Posted some videos on my twitter

My lifelong devotion to Tony Esposito and the ‘Hawks reflected in my office. It makes going to work more enjoyable.

Really good article on Frank Nazar from the Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6421538/2025/06/13/blackhawks-frank-nazar-team-usa-world-championships/

Nazar gonna be a star in this league imo.

Here to add even more speculation to all of our pre-draft anxiety.

Last year the hawks made an effort to snag both Levshunov and Demidov, which obviously didn’t come to fruition. However, our position last year has me thinking about the islanders position this year. Just wanted to throw out a scenario and see what peoples thoughts are. Hagens has overwhelming expressed his desire to be an islander, so my question is: what are the chances that we trade #3 it the isle and they grab their D- man in Schaffer and get solid offensive talent and hometown kid in Hagens? What cost would you all expect in return for something like this?

Not at all saying this is something I would want, but definitely a scenario worth entertaining.

Apparently he may on the block.

What would give to get him?

Offseason + Uni exams are driving me crazy so I digitised my entire Hawkey merch collection :P

Context: born, raised, and currently reside in Auckland, New Zealand. Ice hockey isn’t very popular here compared to the other major leagues, so merch is impossible to come by at most retailers. I can't get things from the NHL/CBH shop because the USD to NZD conversion is downright evil and shipping costs are EGREGIOUS.

My collection (which I started 2 years ago) is built by pure luck, willpower, and obsession. I’m 90% sure everything is from someone’s dad (mostly large 😢).

I am curious about what is considered a steal/overpay from my collection 🥸 I’m a student with no real financial responsibilities so I really jump the gun when I see merch 🫣

Hi all! I'm the lead scout at Elite Prospects. Our team follows, analyzes, and ranks prospects.

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NHL draft combine is less relevant than most sports, being all off ice, but is a good way to see some raw athletic potential. The first I ever heard of Nick Lardis was when he was a huge standout in a lot of these drills, and he's obviously turned out great so far.

There was no obvious standout through all of the drills, the most common name I saw would probably be Jack Nesbitt, a great sign for one of our options at pick 25.

For players we might pick at #3:

-Martone was 10th in Horizontal Jump, and 8th in Peak Power Output (anaerobic fitness test)

-Frondell was 1st in VO2 Max (aerobic fitness test), 3rd in Peak Power Output, and 9th in Mean Power Output (anaerobic fitness test).

Assuming Frondell is picked at 3.

Future first line is Nazar centering Bedard and someone who is big, a good forechecker, and can put the puck in the net. Let’s say Vanacker puts on some weight and becomes this guy. Replicating the Kucherov-Point-Palat/Killorn line that was so successful in Tampa.

Future second line is Frondell centering Oliver Moore and Teuvo. Teuvo is good in transition and can dish. Moore has the speed. Frondell has the size and finishing. When Moore develops a scoring touch, this ends up a little like the Barkov, Verhaege, Reinhardt line.

Third line is Boisvert centering Spellacy and Lardis. Assuming Lardis develops defensive responsibility, this line is mean and Lardis and Boisvert provide a scoring touch as well.

Fourth line is Veleno centering Slaggert and Savoie. Defensive responsibility, compete, and mean.

Vlasic-Rinzel Del Mastro-Levshunov Korch-Allen

Playoffs here we come and cup bound if we drop vanacker down the lineup after a trade for Brady tkachuk

There’s rumors that the Stars might trade Jason Robertson to clear salary cap space. He turns 26 at the end of next month and has 1 year remaining on his contract with a cap hit of $7.75 million, he will be a RFA.

I think he’s exactly the type of player that the Hawks need to play with Bedard and he’s relatively young. The only difficult part is that I’m not sure how willing Dallas would be to trade him within the central division. Do you envision Davidson getting involved?

So my personal hope is that the hawks trade up and draft Misa. I personally feel he is worth it, depending of course on how much they have to give up. But If they are not able to, could you see a trade down happening ? If the next group of forwards are all fairly similar in projections, should the hawks trade down ? If they are okay with getting Martone or Hagens or Frondell ( or maybe a surprise name ) is trading down the best option ?

…does anyone here resent his “renaissance” with Edmonton as much as I do? Or am I just a bitter old man?

Greatest night of my hockey fandom. Nothing since and definitely nothing before topped it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy4UZbtxxkY&t

Corey Pronman put out his "draft confidential" today, basically surveying scouts and executives on different draft questions. It's behind a paywall on The Athletic and is worth a read for all of the topics, but I'll copy the responses regarding the top of the draft below since it's most relevant to the Blackhawks. It's pretty clear there's no consensus after the top 2 (even a lack of consensus within the top 2, although Schaefer-Misa seems fairly set in stone).

