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Charlie Roumeliotis
It is indeed striking to me that Bill Wirtz passed away just before the rookie seasons of Toews & Kane. The #Blackhawks started a new era under the leadership of Rocky Wirtz and those two (among others) on the ice.
Rocky passes away before Connor Bedard's rookie season begins.
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Okay hear me out…
The Savannah Bananas vs the White Sox…. Best of 3 series in early October
Winner gets to play in the AL Central next season at Guaranteed Rate Field
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Winnipeg Jets
I'm also scared if he keeps passing like this the Bears are somehow going to screw up his development, too
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I've said this before...
The loudest I ever heard the United Center during any #Blackhawks moment wasn't the Cup presentation in '15 or the anthem before Game 1 of the '10 Cup Final.
It was when Hossa came out of the box & won the gm vs Nashville. The entire building shook.
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Sidney Crosby 🏌️♂️
Connor McDavid 🏌️♂️
Leon Draisaitl 🏌️♂️
Artemi Panarin 🏌️♂️
Toews, Kane & Keith 🏒
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Hear me out...
If the #Blackhawks wanted to completely, TOTALLY melt the free world on Sunday...
They'd come out against the Red Wings after honoring Chris Chelios in black on black.
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The #Blackhawks have one of the worst records in the NHL. So do the Flyers. It’s the last game of the year & it’s 82 degrees outside in gorgeous Chicago.
There are fans lined up 4+ hours before puck drop at the United Center to say goodbye to Jonathan Toews #Respect
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By my count, former #Blackhawks joining the Duncan Keith celebration in Toronto last night included:
Crawford
Byfuglien
Sharp
Shaw
Eager
Ladd
Versteeg
Brian Campbell
Bickell
Hossa
Seabrook
& Uncle Edzo
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Also, good luck finding a GM who wants what we saw tonight as their workplace culture... Rocky likely ran every legit candidate off tonight.
#Blackhawks
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the #Blackhawks players are drawing up their own power play system in front of the bench
That visual is all you need, folks. They took the dry erase board and did it themselves
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The Oilers are showing the sports world that they’re a poverty franchise tonight
Pathetic display after two incredible games to start the series. Bush league garbage all night
Out-classed is an understatement
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Connor McDavid is 25
By age 25, Jonathan Toews had a Conn Smythe, a Selke, an Olympic gold and two rings
Jus sayin...
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.@NHLBlackhawks please wait to honor Seabrook until you can have 22,000 people in the UC. The man deserves the loudest ovation possible. #respect #Blackhawks
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Worthy #Blackhawks reminder:
Today Connor Bedard is playing in his 142nd NHL game
He is still younger than both Oliver Moore & Sam Rinzel
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The Chicago #Blackhawks have gone three full games without trailing since Jeremy Colliton got fired
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One year ago today
April 13, 2023
The final game in Chicago for the Captain
#Blackhawks 💔😢
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Patrick Kane has personally been involved in 18% of the goals the Columbus Blue Jackets have allowed this season. Ridiculous.
#Blackhawks
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My takeaway from this: the #Blackhawks need to bring back the all black look asap
On this day in 1998, the Blackhawks acquired Mark Fitzpatrick from the Lightning in exchange for Michal Sykora #Hockey365 #Blackhawks
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#Blackhawks possible blue line next year:
Vlasic (6-6) - Levshunov (6-2)
Del Mastro (6-4) - Rinzel (6-5)
Korchinski (6-1) - Murphy (6-4)
Ages next year?
24 - 20
22 - 21
21 - 32
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Sid is so much more comfortable around #Blackhawks now that Toews isn’t here any more. It actually makes me laugh.
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thinking about Roope Hintz...
It is absolutely INSANE how good the 2015 NHL Draft has turned out to be. Stacked with stars.
The #Blackhawks drafted 7 players that year. 8 years later, they've played 48 combined NHL games - all from Dennis Gilbert
#BeginningOfTheEnd
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Ten years ago today, the #Blackhawks took this team photo. 10 players were headed to the Winter Olympics.
Ten years later, the Blackhawks have 10 players either on IR or punted from the organization completely since the start of the season.
What a time to be alive!
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The Cubs came into this week with a case to be considered the best team in the NL
The Mets, Phillies, Padres have all sprinted past them in the past 48 hours. The Dodgers aren’t going anywhere.
