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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Throughout a tricky campaign last season in Chicago, it’s clear one thing was missing from the game of young forward Lukas Reichel – confidence. The Blackhawks tried everything throughout the year to try to get him going, from switching up his linemates to even sending him to Rockford twice...
While every NHL roster is built in a different way, each one that hoists the Stanley Cup has something in common – they’re made up of a combination of home-grown talent and big-name additions. The league’s best GMs have mastered the art of building talent through the draft and prospect pool while...
In his first time addressing the media immediately after the final game of the Blackhawks’ season, GM Kyle Davidson made it abundantly clear that something had to change this summer. With plenty of young pieces already in place, Chicago’s changes may focus more on development of players already in...
This summer represents a crucial stage in the Blackhawks’ long rebuild. As GM Kyle Davidson puts it, this team has to get better next season, and that starts in the offseason. As Chicago looks to construct a lineup that will do just that, the process began with re-signing big names like Alex Vlasic...
There’s no question the Blackhawks have plenty of work to do this summer, including resigning a few notable players, targeting free agents, and more. However, perhaps no decision throughout the offseason will be bigger than the ones made in the NHL Draft. After securing the No. 2 pick through the...
The Blackhawks have been no stranger to the legal spotlight in the last few years. From the viral Kyle Beach scandal that surfaced in 2021 to the more recent Corey Perry investigation last season, the team’s lawyers have been working overtime. In a story released late Tuesday night, it became...
The NHL offseason is often a time when on-ice highlights are non-existent for most players. That’s far from true for the handful of Blackhawks who have had the honor of representing their respective countries at the IIHF World Championship this week, a list that includes Connor Bedard, Alex Vlasic,...
Since general manager Kyle Davidson took over in late 2021, every move he has made has been with the goal of tearing down existing pieces of the roster in order to amass assets. He’s done that as well as any fan can hope for, as the Blackhawks consistently rank among the league’s best prospect...
This weekend, the IIHF announced it would be imposing sanctions against Russian club CSKA Moscow, the Russian Ice Hockey Federation, and new Flyers goaltender Ivan Fedotov. The three parties were involved in a series of events where they all “violated IIHF transfer agreements and had Fedotov play...
It’s only been one day since it was announced that the Blackhawks were able to hang on to the No. 2 overall pick, but mock drafts from several so-called “experts” have already flooded the media. They obviously all have Macklin Celebrini being taken first overall by the Sharks, but when it comes to...
Last year, the Blackhawks made the improbable jump to the first overall pick in the NHL Draft Lottery for the right to eventually draft Connor Bedard. Despite having even better odds to do the same this year, they weren’t so lucky. In the first main event on the NHL offseason calendar, NHL Deputy...
As the Blackhawks entered the offseason, the unquestionably biggest decision that the front office had to make was what to do with pending RFA Lukas Reichel. The young forward faced high expectations after ending the previous season with a bang but wasn’t able to continue his impressive offensive...
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