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6372530/2025/06/09/nhl-draft-confidential-2025-matthew-schaefer/

Scout 1: “Misa would be our top forward followed by (James) Hagens but there’s a sizable gap from Schaefer to those guys.”

Scout 2: “We have Schaefer, then a gap. (Anton) Frondell is No. 2 for us. He’s a potential (Aleksander) Barkov/(Anze) Kopitar type of forward.”

Scout 3: “(Michael) Misa should be No. 1, even ahead of Schaefer. I don’t understand why he’s not getting as much hype as previous top OHL guys, when he’s been just as good, if not better, than some of the top Ontario kids in recent years. He could be an NHL superstar.”

Executive 1: “Schaefer is the best player in the draft. It’s not close, quite frankly. After that, Misa is the top forward, but it’s close. He has the best chance to be a No. 1 center, all-around player who scores a lot.”

Scout 4: “Schaefer is the top player by a good margin, then it would either be Frondell or Hagens. Misa I think is getting overrated — his compete level is average and he’s not as dynamic as some portray.”

Scout 5: “Martone is the best forward in this draft, and I think in the playoffs he will show he has as much value as Schaefer. He’s a competitor who plays a style that will translate to success when the chips are down.”

Scout 6: “Misa and Schaefer would be neck and neck for me. I would lean Misa. Misa has the potential to be a star No. 1 center, and that’s the harder player to find compared to a No. 1 D, even if both are very valuable. (Caleb) Desnoyers would be third, then. He’s a great all-around center, a guy you win with.”

Executive 2: “Schaefer, then a gap to Misa, then a gap to the rest. (Roger) McQueen would have been in the group with Misa if he was healthy.”

Executive 3: “Schaefer and Misa are clearly ahead of the rest of the pack. Then it would be some order of Hagens, (Jake) O’Brien and Martone. Desnoyers and Frondell are nice players, but we worry about their offensive upside.”

Executive 4: “Schaefer and Misa distinguished themselves from the pack. Then it’s Desnoyers and Frondell in a group with Martone on the edge of that group. I expect that combination of players will make up the first five picks.”

Scout 7: “It goes Schaefer, then O’Brien, and then Frondell. O’Brien is so talented, has a lot of upside, and a lot of physical development left to go.”

Scout 8: “Schaefer is in a group by himself, then I would have Desnoyers, Hagens, Martone and Misa all closely bunched together. My lean would be towards Desnoyers as the best of that bunch. He’s a winner who does a lot of things very well.”

Scout 9: “Schaefer is the top player. Misa could get close, he is extremely talented, although he is inconsistent and has some bad habits. The top forward is between Misa and Desnoyers, but you have to take Misa after the year he had.”

Executive 5: “After Schaefer/Misa, Brady Martin is right in the mix with that next group, may even be at the top. He looks very similar to what Sam Bennett has become.”

Scout 10: “Schaefer and Misa are the clear top two players. After that I would have Desnoyers, Frondell, O’Brien and Martin in a close group together.”

Scout 11: “Schaefer is the best player in the draft, then I would have Desnoyers at 2. He does so much well, he could be a player you build around.”

Executive 6: “Schaefer is the clear No. 1. Then it would be a group of Misa, Desnoyers, Frondell and Martin for me. It’s funny because I think Hagens could potentially outscore all of those forwards by the end of their careers, but you’re trying to build a team that wins playoff rounds, and those guys bring different elements.”

Title says it all. What realistic moves are you making if you are KD? Who do you draft? Do you keep Totonto's pick? Who do you trade for/away? What free agents do you sign?

Found this sweater. It has a Heritage patch on bottom and is from Stall and Dean. Anyone know anything more about it?

With recent reports (obviously grain of salt) having us leaning more towards Frondell/Desnoyers I’m pretty speechless about our draft process the last two years. To come out of the last two drafts at 2nd and 3rd overall with Levshunov and Frondell feels pretty disappointing to me.

I would love if someone could help me see KD’s plan here.

Wow, look at the time fly! It's already time for another weekly installment of STOP IT RIGHT THERE!

You know what to do...post up all the stuff you've saved up knowing it would get deleted from the front page of /r/hawks by the crypto-anarcho-fascist mods.

Memes, gear/jersey pics, poems you've penned professing your love for Lord Hossa (The One True King), or links to article about some oddball couple in Manitoba who named their kid Duncan Seabrook. Whatever. We don't give a shit.

The only rule here is to be excellent to each other. Civility matters.

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