There’s one CHL game of note for Blackhawks prospects tonight. Jack Pridham will try to catch Marek Vanacker in the OHL scoring race as his Kitchener Rangers host the London Knights. Pridham was a headliner for Lauren Kelly in her OHL Stock Watch piece on Monday for Elite Prospects.
Here’s what she wrote about Pridham:
No OHL player has been hotter than Jack Pridham since December 8th. The Chicago Blackhawks prospect has racked up 20 goals and 37 points in 22 games, including six multi-point outings in January. He earned well-deserved Player of the Month honours for his efforts, as he now sits tied-second in league scoring.
Pridham’s decision to push college for another season has paid dividends. He’s always been a versatile, crafty offensive producer with a strong defensive game. While it’s not unexpected for an overager to be dominating at this level, Pridham’s offensive efficiency and reads have improved, and he looks like an even more translatable player now. Blackhawks and Boston Univ. fans should be excited.
She also writes about a number of names we’ve mentioned here for the 2026 NHL Draft in the up, steady and down sections of the piece. Give it a read.
FEBRUARY STOCK WATCH: OHL No @OHLHockey player has been hotter than @OHLRangers star and #Blackhawks prospect Jack Pridham since early December : @laurkelly24 : t.co/orcUwMAN4s pic.twitter.com/OPKtZgWR0h
— Elite Prospects (@eliteprospects) February 9, 2026 The AHL All-Stars will take the stage tonight in Rockford for the skills competition. The hosting team will be represented by three players: defending All-Star Classic MVP Kevin Korchinski, Nick Lardis and Brett Seney. Since there continues to be buzz on social media about the Blackhawks and Gavin McKenna, I’ll just say it: there were writers — myself included — who did not have McKenna as a top Chicago target before the legal issues. Frankly, he isn’t a great skater (average), he isn’t always interested in the defensive end of the ice and there have been questions about his compete level — three areas the Blackhawks have prioritized. If you are assuming he somehow landed on a “do not draft list” of some sort because of the legal problems and that is why “insiders” are saying the Blackhawks won’t take him, that isn’t necesssarily accurate. (For those who feel like fact checking: I had the Blackhawks taking Tynan Lawrence at 1.1 in my mock draft the day after Christmas — no legal concerns then.) When it comes to a player like McKenna, it shouldn’t be insane for the Blackhawks to not have him ranked highly based on traits if you study the player. Paying attention to the complete game of prospects and not focusing on the hype around offensive skills helps. A perfect example: the Blackhawks drafted Sacha Boisvert at No. 18 overall in 2024, two spots before Cole Eiserman — the consensus No. 1 prospect 18 months before the draft — was selected by the Islanders. I’m not going to argue over whether or not that was the right choice at this point; they’re both skating for Boston University right now. But Eiserman was the sniper in that draft class that everyone had circled. And, again, there’s more to hockey than just shooting the puck. Boisvert had an assist for Boston University, but the Terriers got their doors blown off by Boston College in the Beanpot championship game. BC won 6-2. And now your reminder of this ridiculous goal scored by Sam Lafferty against the Devils in November:OH MY GOODNESS SAM LAFFERTY, TOE DRAG OF THE YEAR pic.twitter.com/HvhBbXv5xj
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) November 13, 2025 Earlier this morning I took a look at some smoke out of Vancouver that there might be a couple prospects who are being viewed outside of Chicago as potential “reclamation projects.” What that might mean before the trade deadline — and a little thought around the Canucks’ potential interest.Blackhawks Prospects Mentioned as “Reclamation Project” Trade Targets #blackhawks t.co/4XKMMIvB9e
— Bleacher Nation Blackhawks (@BN_Blackhawks) February 10, 2026 The Detroit Red Wings announced what they’re calling a “first of its kind” partnership with the Detroit Tigers — same ownership — and Major League Baseball to build a media property that will offer games via cable/satellite providers and direct-to-consumer streaming subscriptions. Almost like… they just need the Piston to join them and they could call it… Detroit Sports Network…? Wishing them the best to roll it out without missing the entire first NHL season on their cable partners the way Chicago Sports Network did.The #RedWings will have a new TV home in 2026-27!Full details: t.co/wXb9TbWNXB pic.twitter.com/AFspQ9WAfb
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