In the ONE year of control they got of Kyle Tucker, that’s not good enough
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Resharing because
Thank You, Jonathan Toews
from @BN_Blackhawks
#Blackhawks
bleachernation.com/blackhawk…
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This shows how much the #Blackhawks get what matters most in the room. No way that belt shouldn’t have gone to Mrazek or Bedsy last night but some things just matter more
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Thoughts & prayers to all of the columns that said Bedard might/would "pull a Lindros" and not sign with the #Blackhawks
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.@Panger40 reports Pat Maroon will play his final NHL game at the United Center on Saturday
Maroon will not travel with the #Blackhawks to Montreal or Ottawa
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Thoughts and prayers to Brock Faber’s Calder chances
Bedard’s now got 3 points in less than 5 full periods since returning to the #Blackhawks lineup
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“I’m still grateful to be a Chicago #Blackhawks”
— Connor Murphy
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Let's enjoy this edition of "How do hockey fans react to Connor Bedard doing ridiculous things on your home ice?" on the final night of the NHL calendar before Christmas with the #Blackhawks in St. Louis
We'll call this artwork: "The Michigan Aftermath"
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My question is how was the whole sitting on an opponent that long right in front of an official not getting a penalty in the first place?
#Blackhawks
Mess with Bedard, deal with Tyler Johnson 👀 nitter.app/BR_OpenIce/status/1769…
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I'm sorry... but the town hall became a complete fiasco. Brutal look for the organization. Goal was 2 steps forward and they sprinted a mile backwards...
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44 years ago today
Greatest upset in sports history 🇺🇸
Greatest call in sports television history
I was 18 days old and still remember it it like it happened yesterday 😉
Happy anniversary, @usahockey
McNeil
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We’ve got a Pete Crow-Armstrong showing at the #Blackhawks practice the day before the #WinterClassic
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Meanwhile, in Chicago #Blackhawks fans be like
Utah HC owner Ryan Smith announced a $1 subscription to the team’s UtahHC+ streaming service for fans to watch all remaining regular season and potential first round playoff games
Classy move 🙌
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Between ages 20-23, Jonathan Toews won an Olympic gold medal, a Stanley Cup, a Conn Smythe and became the youngest ever member of the IIHF Triple Gold Club
Let’s slow our roll up there in the state of hockey…
Matt Boldy averages 0.38 goals per game for his career. That's as many as...
Phil Kessel
Jonathan Toews
Anze Kopitar
Kyle Connor
Jack Eichel
...averaged between the ages of 20 and 22. #mnwild
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It's worth noting that Jonathan Toews is at Marian Hossa's farewell game this week. Lots of former #Blackhawks skating in the game.
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Is anyone else in Chicago a little uncomfortable/confused with the reality we're living in that the Bears and Blackhawks and Cubs and Sky all appear to have their act fully together at the same time? I don't even know how to compute having multiple GOOD GMs at the same time
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The #Blackhawks now have wins:
at PIT
at TOR
at VGK
vs FLA
at TB
They've been inconsistent, sure. But hell if that might not be the most impressive road win list in the NHL right now
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This was — still is — absolutely incredible. Ridiculous moment from 88. Should have counted. #Blackhawks still got the dub because puck don’t lie but man this one would have been a storybook ending
Blackhawks on CHSN
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Can’t say the official didn’t see that one
Connor Bedard takes a cross-check to the lower back from Mikael Backlund. #Blackhawks
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Rocky didn't want to answer a question about attendance. Wanted to leave that for his ticket sales dept
Wonder what their reaction is to the town hall... I have received a dozen msgs in the last half hr from current full season & ticket plan customers who are done
#Blackhawks
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Thoughts & prayers for the NHL
Luke Richardson on Connor Bedard after his four-point outing: "He's been here for a dozen games now, he's starting to really figure it out." #Blackhawks
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When I say the United Center Atrium is FULL…. This is what the #Blackhawks greats on the panel are going to see when they take the stage (hopefully soon)
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The #Blackhawks effectively traded Lukas Reichel for Ilya Mikheyev.
And a second round pick in 2027
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It's been 4 games...
The #Blackhawks have not lost OR trailed since Jeremy Colliton got fired.
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When will Patrick Kane play his first game at the United Center as a visitor?
Feb 25 — the night the #Blackhawks retire Chris Chelios’ number
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Good morning to everyone but especially @JonathanToews
It was abundantly clear yesterday that the #Blackhawks coaches & front office respect, appreciate and honor the legacy of the longest tenured captain in Chicago sports history. Here’s to continued good health
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Yes, I'm intrigued by the header image on the official @NHLBlackhawks profile this morning #Blackhawks
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Consider for a moment how mediocre the #Blackhawks have been since they won the 2015 Stanley Cup....
Patrick Kane now has 623 points in 529 games over the past 7 years since the last Hawks Cup win...
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On the third anniversary of him being named the #Blackhawks permanent general manager, Kyle Davidson makes his most immediately impactful trade.
This one feels like a win for Chicago, too.
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One other thing... to be clear...
Just because the #Blackhawks traded Jones does NOT mean they should prematurely promote Levshunov now. He's not ready yet.
