Chicago Blackhawks
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Bedard unmoved by Carlsson offer sheet in Blackhawks talks
The Chicago center said his contract negotiations with the Blackhawks were unaffected by the rival bid for his peer.
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Connor Bedard to miss 4 months with shoulder injury
The Blackhawks' 20-year-old center will be sidelined through the start of the regular season.
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Davidson on a Patrick Kane Return: ‘We’ll Await His Decision, but He Knows Our Door Is Always Open’
Kyle Davidson addressed the Patrick Kane question directly on TSN’s OverDrive, saying the Blackhawks will wait on Kane’s decision and that “he knows our door is always open.”
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Bedard on a Patrick Kane Return to Chicago: ‘Hopefully He Decides to Come Back’
Connor Bedard publicly endorsed a Patrick Kane reunion on Monday, saying it “would make us a way better team.”
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Bedard, in First Public Comments on His $75 Million Extension: ‘Chicago Is Really the Only Place I Want to Play’
Speaking to reporters Monday for the first time since his surgery and his five-year extension, Connor Bedard said the negotiation carried no stress, the Carlsson offer sheet changed nothing, and Chicago’s summer additions have him targeting the playoffs.
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Doctors Found ‘A Touch More Damage’ in Bedard’s Left Shoulder but Expect Full Recovery, Agent Says
Agent Don Meehan told the Sun-Times that a second opinion in Vail found slightly more damage than Bedard’s December right-shoulder injury, both doctors recommended surgery, and there are no concerns about a full recovery.
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Bedard’s Agent Says Camp Held Its Number After Carlsson Offer Sheet, Explains Five-Year Compromise
Agent Don Meehan told the Sun-Times how Connor Bedard’s five-year, $75 million deal came together: Chicago pushed for longer, Bedard’s camp weighed a three-year play for control, and Leo Carlsson’s $18 million offer sheet moved neither side.
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Connor Bedard’s Five-Year Extension Sets Up the Blackhawks’ Next Round of Contract Decisions
Bedard’s $75 million deal carries no UFA years and expires when he is 26, which means Chicago’s rebuild now runs on a five-year clock — with three young defensemen due new contracts in 2027.
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Blackhawks Sign Connor Bedard to Five-Year, $75 Million Extension
Chicago locked up its franchise center on a five-year, $15 million-per-year extension, making Bedard the NHL’s third-highest-paid player.
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Chelios: Patrick Kane’s Free Agency Is Down to the Blackhawks and Sabres
Chris Chelios said on 104.3 The Score that Patrick Kane is choosing between Chicago and Buffalo, with a return to Detroit unlikely and a decision coming “pretty quick.”