2025 NHL Mock Draft: Late January Full Two-Round Projections

2025 NHL Draft James Hagens Porter Martone Matthew Schaefer Michael Misa
2025 NHL Draft James Hagens Porter Martone Matthew Schaefer Michael Misa

With points in their last three games, the Chicago Blackhawks have successfully moved out of the worst point percentage in the NHL. Congratulations are in order for the fightin’ Celebrinis in San Jose, because they’re now on the clock! So let’s update our 2025 NHL Mock Draft.

Since our last mock draft effort, a lot more than the draft order has changed. NHL Central Scouting published their mid-term rankings, which threw a whole lot of names into the blender with players’ stock sliding and skyrocketing. We’ve got more new names in the first round of this mock draft than our previous few attempts.

But this time, we’re going to elevate the effort and give you a full two rounds in our mock draft.

Note: for this mock draft I used the league standings in reverse order based on point percentage before games on Tuesday, Jan. 21. With that, the San Jose Sharks moved up into the No. 1 selection.

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2025 NHL Mock Draft — First Round

1. San Jose Sharksย โ€” Matthew Schaefer, LHD
6-2, 183
Shoots: Left

Schaefer is trending up to the top spot in many rankings now, and I’ve had him going to San Jose for a couple mock drafts now. So the Sharks owning the top pick and getting him there is easy… and makes life easier for the teams after them to pick their best available forward.

2. Chicago Blackhawksย โ€”ย Porter Martone, RW
6-3, 208
Shoots: Right

Ya know what? If the Blackhawks end up picking second and the decision to take Schaefer is taken out of their hands that might make life a whole lot easier for everyone. I’m sticking with Martone as my guy for the Blackhawks at the top of this mock draft. He’s a Tkachuk-style player and the Hawks could use that. Martone and Spellacy in the same lineup some day could be scary.

3. Buffalo Sabresย โ€” Michael Misa, LW
6-1, 184
Shoots: Left

Misa is absolutely in play for the top pick. Heโ€™s dominating the OHL this season; entering Friday, Misa has 37 goals and 38 assists in 38 games. Buffalo can’t get out of their own way but taking an elite offensive talent like Misa likely makes him the pick over Hagens here.

4. Nashville Predatorsย โ€” James Hagens, C
5-11, 170
Shoots: Left

Hagens has been considered the top prospect by most analysts since the summer and his performance at the World Juniors only helped that case. Nashville GM Barry Trotz has long coveted centers to build around, so this might be the best-case scenario for the Preds.

5. Anaheim Ducksย โ€” Anton Frondell, C
6-0, 196
Shoots: Right

I’ve had the Ducks going with a right-handed defenseman in most of my mock drafts previously, but it’s hard to justify that in the top five at this point. Frondell is a center with size and a strong game who makes sense as they continue to build.

6. Seattle Krakenย โ€” Victor Eklund, RW
5-11, 161
Shoots: Right

The Kraken are in need of quality across the board. Eklund’s stock had a big up arrow next to it thanks to his strong play at the World Junior Championship. He’s a smart forward who would help them sooner than later at the NHL level.

7. New York Islandersย โ€” Roger McQueen, C
6-5, 197
Shoots: Right

Theย Islanders picking here means they had another bad season, which means there might eventually be some changes in their front office. But taking a big center makes sense for them. McQueen is the biggest center in the first round of our mock draft.

8. Pittsburgh Penguinsย โ€” Jackson Smith, LHD
6-3, 195
Shoots: Left

The Penguins aren’t having the season they wanted, and they also might be looking at some changes in their front office if they are indeed in the top ten in the draft. Smith is a very good defenseman with good size who would help fill a need for them eventually.

9. Detroit Red Wingsย โ€” Caleb Desnoyers, C
6-1, 178
Shoots: Left

If the Red Wings are in the lottery and not the playoffs, it will be fascinating to see if Steve Yzerman is still making this selection when the draft arrives in June. Assuming he is, and the Red Wings donโ€™t make a dramatic move before the deadline, I think theyโ€™ll look to add more offensive firepower to their pipeline.

10. Philadelphia Flyersย โ€” Radim Mrtka, RHD
6-6, 207
Shoots: Right

The size of Mrtka will make him one of the more intriguing prospects in this draft class. Heโ€™s playing for Seattle in the WHL this season after coming over from Czech.ย I’m sure Philly would love to have a right-handed defenseman with this size coming on board.