Crevier can come back up for the stretch. & the Hawks could look to add a RHD before the deadline now, too
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If you watched the #Blackhawks effort tonight... and you watched them play on Friday night... there is absolutely no question they quit on Colliton. He lost the room (if he ever had it in the first place). It's a damn shame they didn't make the move sooner
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I don’t think I’ll ever be okay with the fact they wanted us to believe a high school kid was going to walk around Chicago all day in the mid-80s in a Red Wings jersey with zero repercussions
June 5, 1985: this is the date that Ferris Bueller's Day Off fictionally takes place. #80s Determined by the Cubs game they attend.
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Connor Bedard needs 20 assists in the #Blackhawks final 16 games to tie Patrick Kane's franchise record of 51 helpers in a rookie season. Can he do it?
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It’s June today which means the #Blackhawks draft Connor Bedard this month
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Haven't seen Reichel do this...
Again: there's a reason Pat Maroon is in the #Blackhawks lineup. It isn't to win the fastest skater contest or the beauty pageant, either
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My huge problem w/ the #Blackhawks requesting the name removed from the Cup is...
When they submitted the names to engrave in the first place, they knew the man's transgression. How TF did his name get on there in the first place? Shouldn't have been there at all.
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I know there’s basketball on TV but… maybe the lightest crowd for #Blackhawks warm ups for a regular season game in 18 years?
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The fan was given a 10-minute penalty for this display
#Blackhawks fan in Vancouver vehemently disagrees with the Connor Bedard penalty 😂
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Love that @maxdomi is headed to the Western Conference Final. Good for him. Was a great guy in the room in Chicago & he’s having a terrific postseason for Dallas
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#Blackhawks top pick Artyom Levshunov is no longer in the green no contact jersey as he skates before the rest of the team this morning 👀
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#Blackhawks teenagers with multiple 20-goal seasons, franchise history:
Connor Bedard
Eddie Olczyk
That’s it. That’s the list.
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Updating the #Blackhawks injury list thru Friday night:
Connor Bedard
Nick Foligno
Taylor Hall
Seth Jones
Tyler Johnson
Taylor Raddysh
Andreas Athanasiou
Anthony Beauvillier
Joey Anderson
(& Corey Perry got punted)
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Waking up heading into an offseason with a lot of actual, real hope for the #Blackhawks got me like
nitter.app/TheRyanCarrick/status/…
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I’m assuming the people on here complaining that the #Blackhawks need to draft help for Bedard are the same people complaining they won’t pay to watch games on the CHSN app…
and haven’t watched a single second of Nazar play this season
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Replay shows Trouba launch shoulder into Khaira's head. Worthy of a lengthy suspension imo. Dirty play. Scary scene at the United Center
#Blackhawks
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If Thursday night is really the end for the longest tenured captain in #Blackhawks history, it's been one helluva ride. I tried my best to capture the emotions of watching an all-time great moving on.
Thank you, Jonathan Toews
bleachernation.com/blackhawk…
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Happy 38th birthday to Brent Seabrook.
7 should be in the rafters at the United Center some day. He would have been a captain in probably 25 other cities. One of the all-time greats to wear a #Blackhawks sweater. And the first jersey I bought of what became the dynasty team
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NEED THIS JACKET
#Blackhawks
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I would say the Cardinals beating the Cubs by 7 is a touchdown difference but there is no professional football in St. Louis so they might not get the reference...
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BTW I absolutely positively LOVE this picture of Blackwell hammering MacKinnon last night and the reactions in the stands and on the #Blackhawks bench
Good morning to everyone but especially #Blackhawks forward Colin Blackwell, who returned to the lineup after a long, hard recovery like a damn wrecking ball with a legit A+ lip sweater. He was great last night.
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I love that the #Blackhawks GM had the exact same reaction I did to Oliver Moore landing at 19. Let’s f***ing go followed by disbelief
#Blackhawks GM Kyle Davidson’s reaction to Oliver Moore falling into their laps at No. 19 overall after he tried trading up to get him is priceless.
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We lost a good one today.
I’ll say it again: if you’ve got a dad, give him a hug tonight. Or a phone call. 💔
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The #Blackhawks got Fleury for literally nothing.
The thought, at the time, was they were going for it. It backfired miserably.
So to think the Hawks aren't "winning" a trade that turns Fleury - who they got for nothing - into a 2nd round pick is silly. Solid move by Davidson
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Nick Foligno said the #Blackhawks need to be better in front of their home fans, especially while they aren’t on TV…….
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I’m sorry I had chest pains and thought the world was ending
CONNOR BEDARD DID WHAT TO THE WHO?!?!?!?!?
#Blackhawks
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“I feel like no NBA player should wear 23. I'm starting a petition, and I've got to get everyone in the NBA to sign it. Now, if I'm not going to wear No. 23, then nobody else should be able to wear it."
— LeBron James in 2009
LeBron will change his uniform from No. 6 to No. 23 next season, out of respect for Bill Russell, per @mcten
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