Things have worked out very well for Jones, who singed some bridges on his way out of Chicago but now finds himself on the verge of the Cup Final mere months later.

It started in 2015 when Bertuzzi joined the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins for their postseason run after finishing his OHL career. Blashill was behind the bench then, too. Bertuzzi made an immediate impact, finishing second on the team with seven goals and third with 12 points in 14 playoff games. Now, a decade later, the two are reunited in Chicago.

Taylor Hall and Seth Jones started 2025 as Chicago Blackhawks teammates sitting at the bottom of the NHL standings. Now they’re squaring off for a trip to the Stanley Cup Final.

Upshot: The Sox WARs for Konerko (29.3, 16 years) and Abreu (31.1, nine years) apparently mean nothing. Thomas’ own (68.3, 16 years) puts a big hurt on the rest of the field regardless.

The Chicago Blackhawks will enter the upcoming offseason looking to do some damage in their rebuild. Chicago has missed the playoffs for multiple years, and the team wants to see some new direction take place.

Multiple reports Wednesday evening said the Blackhawks were hiring Tampa Bay Lightning assistant coach Jeff Blashill as their next head coach.

Earlier this month, the Chicago Blackhawks writing team here at The Hockey Writers were presented with a potential trade scenario by a colleague. To the Blackhawks: Mika Zibanejad with the New York Rangers retaining $1.

While gearing up for the 2025-26 NHL season, Connor Bedard and the Chicago Blackhawks might be close to parting ways with one star in the lineup, according to recent reports.