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2022-23 NHL predictions: Central Division features league’s best, worst in Avalanche, Blackhawks

This season will likely reinforce the sizable gap from the Avs and Wild at the top to the Stars, Blues, Jets and Predators in the middle, plus another massive gap from that group down to the Coyotes and Hawks in the basement.

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Blackhawks trade Riley Stillman to Canucks for Jason Dickinson, 2nd-round pick

The Hawks received a second-round pick in 2024 while swapping the third-pairing defenseman for a fourth-line forward.

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Blackhawks’ Reese Johnson learning ‘calmness’ from Jonathan Toews

Johnson and Toews lived with each other last season and developed a close if unlikely friendship. As Johnson tries to expand his NHL skill set beyond simply hitting, observing Toews’ habits has provided valuable help.

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Blackhawks notebook: Alex Vlasic a bigger man after 4,000-calorie summer diet

Vlasic, now carrying 220 pounds on his 6-6 frame, skated on a pairing with roster-spot competitor Filip Roos in the Blackhawks’ 4-1 preseason loss Thursday.

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Analyzing Blackhawks’ new systems under Luke Richardson

Defensively, Richardson has installed an aggressive version of a zone-based “box-plus-one” structure. Offensively, he wants forecheckers who force turnovers to typically move the puck low-to-high.

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Lukas Reichel deemed ‘not quite there yet,’ sent to AHL as Blackhawks whittle down roster

Several waves of cuts Tuesday brought the Hawks’ expected opening-night NHL roster into tighter focus. Reichel’s reassignment to Rockford was the most notable transaction.

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Blackhawks’ Max Domi, Andreas Athanasiou need to learn Patrick Kane’s preferences quickly

The two new signings have forced passes to Kane far too often during their first two preseason games. They’ll need to learn soon what Alex DeBrincat knew inherently: Kane doesn’t benefit from deference from his linemates.

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Tyler Johnson feels ‘refreshed’ mentally, physically entering second Blackhawks season

After a miserable, injury-plagued debut season, Johnson benefitted from a long-awaited full summer. But at age 32, it remains to be seen how similar he’ll be to his former self.

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Blackhawks notebook: Boris Katchouk injury widens Lukas Reichel’s path to making team

One way or another, the Hawks will need to find more sources of offense for the regular season.

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Blackhawks goalie Petr Mrazek hopes new stretching routine increases flexibility, decreases injury risk

After two consecutive seasons derailed by injuries, including a recurring groin issue in 2021-22 with the Maple Leafs, Mrazek revamped his training regimen this past summer.

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Breaking down Blackhawks’ roster-spot battles as preseason continues

With roughly a week left before the opening NHL roster will be decided, Alec Regula, Alex Vlasic and Isaak Phillips remain on the bubble, likely fighting for two open spots.

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Blackhawks-Wild game in Milwaukee a special, long-awaited moment for Wisconsin hockey fans

The preseason exhibition Sunday will mark the NHL’s first foray into Wisconsin in 29 years, and the Hawks’ underserved northern fan base is “jacked” about it.

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Flyers president Valerie Camillo is happy to no longer be the NHL’s only woman in ‘the room’

PHILADELPHIA — After the Chicago Blackhawks named Jaime Faulkner their president of business operations on Dec. 16, 2020, a flower arrangement was delivered to her. The sender? The first woman to ever be hired to that position in the NHL — the Flyers’ Valerie Camillo.

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Luke Richardson teaching Blackhawks new systems in straightforward way: ‘It helps everybody’

The new Hawks coach makes sure every player has a specific job in any given situation and understands that job clearly. Players have found that approach refreshing and easy to understand during training camp.

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Blackhawks notebook: Arvid Soderblom shines in preseason win over Red Wings

Soderblom, the Hawks’ top prospect goalie, worked on his lateral quickness over the summer and showed it off while saving 31 of 33 shots Wednesday.

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Jack Johnson brings time-tested knowledge, experience to Blackhawks

After winning the Stanley Cup with the Avalanche last season, the 35-year-old was brought to Chicago to mentor and shelter the Hawks’ young defensemen.

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Kevin Korchinski makes Blackhawks debut in preseason opener

Korchinski made some smart decisions in his 19:02 of ice time, but the Hawks lost to the Blues 4-1.

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Dylan Sikura returns to Blackhawks as a different kind of player

Sikura flopped as a Hawks prospect due to his ability to get to the net. Now he’s 15-20 pounds heavier, three years more experienced, more accepting of his role as a depth forward and has the necessary strength to crash the crease.

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Blackhawks’ Jujhar Khaira ready to put Jacob Trouba’s hit, tumultuous season behind him

Khaira still “remembers it all” from the Blackhawks-Rangers game on Dec. 7 last year, when Trouba’s high but somehow unpenalized hit knocked him unconscious on United Center ice.

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Andreas Athanasiou’s blazing speed will help Blackhawks — if he stays healthy

Long known as one of the league’s fastest skaters, Athanasiou has a golden opportunity to rejuvenate his career with the Hawks this season. But he’ll need to play in more than 28 games to do so.

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Seth Jones thinking big-picture with new contract, Blackhawks’ rebuild starting simultaneously

Circumstances have changed drastically since Jones signed this eight-year contract last summer, but the Hawks’ star defenseman insists he doesn’t regret his decision.

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Blackhawks’ Jake McCabe on faster track toward return than realized

McCabe expects to return to action in four-to-six weeks after undergoing cervical spine surgery in August.

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Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews still committed to Blackhawks despite ‘disappointing’ moves

Entering the final years of their contracts, the Hawks’ two veteran stalwarts both insisted Thursday they haven’t given much thought yet to the possibility of trades out of Chicago.

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As Blackhawks’ training camp begins, Luke Richardson set to encounter his first of many challenges

The Hawks will hold their first on-ice camp sessions Thursday, starting what will likely be a season full of losing. Their new coach will need to build a culture to keep them unified through the adversity.

Chicago Tribune

Are Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews buying in to the rebuild? 3 things we learned as Blackhawks training camp opens.

CHICAGO — When the Chicago Blackhawks take the ice Thursday at Fifth Third Arena to begin training camp, they’ll kick off a new era.

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