Oilers hire Bowman as GM less than 3 years since he resigned after Blackhawks sexual assault scandal
The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations.
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The Edmonton Oilers have hired Stan Bowman as general manager and executive vice president of hockey operations.
The Blackhawks will open the season on the road on Oct. 8 against the expansion Utah Hockey Club.
The Blackhawks also signed forwards Pat Maroon and Craig Smith to one-year contracts, and Joey Anderson to a two-year contract.
All three had been banned from NHL employment over their mishandling of former Blackhawks player Kyle Beach's sexual assault allegations against a former coach.
The 18-year-old native of Zhlobin, Belarus played with Michigan State during the 2023-2024 season.
Bedard, one of the most-hyped prospects in recent years, was last year's top draft pick by the Blackhawks and led all rookies with 61 points.
As part of efforts to trace the roots and legacy of Black Hawk, CBS Chicago tracked down April Holder, 40, Black Hawk's great-great-great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter, and one of only a few remaining relatives.
As part of efforts to trace the roots and legacy of Black Hawk, CBS Chicago tracked down April Holder, 40, one of Black Hawk's few remaining relatives.
The Chicago Sports Network, or CHSN, will launch in October with Blackhawks and Bulls preseason games, the teams announced.
Nina Sanders was brought on to build relationships between the team and the Native American community. But instead, she said she was pushed out.
Nina Sanders was brought on to build relationships between the team and the Native American community. But instead, she said she was pushed out. CBS 2 Investigator Dave Savini reports.
Going in, the Blackhawks had a 13.5% chance at scoring the first overall pick, even better than last year when they got the top pick to draft Connor Bedard.
The Chicago Blackhawks have agreed to a six-year contract with defenseman Alex Vlasic, a native of north suburban Wilmette.
Connor Bedard picked up an assist, but he has one goal in his past 13 games.
Seth Jarvis scored two power-play goals in the third period, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-2 on Sunday for their fifth consecutive victory.
Philipp Kurashev scored for the 'Hawks, and Arvid Soderblom had 35 saves.
Philipp Kurashev and Landon Slaggert scored for the Blackhawks.
Connor Bedard, Andreas Athanasiou and Seth Jones scored in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks stopped Dallas' franchise-record win streak at eight games with a 3-2 victory over the Stars on Saturday.
The No. 1 overall pick in last year's draft is a three-time Rookie of the Month winner and is well on his way to winning the Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year.
Jason Dickinson scored for the last-place 'Hawks. Connor Bedard had an assist, and Petr Mrazek made 27 stops.
The Blackhawks improved to 22-47-5 overall and 7-29-1 on the road.
Blackhawks goaltender Petr Mrazek made 32 saves.
The last-place Blackhawks improved to 6-4-0 in their last 10 games.
Arvid Soderblom made 21 saves for the 'Hawks.
Ryan Donato, Kevin Korchinski and Joey Anderson scored in a 1:23 span of the third period, and the Chicago Blackhawks beat the San Jose Sharks 5-2 on Sunday night.
