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The Chicago Blackhawks on Monday hired Kendall Coyne Schofield as a player development coach, making her the first woman to hold that position in the organization’s 94-year history.

Some 1,600 miles away from home, Danny Wirtz watches as the Chicago Blackhawks go through practice. As self-described hockey geek, he’s savoring every second inside the NHL’s Edmonton bubble. “It is absolutely a surreal experience, it’s an exciting experience, and like nothing I’ve ever experienced in my life,” Wirtz said. “It has a little element of a college campus,...

NBC Sports analyst and former Blackhawks star Patrick Sharp discusses the upcoming NHL playoffs and how the Hawks look ahead of their qualifying round series against the Edmonton Oilers. Game one can be seen Saturday at 2 p.m. on NBC 5.

The ‘H’ in Gene Honda’s last name might as well stand for hustle. Honda — the public address announcer for the Chicago White Sox and Blackhawks — has a laundry list of jobs that allow his incredible voice to be heard. “I feel very lucky to have the Final Four, the White Sox, the Blackhawks – any of those positions,”…

Former Chicago Blackhawks captain Pat Stapleton passed away Wednesday night at the age of 79 due to complications from a stroke.

A coronavirus relief fund created to help people in the Chicago area is seeing tremendous support in its early days. The Chicago Community COVID-19 Response Fund is two days old, but has already raised $8 million. The fund was launched by the United Way of Metro Chicago and the Chicago Community Trust to support the region’s health and human service…

For the first time in United States history, the Hawks-Blues game featured an all female broadcast and production crew.

It’s eight hours before the Blackhawks face the defending Stanley Cup champs from St. Louis. Jeremy Colliton’s team is on the ice at the United Center for its morning skate. In the stands, three women sit together watching the action, discussing what’s happening, and taking notes. Come 6:30 p.m., they’ll be involved in a broadcast that’ll make history. “It...

The first-of-its-kind telecast will happen on International Women’s Day on March 8th, NBC Sports announced.

The Florida Panthers got Joel Quenneville a win in his return to Chicago, using a hat trick by Frank Vatrano to beat the Blackhawks 4-3 for their sixth consecutive victory. The 61-year-old Quenneville coached Chicago to three Stanley Cup championships and nine playoff appearances in 10-plus years before he was fired when the team got off to a lackluster start...

Former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville speaks to media as he returns to the city as the coach of the Florida Panthers.

Rinne became the 12th goaltender in NHL history to score when he converted an empty-netter with 22 seconds left, punctuating the Predators’ 5-2 victory over the sloppy Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.

Ever since he made his NHL debut almost two years ago, Dylan Sikura has been asked about when he might score his first goal for the Chicago Blackhawks. Those questions are over. Sikura, Dylan Strome and Adam Boqvist scored, helping Chicago rally for a 4-2 victory over the lowly Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday night. “Waited a long time for…

While the Chicago Blackhawks have a whole bunch of issues at the moment, they also have Patrick Kane. Kane scored three goals for his first hat trick of the season, and the Blackhawks stopped a four-game slide by topping the Minnesota Wild 5-3 on Sunday night. Brandon Saad and David Kampf also scored for Chicago, which had dropped seven of…

No Stanley Cup slump for St. Louis so far. The Blues just keep rolling along. Jake Allen made 38 saves, Brayden Schenn scored his team-leading 14th goal and St. Louis beat the short-handed Chicago Blackhawks 4-0 on Monday night for its fourth consecutive victory. “Sometimes it might be boring hockey, but that’s the way we play and that’s the...

A public visitation is set for Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hall of Famer Stan Mikita at the United Center Sunday, the team announced.

Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hall of Famer Stan Mikita passed away Tuesday at the age of 78, the team and his family confirmed.

Chicago Blackhawks legend and Hall of Famer Stan Mikita passed away Tuesday at the age of 78.