11. Utah Hockey Clubย โ€” Malcolm Spence, LW
6-1, 203
Shoots: Left

Spence is a very good, strong forward prospect who could be in play earlier than this pick. Utah made a lot of moves beyond leaving Arizona last summer but injuries have kept them from taking a big step forward. They’re loaded with young forwards but Spence is a smart pick here.

12. St. Louis Bluesย โ€” Cameron Reid, LHD
6-0, 175
Shoots: Left

The Blues need to add depth on their blue line, and Reid is a good one who’s stock is rising quickly. He has decent size for a LHD, but his offensive ability is opening eyes.ย He projects as the power play quarterback of the future in St. Louis.

13. New York Rangersย โ€” Kashawn Aitcheson, LHD
6-1, 196
Shoots: Left

The Rangers might not own this pick if they make a bold trade to get back into the playoff picture (cough, JT Miller, cough). If they move a player like K’Andre Miller off their NHL roster, replacing him eventually with a left-handed defenseman makes sense here.

14. Boston Bruinsย โ€” Jake Oโ€™Brien, C
6-2, 172
Shoots: Right

Oโ€™Brien is a really good center with ideal size for the Eastern Conference. And how did the Bruins succeed for as long as they did? Strength down the middle. So putting a good center with size and offense in Boston feels like an ideal marriage.

15. Columbus Blue Jacketsย โ€” Cameron Schmidt, RW
5-8, 152
Shoots: Right

Not a big player by any means, but Schmidt has a knack for putting the puck in the net and scorers come at a premium. Columbus has some big bodies in their building already but could use a sniper.

16. Montreal Canadiensย โ€” Carter Bear, LW
6-0, 179
Shoots: Left

Bear is a solid winger with good size and ability whose stock appears to be rising quickly right now. Montreal is pushing for a playoff berth and might be another team that considers moving their pick to bolster those chances.

17. Vancouver Canucksย โ€” Lynden Lakovic, LW
6-4 , 190
Shoots: Left

Who knows where the Canucks will be when the dust settles in Vancouver? They might have more than one pick in the first round… their own pick might be earlier than 17 as well. Lakovic has terrific size on the wing. He turned 18 in mid-December and has already almost matched his production in 68 games last year (39 points) his first 31 games this year.

18. Ottawa Senators โ€” Brady Martin, C
6-0, 178
Shoots: Right

The Sens are hoping to finally make the postseason this year. But they need to continue to focus on adding quality to their pipeline. Martin is a solid center prospect who projects to go in the mid- to late-teens.

19. Montreal Canadiensย (from CGY)ย โ€”ย Justin Carbonneau, RW
6-1, 191
Shoots: Right

Can you imagine a guy named Carbonneau in Montreal? (See what I did there?) This is a good player who should come off the board around this spot, so Iโ€™m making it happen for the Habs in this mock draft.

20. Nashville Predators (from TB)ย โ€” Logan Hensler, RHD
6-2, 192
Shoots: Right

Nashville got their center with their first of three picks in the first round of our mock draft, so I have them taking a really good right-handed defenseman who could go as high as the top ten here. Hensler is a solid defenseman with decent size.

21. Calgary Flames (from NJ)ย โ€” William Moore, C
6-2, 161
Shoots: Left

The way our mock draft order lines up right now, Calgary would own two of three picks at this point. Would they consider packaging them to move up? Possibly. But they could use two more good prospects to inject more quality into their pipeline. Moore is a good center who projects as a middle-six player.

22. Philadelphia Flyers (from COL)ย โ€” Braeden Cootes, C
6-0, 183
Shoots: Right

The Flyers went with a massive RHD earlier in our mock draft, so taking an athletic center here makes sense. Cootes is a nice prospect who will likely be in play in the 20s.

23. Calgary Flamesย (from FLA)ย โ€” Bill Zonnon, LW
6-2, 190
Shoots: Left

With their second pick in the first round, the Flames take another athletic forward with good size. Zonnon is climbing a lot of draft boards right now, so while this might feel a little early for the player at this point his trajectory could have him in play here in June.

24. Los Angeles Kingsย โ€” Blake Fiddler, RHD
6-4, 207
Shoots: Right

Yes, this is the son of Vern Fiddler.ย And heโ€™s a big right-handed defenseman, which is a trendy thing for NHL teams to target.ย And, at some point, the Kings are going to have to replace Drew Doughty on the right side of their blue line. His injury this season made that even more apparent.

25. Carolina Hurricanesย โ€” Joshua Ravensbergen, G
6-5, 195

Goaltending has been an issue in Carolina since Cam Ward left. So they’ll use their first-round pick this year on the top netminder in the glass — and the only one with a first-round grade.

