Isaac Nielsen is a University of Nebraska–Omaha graduate with a degree in Journalism & Media Communication and four years of experience in sports journalism. He has spent the past two years as the Lead Blackhawks Writer at Sports Mockery, covering the team’s rebuild and focusing on roster construction, and has also reported on the Bears, Colts, Omaha Athletics, and Nebraska football.
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It’s been over 15 months since legendary Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews played in what was likely his last game in the NHL, and Chicago still has yet to name a leader to take his place. Before the 2023-24 season, GM Kyle Davidson told fans that the position would be left empty for a year to “let...
In the wake of free agency, the Athletic finally released its staff predictions for the NHL this week, and the Blackhawks were certainly well-represented. Commonly accepted as one of the most improved teams in the entire league, Chicago was listed as a potential surprise playoff team, which would...
After the Blackhawks finished last season as the second-worst team in the entire NHL, GM Kyle Davidson and his front office promised change, vowing that Chicago was done finishing in the bottom three. When free agency came around, change is just what the Blackhawks did. With eight free agent...
With the 2024 NHL Draft in the rearview mirror, the process for the Blackhawks’ new prospects to turn into NHL-caliber players has only just begun. This past week, Chicago’s newest skaters joined some of the top young prospects already in the pipeline at an off-ice development camp for the second...
As the NHL offseason continues to speed along, we’ve now left a hectic free agency period in the dust. On July 1 alone, teams doled out over $1 billion in contracts amid a signing frenzy the likes of which we’ve never seen before. Players took deals to become some of the highest paid athletes in...
Since the night Artyom Levshunov was drafted No. 2 overall to the Blackhawks, the biggest question about the star defenseman has been about where he’ll play this fall. The 18-year-old was dominant in his freshman season at Michigan State last year and has turned returning to the NCAA ranks into one...
Now that a hectic day one of free agency is finally in the books, teams are turning their attention to the upcoming season. On Tuesday morning, the NHL officially ushered in a new campaign by releasing the full schedule for every team for 2024-25. The Blackhawks announced a few highlights with a...
The Blackhawks were the most active team in the entire NHL this morning when free agency opened, signing a total of nine players including big names like Teuvo Teravainen and Tyler Bertuzzi. After a brief hiatus this afternoon, GM Kyle Davidson announced he wasn’t quite done yet with one of the...
The NHL was full of plenty of news throughout the day Monday, but not all of it was free agency related. This afternoon, the league announced that former Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville and general manager Stan Bowman have been fully reinstated by the league, allowing them to pursue job...
Amid the flurry of moves made by the Blackhawks Monday morning, one Chicago star who won a Stanley Cup with the team was brought back in a highly anticipated return. But that player wasn’t Patrick Kane, it was Teuvo Teravainen. Kane was expected to hit unrestricted free agency healthy for the first...
Ahead of free agency, which officially began on July 1, there were rumblings that the Blackhawks would be an active player in making deals with some of the bigger names on the open market. After letting a total of 17 players walk from last year’s system, Chicago needed to add more than a few bodies...
While many describe the NHL Draft as the culmination of the year for GMs around the league, that’s far from the case when it comes to making decisions on players already signed. Sunday marks the deadline for NHL clubs to submit a qualifying offer to their pending restricted free agents, with offers...
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