2023

It appears Blackhawks defense prospect Jakub Galvas is leaving the organization. The pending RFA has signed a two-year deal with the Malmö Redhawks in Sweden, according to the team’s Twitter. The Blackhawks selected Galvas in the fifth round of the 2017 NHL Draft and he has appeared in six NHL games.

Då välkomnar vi Jakub Galvas till Malmö Redhawks. Den mångsidiga backen kommer närmast från Chicago Blackhawks organisation där han de senaste två säsongerna representerat Rockford IceHogs i AHL. Läs mer om vårt senaste nyförvärv här: https://t.co/tXHDP7S7BR pic.twitter.com/MkpJxRvpou— Malmö Redhawks (@Malmo_Redhawks) May 9, 2023

Alex Stalock was named one of the three finalists for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy on Tuesday night. The Blackhawks’ netminder is incredibly deserving; as a member of the Chicago chapter of the PHWA, I voted for Stalock to be a finalist. Stalock is a free agent this summer and I would absolutely love for him to be back in Chicago next season, but there are four other goaltenders under contract so that path appears to be a tough one.

The Masterton trophy is awarded each year "to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey." pic.twitter.com/3Tlr2hcPyR— Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) May 9, 2023

The NHL also announced the 32 team nominees for the King Clancy Memorial Trophy. For the second consecutive year, defenseman Connor Murphy is Chicago’s nominee.

Connor Murphy Named the #Blackhawks Finalist For King Clancy Memorial Trophy https://t.co/Fy0hHDiS2P pic.twitter.com/tmvcRa6gvi
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) May 9, 2023

The AHL announced it has extended president and CEO Scott Howson’s contract on Tuesday.

The American Hockey League’s Board of Governors announced Tuesday that president and chief executive officer Scott Howson has agreed to terms on a multi-year contract extension. https://t.co/oEFhbHGn6z— TSN Hockey (@TSNHockey) May 9, 2023

Finally, I know the Cubs lost again last night but I think we’re all in the mindset to celebrate a young player making an impact. And Christopher Morel brought the excitement, energy and a home run to Wrigley last night.

Welcome Back, Christopher Morel! ROCKET Homer to Tie the Game!https://t.co/r4k9tpzFJM pic.twitter.com/S29eqjX0Cy
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) May 10, 2023

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Tab Bamford

Tab Bamford has been writing about the Chicago Blackhawks for almost two decades. He joined Bleacher Nation as the lead Blackhawks writer in May 2022. Tab is a member of the Professional Hockey Writers Association and is the author of two books about the Blackhawks: "100 Things Blackhawks Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die" (Triumph Books) and "Chicago Blackhawks: An Illustrated Timeline" (Reedy Press, 2021). Find him on Twitter/X/Instagram/Threads at @The1Tab

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