Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 11, 2025
On Saturday, Pat Maroon will play his 848th and final career NHL regular-season game. Originally a sixth-round pick (No. 161 overall) by Anaheim in the 2007 NHL Draft, he didn’t make an NHL roster full-time until 2013-14 season. Since then, Maroon has become a three-time Stanley Cup Champion and one of the most beloved players in the game. On March 22 before his final game in his hometown, Maroon told…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 11, 2025
And then there were three. Yes, three games remain in the 2024-25 regular season for the Chicago Blackhawks. Just one of those is at the United Center — tomorrow evening with the Winnipeg Jets visiting. Darren Pang opened the game last night with the news that Pat Maroon will play his final NHL game against the Jets; he will not travel with the Blackhawks to Montreal or Ottawa to close…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 10, 2025
The Blackhawks played a pretty solid opening 20 minutes. They out-shot the Bruins 11-10, won 52 percent of the faceoffs and had a few nice looks at the net. But a bad (dare I say dumb?) turnover by Philipp Kurashev found its way to the back of the net and the Hawks took a one-goal deficit to the room for the first intermission. In an incredibly rare moment in this…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 10, 2025
This will be the 600th game all-time between the Blackhawks and Bruins. Two teams that, for many hockey fans, were among the elite from 2009-19 in the entire NHL come into this evening’s game in second and fourth, respectively, in the 2025 NHL Draft Lottery odds. Yeah, this isn’t exactly Toews vs. Bergeron. But it’s still an Original Six matchup. So let’s get excited, eh? Broadcast Info Puck Drop: 6:00 PM…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 10, 2025
Today is a VERY busy day for Blackhawks fans. The Frozen Four happens and the OHL’s second-round playoff series begin. Which is awesome and exciting and fun and all of the things. And those happen on the same day the Blackhawks play Game 79 of their 2024-25 regular season. Which means there are only four games — including tonight — left in the remarkable career of Pat Maroon. Yesterday, the…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 10, 2025
The Blackhawks have two prospects still alive with hopes of winning an NCAA championship. Aidan Thompson and the Denver Pioneers will look to win back-to-back championships. They get a rematch with Western Michigan, against whom DU blew a three-goal lead and lost in double overtime in the NCHC championship. Ryan Greene and Boston University are in the Frozen Four again — a third time in as many seasons for Terriers’…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 09, 2025
On Wednesday morning, the Professional Hockey Writers Association (PHWA) — of which I am a member — announced the 32 nominees for the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy. The Chicago Blackhawks’ nominee for the 2024-25 season is forward Pat Maroon. Maroon, 36, is calling it a career when the Blackhawks’ season ends on Tuesday evening in Ottawa. To date, he has appeared in 846 regular-season games (plus another 163 in the postseason). Originally a sixth-round…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 09, 2025
The biggest news in the NHL on Tuesday afternoon came from Russia. Ivan Demidov, the fifth overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, was granted his wish to leave the KHL and signed his three-year, entry-level contract with the Montreal Canadiens. Lots of Blackhawks fans wanted Chicago to select Demidov second overall, where they opted to pick Artyom Levshunov. The Blackhawks reportedly tried to trade back into the top four…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 08, 2025
On Sunday night, the Blackhawks kept Sidney Crosby off the board (he was minus-three) and Spencer Knight came within about six minutes of a shutout. They weren’t as fortunate tonight. Kevin Korchinski got clipped for two penalties in the first period (the second of which was soft). Crosby scored six seconds into the second advantage — with 16 seconds remaining in the period — to give Pittsburgh a one-goal lead…
Chicago Blackhawks
Tab Bamford
•Apr 08, 2025
If this feels redundant, it’s because it is. These two teams played each other on Sunday evening. They’re playing again tonight. Because why face each other in the first 76 games of the year when you can play twice in the final nine days of the regular season? Right? Broadcast Info Puck Drop: 6:00 PM CTTV / Streaming: WCIU, Chicago Sports Network (if/where available)Radio: WGN 720 AM The puck drops Tuesday night🏒💥Get in…
