Blackhawks
Interim coach Anders Sorensen seems like a long-shot candidate for the full-time job, but he will remain in the organization no matter what, general manager Kyle Davidson said Thursday.
Bedard, who has one year left on his entry-level contract, will become eligible for an extension July 1. He made it clear during exit interviews Thursday that he intends to sign one.
From close-game losses to Spencer Knight’s high-danger save percentage to Connor Bedard’s faceoffs, these numbers sum up the Hawks’ season.
Hawks fans have endured five consecutive seasons of misery. This summer and next season, however, should be the start of the much more satisfying phase of the rebuild.
Bedard scored twice and set up the game-winner in a 4-3 victory Tuesday. The Hawks went 4-1-1 in their last six games to finish 25-46-11.
The Hawks asked a lot of Vlasic this season, so much so that he eventually felt an “energy deficit.” But there are also plenty of positives to take from Vlasic’s individual season.
In an electric atmosphere in Montreal, facing a team fighting to secure a playoff spot and debuting much-hyped rookie Ivan Demidov, the Hawks earned their most impressive and momentous victory of the season Monday.
After their shootout loss Saturday, the Hawks are locked into the second-highest odds in the lottery, which will take place sometime in early May. It probably wouldn’t benefit them to win the No. 1 pick, though.
Greene’s junior year at Boston University ended with a loss in the NCAA national championship game Saturday.
The Hawks’ attendance of 20,634 for their 5-4 shootout loss Saturday against the Jets raised their final season average to 18,585, which will wind up ranking eighth in the NHL.
Thompson, a junior forward at the University of Denver, signed a two-year, entry-level contract Saturday. But Dominic James, a senior forward at Minnesota-Duluth, curiously has not done the same yet.
The Hawks’ power play has struggled since Seth Jones was traded, in part because neither Sam Rinzel, nor Artyom Levshunov, nor Kevin Korchinski has excelled at quarterbacking it.
The Hawks beat the Bruins 5-2 on Thursday after Ryan Donato, Tyler Bertuzzi and Kevin Korchinski buried goals in a 93-second span early in the third period.
Levshunov, the Blackhawks’ second overall pick last summer, and Demidov, the Hawks’ second choice who fell to the Canadiens at fifth overall, might face each other for the first time Monday in Montreal.
In pursuit of the precious dollar, teams are donning so many uniforms that some not only look silly, they’re unidentifiable.
With four games left, Donato is on the cusp of a remarkable 30-goal season, making a glimpse into his approach to hockey from December worth revisiting.
More dedication to off-ice training — and some home-cooked pierogi — could help the 20-year-old defenseman get pushed around less next season.
The Hawks’ 5-0 defeat Tuesday was awful but didn’t really stand out, considering it was their 56th loss of the season. Still, many of the young players could benefit from experiencing a postgame meeting.
Millen spent two seasons playing for the Blackhawks.
Rinzel’s assertiveness and speed — both in terms of skating and decision-making — have been on display in his first four NHL games.