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Centennial Dreaming, Prospects in Milwaukee After Christmas, and Other Blackhawks Bullets

On Tuesday, Nov. 17, the Blackhawks will celebrate their Centennial Game — the 100th anniversary of the first game in franchise history — against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the United Center. All of the terrific events over the past season and wonderful icons who were brought back and celebrated at various times throughout the last year were amazing. But… hear me out…

I’d love to see the Blackhawks roll out all of the greats that night. We’ve seen Denis Savard and Chris Chelios around the United Center. Jeremy Roenick has been in and out over the past few years. Steve Larmer returned for his Blackhawks Hall of Fame induction last year. Ed Belfour even came back! How about they bring Doug Wilson back into the fold? Maybe Al Secord could fly a few guys in and stay in town for a night, too?

    And while we’re at it… the last time we saw all seven members of the three Blackhawks Stanley Cup championships of the 2010s together was when Marián Hossa‘s number was retired in 2022. With Patrick Kane back wearing the right sweater, let’s see the Hawks bring back Hossa, Duncan Keith, Brent Seabrook, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews.

    Is this a formal request? If someone’s reading this and wants to act on it, then… yes. This guy’s just dreaming of really putting a big Blackhawks bow on 100 years of great hockey.

    The Blackhawks will have a couple prospects playing in Milwaukee between Christmas and New Year’s Day as part of the Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off. Nathan Behm and Arizona State will face Václav Nestrašil and UMass at 4 PM CT on Dec. 29 at Fiserv Forum. Wisconsin and Northern Michigan are also in the showcase. Behm and Nestrašil are two of the Blackhawks’ more intriguing prospects heading into the coming season. So I’ve got their game against each other now penciled into my calendar for that afternoon in late December.

    The bracket is set! ??The 2026 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, presented by Toyota, is bringing an incredible field to Milwaukee: Wisconsin, UMass, Arizona State, and Northern Michigan!2 days. 4 teams. One Holiday Face-Off champion. ??️ Get tickets: t.co/clPfdT28ah pic.twitter.com/3y2uNPk0qA

    — Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off (@HolidayFaceoff) August 14, 2026 Speaking of college hockey, a reminder that today is the day unsigned NCAA free agents can sign with an NHL club that didn’t draft them. PuckPedia posted the list of potential players hitting that market. I’m not sure there’s anything there of interest for the Blackhawks. As we sit around waiting for hockey to return, here’s a really nice 13-minute breakdown of Blackhawks prospect Xavier Villeneuve from David St-Louis at Elite Prospects. I was wandering around the 2010 NHL Draft (I’m not sure why any more). When we talk about “what if” draft classes for the Blackhawks, that’s a big one for me. Chicago — coming off a post-championship fire sale — owned picks Nos. 24, 35, 54, 58 and 60 in the first two rounds. The Hawks drafted Kevin Hayes at No. 24 overall, Ludvig Rensfeldt at 35, Justin Holl at 54, Kent Simpson at 58 and Stephen Johns at 60. The following players were drafted in the first two rounds of the 2010 NHL Draft after 24 overall (meaning they were available for the Blackhawks): Evgeny Kuznetsov (pick No. 26), Charlie Coyle (28), Brock Nelson (30), Justin Faulk (37), Tyler Toffoli (47), Calle Järnkrok (51) and Jason Zucker (59). If the Blackhawks had drafted just one (maybe two?) of those guys instead of the lot they selected… [facepalm emoji] Blackhawks defenseman Sam Rinzel and his former Gopher teammate Jimmy Snuggerud visited a young man recovering from a serious scooter accident.

    Good company makes a tough road a little easier. ❤️?Sam Rinzel and Jimmy Snuggerud stopped by to spend some time with Carter and bring a little extra encouragement during his recovery.Keep those smiles coming, Carter. We're thinking of you! pic.twitter.com/wzEOcRG0sA

    — Breakaway Academy (@BrkwyAcademy) August 14, 2026 Former Blackhawks forward Boris Katchouk recently signed a one-year KHL contract with Traktor Chelyabinsk. Finally, this was pretty awesome for some young hockey players at the Blackhawks Ice Center this week.

    core memory formed ❤️we were thrilled to have gold medalist @Abbey18Murphy join us to coach local young girls on the ice at our Big Strides Girls camp at the Blackhawks Ice Center!! pic.twitter.com/ThQMsSlHiY

    — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) August 14, 2026

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