Even though the Blackhawks played back-to-back days coming out of the Christmas break, they still practices on Monday. And… there was a lot going on.
Some good news right out of the gate: Connor Bedard was on the ice before the rest of his teammates. He did not shoot the puck, but was skating and doing some puck handling stuff. Blackhawks head coach Jeff Blashill said there is no change to Bedard’s timeline; he’ll still be evaluated after the calendar flips to 2026. But he was on the ice today.
Connor Bedard hasn’t shot a single puck this morning, which was probably a strict mandate. But positive sign he’s on the ice. #Blackhawks pic.twitter.com/TviKHz34fq
— Charlie Roumeliotis (@CRoumeliotis) December 29, 2025Blashill also said forward Frank Nazar has graduated to solid foods. Which is a good sign for Nazar.
On the ice in practice itself, Ilya Mikheyev was back with the team after missing the two games to be with his family after the birth of his daughter. With Mikheyev back, and captain Nick Foligno also at practice, there were more bodies than the Blackhawks have had healthy in a while. Which led to… the lineup blender!
New Blackhawks Lines
Here’s what we saw for Blackhawks forward lines at practice on Monday:
Tyler Bertuzzi — Ryan Greene — André BurakovskyTeuvo Teräväinen — Oliver Moore — Nick Lardis Ryan Donato — Jason Dickinson — Ilya Mikheyev Nick Foligno — Colton Dach — Landon Slaggert
A few thoughts:
I love this line with Teräväinen (passer) on a line with Lardis (shooter). I’m intrigued that they’re going to move Moore to center for a bit. Blashill noted after practice that Moore did play there in college, but he’s been primarily a wing since turning pro. I like his speed to complement the other two on that line. After two good games with Dickinson, I would have liked to see Slaggert stay there and join Mikheyev. That could be a really nice defensive line with a lot of speed. Yes, that would push Donato to the fourth line. I wouldn’t mind him with Foligno and Dach, either.Hence then, the article about blackhawks notes bedard skates mikheyev returns lineup blender more was published today ( ) and is available on Bleacher Nation ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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