The Blackhawks schedule is giving everyone — the players, coaches and fans — a desperately needed full weekend off to exhale and get ready for two more exciting games before… three weeks off. The Hawks will be on the ice for a practice this morning, getting ready for Macklin Celebrini and the San Jose Sharks to visit the United Center on Monday night.
Good read here from Scott Powers at The Athletic about Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar appearing to be back to where they were before their respective injuries. They’re both flying right now, and that bodes well for the Blackhawks the rest of the season.Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar scored in the same game for just the second time this season. Between that and their overall play, they look like they’re getting their groove back ⤵️ t.co/ds8G9RtAV7
— Scott Powers (@ByScottPowers) January 31, 2026 Ben Pope ran a poll over the last couple days asking Blackhawks fans how they view the rebuild at this point. The results show that most fans have an ounce of sense and understand the bigger picture. Almost 60 percent of the fans who responded indicate they believe the rebuild is moving at the right pace.I gave Blackhawks fans the exact same poll in October 2024 and again ThursdayIn October 2024, 53.0% said the Hawks' rebuild was "moving at the right pace." This time, 59.8% said so.The approval rate has increased, as much as Twitter's vocal minority indicates otherwise. t.co/B1252FPot3
— Ben Pope (@BenPopeCST) February 1, 2026 The NHL staff at The Athletic wrote about the biggest needs for each team in the league before the trade deadline. Here’s what Powers wrote about the Blackhawks’ biggest need this year:The Blackhawks have more prospects coming around the corner, and they need to free up current NHL roster space for those players. Anton Frondell, the No. 3 pick in the 2025 draft, could be with them as early as March. Sacha Boisvert, a 2024 first-round pick, could leave college after his season and join the Blackhawks for some NHL games. The Blackhawks also have some prospects in the AHL, most notably Sam Rinzel and Nick Lardis, who could be worthy of some more NHL games down the stretch, too.
I already know there are going to be folks in the comments here and on social media who aren’t going to be thrilled with Scott’s answer here, but he’s spot on. The Blackhawks need to continue to open doors for young players to come up to the NHL. The St. Louis Blues announced forward Robert Thomas underwent a minor procedure on his leg and will be out until after the Olympic break. In Russia, Roman Kantserov scored his 29th goal of the season on Saturday.Saturday from #Blackhawks prospect Roman Kantserov, his 29th of the season pic.twitter.com/jYbF7DrIE1
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) January 31, 2026 In Sweden on Saturday, Anton Frondell scored this goal.Saturday from #Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell pic.twitter.com/Epr6VQGb3u
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) January 31, 2026 In college action last night, Adam Gajan was marvelous for MInnesota-Duluth but the Bulldogs lost 1-0 in overtime. He stopped 30 of 31 in the game, including this beauty.GAJAN pic.twitter.com/btEOpIPUI6
— UMD Men's Hockey (@UMDMensHockey) February 1, 2026 In the WHL, Nathan Behm scored the first goal of the night for Kamloops.A BEAUTY FROM BEHM! pic.twitter.com/8niEO4FGnG
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