26. Columbus Blue Jacketsย (from MIN)ย โ€” Shane Vansaghi, RW
6-2, 214
Shoots: Right

With their second pick in the first round, Columbus takes a college player from Michigan (State this time). Vansaghi has a pro body already and could complement their previous pick’s lack of size ideally. Schmidt and Vansaghi is a nice first round for Columbus.

27. Dallas Starsย โ€” Nathan Behm, RW
6-2, 198
Shoots: Right

The Stars have consistently been considered among the best front offices at identifying talent and developing prospects in recent years.ย Behm is another new name in our mock draft’s first round because his stock is moving up. He, too, has a pro-ready body and Dallas likes players with good size.

28. Chicago Blackhawksย (from TOR) โ€” Jack Nesbitt, Cย 
6-4, 185
Shoots: Left

Nesbitt is a big-time helium prospect right now since NHL Central Scouting released their mid-term rankings and others have followed suit. He was one of the fastest skaters at the OHL Top Prospects Game (something the Blackhawks like a lot) and he’s playing alongside Spellacy in Windsor, so Chicago has seen plenty of him.

29.ย Nashville Predatorsย (from VGK)ย โ€” Jakob Ihs Wozniak, RW
6-2, 184
Shoots: Right

Another pick for the Preds has them taking a talented winger from Sweden. He has good size and is playing at a high level in Sweden as a 17-year-old.

30. Philadelphia Flyersย (from EDM) โ€” Ben Kindel, C
5-10, 176
Shoots: Left

I have the Flyers taking the best player on the board here. Kindel doesnโ€™t turn 18 until April and has blown past his 68-game production from last year, posting 24 goals and 44 assists in his first 41 games for Calgary in the WHL this year.ย 

31. Winnipeg Jets โ€” Cole Reschny, C
5-10, 187
Shoots: Left

I’ve got the Jets taking the best player available here, pretty simple. Reschny isn’t a big player and likely projects as a wing at the next level, which is why his draft stock has him ranked anywhere between the mid-20s and mid-30s. Solid add for the second-to-last pick in the first round of our mock draft.

32. Washington Capitalsย โ€” Ivan Ryabkin, C
6-0, 170
Shoots: Left

The Caps have been magnificent this season, and selecting here means theyโ€™re Stanley Cup champions. In this yearโ€™s draft class, once you get past the top 14-16 picks thereโ€™s a lot of talk about wild cards and lottery tickets. After being released from his contract with Dynamo Moscow in the KHL, he’s now skating with Muskegon in the USHL. We’ll see if that elevates him back into more solid first round consideration.

2025 NHL Mock Draft — Second Round

33. San Jose — Cullen Potter, C
34. ChicagoMilton Gรคstrin, C
35. Buffalo — Ben Kevan, F
36. Nashville — Kurban Limatov, LHD
37. Philadelphia (from ANA) — Henry Brzustewicz, RHD
38. Seattle — Charlie Trethewey, RHD
39. NY Islanders — Jack Murtagh, C
40. Montreal (from PIT) — Emile Guite, LW
41. Detroit — Eric Nilsson, C
42. Philadelphia — Haoxi “Simon” Wang, LHD
43. Tampa Bay (from UT) — Dakoda Rhรฉaume-Mullen, LHD
44. Edmonton (from STL) — Peyton Kettles, RHD
45. Colorado (from NYR) — Gustav Hillstrรถm, C
46. Washington (from BOS) — Sascha Boumedienne, LHD
47. Philadelphia (from CBJ) — Melvin Novotny, F
48. Montreal — Max Psenicka, RHD
49. Vancouver — Zachary Morin, LW
50. Ottawa — Vojtech Cihar, LW
51. Calgary — Tomas Pobezal, C
52. Nashville (from TB) — Artyom Vilchinsky, LHD
53. New Jersey — Pyotr Andreyanov, G
54. Calgary (from COL) — Cole McKinney, C
55. Toronto (from FLA) — Jack Ivankovic, G
56. Tampa Bay (from LAK) — Petteri Rimpinen, G
57. Carolina — Carter Amico, RHD
58. Minnesota — Oscar Davidsson, LW
59. Chicago (from DAL) — Will Horcoff, C
60. Utah (from TOR) — Owen Conrad, LHD
61. Nashville (from VGK) — Adam Benak, C
62. New Jersey (from EDM) — David Bedkowski, RHD
63. New Jersey (from WPG) — Viktor Klingsell, LW
64. Washington — Reese Hamilton, LHD

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Buckle up and hold onto your hats! It's deadline day, everybody! We have about five hours remaining until the NBA trade deadline at 2:00 PM central time. The biggest moves have likely come and gone with Jimmy Butler, Zach LaVine, De'Aaron Fox, Brandon Ingram, Luka Doncic, and Anthony Davis all having been dealt. However, the Chicago Bulls still have Nikola Vucevic and a few more pieces to potentially ship off,...

