Regardless, Boisvert, who the Blackhawks made a first-round pick (18th overall) in the 2024 NHL Draft, is free to sign his first pro contract now that his NCAA season is complete.

Bertuzzi wears a letter after the Blackhawks' entire leadership group was traded. It's not as unlikely a fit as it may seem.

Although Mark Stone failed to get on the scoresheet, the return of the Golden Knights captain to the lineup prompted several Vegas teammates to credit him for the team's offensive breakout in a 6-2 victory over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Thursday.

It is no secret that the Chicago Blackhawks have many exciting prospects in their system. Because of this, three of them made Craig Button's latest top 50 NHL-affiliated prospects list: Anton Frondell, Roman Kantserov, and Vaclav Nestrasil.

Connor Bedard scored off a rebound off a post at 3:57 of overtime to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 3-2 victory over the Utah Mammoth on Thursday night.

Connor Bedard was getting involved with a fan at the Utah Mammoth vs. Chicago Blackhawks game, to the point that when Bedard scored the overtime winner, he made a conscious effort to skate over to the fan and rub it in his face.

Chicago Blackhawks (25-29-11, in the Central Division) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (30-22-14, in the Pacific Division) Paradise, Nevada; Saturday, 9 p.m. CDT BOTTOM LINE: The Vegas Golden Knights host the Chicago Blackhawks after Pavel Dorofeyev’s two-goal game against the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Golden Knights’ 6-2 win.

Mixed messages are being sent to a Chicago fan base that's justifiably antsy to get past the stopgap-journeymen stage of the rebuild.