Day: August 26, 2023

Where Does Blackhawks Farm System Rank in Latest Ranking from The Athletic?

The Chicago Blackhawks are entering the post-Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane era. While the franchise struck gold by winning the NHL Draft Lottery and then drafting Connor Bedard, what’s next in the pipeline in this rebuild? Ahead of the 2023–24 NHL season, The Athletic’s Corey Pronman compiled a ranking of every franchise’s farm system. The Blackhawks saw […]

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Picking a Captain for Every NHL Team Without One

Heading into the 2023-24 NHL season, ten teams currently do not have an official captain. That number could change before the season starts, but most of those teams likely will not have a captain this year. NHL teams are not required to name a captain, but what if they were? Who would be the best […]

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Boston Bruins' Pavel Zacha (18) celebrates with David Pastrnak (88) and Tyler Bertuzzi (59) after making his second goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New Jersey Devils, Saturday, April 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)(APMedia)

Bruins’ Center Ready To Take The Top Spot

Pavel Zacha was the sixth overall pick in the 2015 NHL Draft by the New Jersey Devils, the same draft that produced stars Connor McDavid, Jack Eichel, and Mitch Marner. Zacha was the fifth center taken in a deep draft and was projected to be an elite offensive player. Eliteprospects.com viewed the young Czech as […]

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Joel Eriksson Ek is the Wild’s MVP

If there was an MVP award given to a player on each team, Joel Eriksson Ek deserves it for the Minnesota Wild every single season. He scores goals, plays on the power play, the penalty kill, overtime, and the shootout. He also puts himself on the line, taking more punches to the face than the […]

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