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Chicago Blackhawks are No. 1 in Scott Wheeler’s 2026 NHL prospect pool rankings

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7141434/2026/04/08/chicago-blackhawks-nhl-prospect-rankings-2026/?source=user_shared_article&unlocked_article_code=1.ZVA.Xt5A.MD6s-JtOqWYl&smid=ta-ios-share

Could it be? Some actual good news for Chicago sports—even if it is just future potential that will probably be squandered away eventually anyway? Even better is this excludes the young established guys like Bedard, Nazar, and Levshunov.

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🏒 U.S. Men’s hockey team honored at State of the Union, Trump says women’s team coming to White House

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7069590/2026/02/24/usa-hockey-state-of-the-union-trump-olympics/?source=user_shared_article

Imagine going from winning a gold medal to having to listen to this imbecile ramble like an incoherent madman do 2+ hours. Even if most of these guys are Trump supporters, I guarantee you none of them were planning on watching the SotU.

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