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Elias Schuster
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Feb 06, 2025

NOT DONE YET: Lakers Trade a HAUL to Hornets for Big Man Mark Williams

The Los Angeles Lakers have made another big move ahead of the NBA trade deadline. According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Lakers have acquired 23-year-old center Mark Williams from the Charlotte Hornets. The towering big man heads to the West Coast in exchange for a sizable package of Dalton Knecht, Cam Reddish, a 2030 pick swap, and an unprotected 2031 first-round pick. Williams is in the thick of a career...

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Matt Rooney
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Feb 05, 2025

Pelicans Send Brandon Ingram to Raptors in ANOTHER Big Deadline Trade

Can't these teams wait to break news until the morning?! ESPN's Shams Charania is at it again tonight. Just as we were all heading to bed, the insider reported that the New Orleans Pelicans are shipping Brandon Ingram to the Toronto Raptors in exchange for Bruce Brown Jr, Kelly Olynyk, a first-round pick, and a second-round pick. https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1887360828002718034 Raptors Pick Up Brandon Ingram From Pelicans The Pelicans had been trying...

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Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
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Feb 07, 2025
Connor Bedard Nick Foligno

Life Without Dickinson, the Plan in Net, Wirtz on McCaskey, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks play their final home game before the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tonight with the Nashville Predators in town. Unfortunately, the Blackhawks will have to face a team that, despite their awful record, is still offensively gifted with names like Stamkos and Forsberg out there. And the Blackhawks will have to do it without Jason Dickinson. We got some relatively encouraging news on Dickinson on Thursday,...

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Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
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Feb 07, 2025
Connor Bedard Chicago Blackhawks

Let’s Talk About the Connor Bedard Criticism

So we'll just go ahead and get the Friday party started with the topic du jour in Chicago and beyond in the hockey world lately. Let's all criticize Connor Bedard! Over the weekend, Mark Messier hopped on ESPN and threw some shade at Bedard. He went as far as to say the Blackhawks should take ice time away from Bedard because of what Messier perceived as less-than-full effort defensively on...

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Tab Bamford
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Feb 06, 2025
Jason Dickinson Chicago Blackhawks

Good(?) News on Jason Dickinson

The Blackhawks practiced on Thursday afternoon after their tough overtime loss to Edmonton late on Wednesday night. Not on the ice: veteran center Jason Dickinson, who suffered what appeared to be a nasty injury during the second period. Dickinson was seen leaving the United Center in a walking boot. The hope was that the severity wasn't as bad as it certainly looked when he left the ice with assistance. After...

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Tab Bamford
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Feb 06, 2025
Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Davidson

NHL Insider Talks Blackhawks Trade Buzz, Rantanen Trade Fallout, Future Contract Strategy

On Thursday morning, Elliotte Friedman dropped a loaded written version of his "32 Thoughts" and there are some good Blackhawks-centric nuggets in there. Here's what got my attention: Blackhawks trade buzz I noted in my bullets this morning that there were 14 teams represented in the press box scouting the Blackhawks-Oilers game. Friedman notes a light schedule and the looming two-week break meant there was plenty of attention in Chicago...

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Tab Bamford
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Feb 06, 2025
Jason Dickinson Chicago Blackhawks

Dickinson Concern, More Bedard Criticism, Scouts Galore, 49 for Lardis, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks lost a hard fought game to the Oilers in overtime last night. They showed a lot of mettle, battling back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to tie the game late. But a bad penalty in overtime cost them the second point in the standings. The result of the game last night isn't much of a concern if we're honest. What is a major concern is...

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Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
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Feb 06, 2025
Aidan Thompson DU University of Denver

Blackhawks College Prospects: Ranked Matchups, Beanpot Championship on Tap

We're now into February, and Blackhawks prospects continue to put up solid numbers across college hockey. There are some really good ranked matchups this weekend, with Denver and Providence both playing important conference matchups. And, Monday night, Boston University will face Boston College in a hyped Beanpot championship game. Here's this weekend's schedule for the Blackhawks' prospects in action. And, again, make sure you vote every day for one of...

