NHL Snubs Blackhawks Teräväinen, Mikheyev From Weekly Stars

Teuvo Teravainen Chicago Blackhawks
Teuvo Teravainen Chicago Blackhawks

On Monday, the NHL named the league’s three stars from last week: Cale Makar, William Nylander and Patrik Laine. Which is great for them, but… where’s the love for two Blackhawks who had great weeks??

I fully appreciate the performances of these terrific individuals. And they certainly have bigger “names” than Teuvo Teräväinen and Ilya Mikheyev. But…

Teräväinen had 10 assists and one power play goal in four games last week. Certainly averaging nearly three points per game is worthy of something… right?

Mikheyev scored five goals and added one assist for six points in four games. Four of his five goals came at even strength — the other was short-handed. Certainly that’s worthy of something… right?

Apparently not.

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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 three books about the Blackhawks: "The Future: Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks' New Era,"(Triumph Books),"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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