Author: James Mackey
Arizona State Journalism Major Covering the Chicago Blackhawks and hockey in Arizona.
Three Takeaways From Blackhawks OT Win Against Utah
Despite needing extra time, the Chicago Blackhawks got the job done against the Utah Hockey Club Friday night. Bolstered on Spencer Knight’s second win in as many games as a Blackhawk, Connor Bedard recorded his first points in a month, and Blackhawks’ youth led the charge. SPENCER KNIGHT MAKES 36 SAVES IN WIN The “dawg” that is Knight (as […]
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Connor Bedard Records Two Points in Overtime Win Against Utah Hockey Club
Besides the obvious stresses of your franchise player riding a seven game scoreless streak, the Chicago Blackhawks had a lot on their plate Friday before puck drop against the Utah Hockey Club. PERIOD ONE Fresh off his contract extension with Utah and a two-goal performance Wednesday in Detroit, Karel Vejmelka drew the start for Utah. 200 feet […]
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Hockey Hall of Famer Traded to Chicago Blackhawks
As part of the madness that was the 2025 National Hockey League Trade Deadline, the Utah Hockey Club (formerly the Arizona Coyotes – that’s handy for later) and the Chicago Blackhawks made a minor swap. After moving on from Petr Mrazek in a move to the Detroit Red Wings, the Blackhawks went off the board […]
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Three Takeaways From a Knight To Remember
Spencer Knight made his Chicago Blackhawks debut Monday in the team’s 5-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. THE THREE P’s OF GOALTENDING Poise – Knight showed great poise throughout most of the game. He tracked the puck on cross ice passes, rebound opportunities and did not make errant passes from behind the net. Knight […]
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Spencer Knight Expected To Make First Start for Blackhawks
After a long-awaited blockbuster trade between the Chicago Blackhawks and Florida Panthers, new kid on the block Spencer Knight is expected to make his first start with his new club. Seth Jones and the Blackhawks 2026 fourth-round draft selection were sent to the Panthers in exchange for Knight and the Panthers first-round pick in either the […]
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Ivan Barbashev Records Four Points as Knights Best Blackhawks
The first half of the final four games before the National Hockey League’s March 7 Trade Deadline landed the Chicago Blackhawks at the Palace in Paradise(NV) for a tilt with the 2023 Stanley Cup Champion Vegas Golden Knights. Keegan Kolesar opened the scoring with his 11th of the year just over a minute in after […]
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Four Trade Chips for the Chicago Blackhawks
To list this season as “meets expectations” for the Chicago Blackhawks would be generous to say the very least. Any contenders will be buyers, whereas teams with the lowest marginal odds to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs will become sellers of their top pieces in order to help their talent land the best chance at […]
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Utah Hockey Club Recalls Jaxson Stauber
After a rocky start to the season for the Utah HC goaltending tandem, the team announced Wednesday that Jaxson Stauber was recalled from the Tucson Roadrunners. Karel Vejmelka and Connor Ingram have the team’s go-to goaltending tandem for the last three seasons, with Ingram getting the main count of reps last season under the Arizona […]
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Chicago Blackhawks Recall Drew Commesso
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Drew Commesso was recalled from the Rockford IceHogs on Tuesday. The United States National Team Development Program product has played in six of the Icehogs’ 12 games this season with a 3.71 goals against average and a .854 save percentage. Rockford is 4-8-0-0 on the year and currently last in the American […]
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An open letter to Oakland Athletics’ fans
Dear Oakland, As a journalist covering the Arizona Coyotes for the last four seasons and working at lower levels of the hockey community in Arizona, I had begun to be influenced by the effects the team had on the community and growth of hockey as a whole. I may never TRULY understand the pain that […]
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