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Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
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Feb 05, 2025
Arvid Soderblom Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks 3, Oilers 4 (OT) โ€” Three Stars, Key Takeaways

The good news when a game starts at almost 9 PM local is the first period flew by and neither team scored. With a little under eight minutes left in the first period, this ridiculous sequence by Arvid Sรถderblom and Connor Murphy kept the game tied at zeroes. Oh my Arvid Soderblom, what a saveMurphy helps out too with a stop of his own pic.twitter.com/Wu11sUNd07— BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) February 6, 2025...

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Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
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Feb 05, 2025
Colton Dach Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks Assign Levshunov AND Dach to Rockford, Activate Smith

Before Wednesday's game, the Blackhawks announced a few roster moves. The team formally activated veteran forward Craig Smith from IR. To make room on the roster, they needed to assign at least one player to Rockford. The Blackhawks sent both Artyom Levshunov and Colton Dach to the IceHogs. We knew Levshunov was headed back to Rockford without playing a game when he joined the Blackhawks earlier this week; the intent...

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Tab Bamford
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Feb 05, 2025
Jason Dickinson Chicago Blackhawks Connor McDavid

Blackhawks vs Oilers โ€” Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Yes, the Blackhawks are back on national television. And yes, it's against a really good team with legit championship aspirations. And yes, they're sitting a couple young guys in the press box again. But... this one's at home? And... yeah. That's all I've got. Get ready for a late night if you're attending because this is the second game of the night on TNT. Broadcast Info Puck Drop: 8:45ish PM CT...

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Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
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Feb 05, 2025

New NHL Players Poll Offers Interesting Results

On Wednesday morning The Athletic released the results of their informal, anonymous NHL player poll. They asked the usual range of questions, from coaches players would/would not want to play for, which cities would be on a no-trade list and whether or not Gary Bettman should retire from his role as commissioner of the NHL. And there were a few interesting results. Here the ones that got my attention: Ordinarily...

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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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Let’s Talk About the Connor Bedard Criticism

So we'll just go ahead and get the Friday party started with the topic du jour in Chicago and beyond in the hockey world lately. Let's all criticize Connor Bedard! Over the weekend, Mark Messier hopped on ESPN and threw...

Life Without Dickinson, the Plan in Net, Wirtz on McCaskey, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks play their final home game before the two-week break for the 4 Nations Face-Off tonight with the Nashville Predators in town. Unfortunately, the Blackhawks will have to face a team that, despite their awful record, is still offensively...

Good(?) News on Jason Dickinson

The Blackhawks practiced on Thursday afternoon after their tough overtime loss to Edmonton late on Wednesday night. Not on the ice: veteran center Jason Dickinson, who suffered what appeared to be a nasty injury during the second period. Dickinson was...

NHL Insider Talks Blackhawks Trade Buzz, Rantanen Trade Fallout, Future Contract Strategy

On Thursday morning, Elliotte Friedman dropped a loaded written version of his "32 Thoughts" and there are some good Blackhawks-centric nuggets in there. Here's what got my attention: Blackhawks trade buzz I noted in my bullets this morning that there...

Dickinson Concern, More Bedard Criticism, Scouts Galore, 49 for Lardis, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks lost a hard fought game to the Oilers in overtime last night. They showed a lot of mettle, battling back from a two-goal deficit in the third period to tie the game late. But a bad penalty in...

Blackhawks 3, Oilers 4 (OT) โ€” Three Stars, Key Takeaways

The good news when a game starts at almost 9 PM local is the first period flew by and neither team scored. With a little under eight minutes left in the first period, this ridiculous sequence by Arvid Sรถderblom and...

Blackhawks Assign Levshunov AND Dach to Rockford, Activate Smith

Before Wednesday's game, the Blackhawks announced a few roster moves. The team formally activated veteran forward Craig Smith from IR. To make room on the roster, they needed to assign at least one player to Rockford. The Blackhawks sent both...

Blackhawks vs Oilers โ€” Lineups, Broadcast Info, Game Thread

Yes, the Blackhawks are back on national television. And yes, it's against a really good team with legit championship aspirations. And yes, they're sitting a couple young guys in the press box again. But... this one's at home? And... yeah....

New NHL Players Poll Offers Interesting Results

On Wednesday morning The Athletic released the results of their informal, anonymous NHL player poll. They asked the usual range of questions, from coaches players would/would not want to play for, which cities would be on a no-trade list and...

Smith Returns, Mentor Martinez, Nazar’s Defense, Prospect Rankings, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

The Blackhawks are back in action tonight with Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers in town. Based on practice the last couple days, it appears Craig Smith will return to the lineup and the Blackhawks will hope to rekindle the...

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