Locked On Blackhawks - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Blackhawks

Tuesday's episode begins with a preview of the Chicago Blackhawks' matchup with the Vancouver Canucks at the United Center, as they look to bounce back after a tough 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Saturday. Host Jack Bushman dives into the Hawks' projected lineup, Philipp Kurashev being a healthy scratch, Lukas Reichel being separated from Andreas Athanasiou, and 3 keys to victory/best bets.  T...

It's another Mailbag Monday on Locked On Blackhawks, where host Jack Bushman answers a question from a few lucky listeners LIVE on the show. But first, Bushman dives into the Blackhawks' tough 4-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres at the United Center on Saturday night, as they slacked in the first period and couldn't claw their way back from a 2-0 deficit. Bushman shares his takeaways from the defeat an...

Friday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks impressive 4-2 win over the San Jose Sharks in their home opener at the United Center, as they move to 2-2-1 through their first five games. Host Jack Bushman dives into his key takeaways from the win, Connor Bedard & Teuvo Teravainen's two-point nights, a strong showing from the powerplay, & Tyler Bertuzzi and Taylor Hall scoring thei...

Thursday's episode begins with a preview of the Chicago Blackhawks' home opener against the San Jose Sharks at the United Center! Host Jack Bushman dives into the lineup he'd like to see tonight against San Jose, Macklin Celebrini's latest injury update, three keys to victory for the Blackhawks, and the best bets for tonight's contest. The episode concludes with a mini update on defenseman prospec...

Wednesday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks 3-1 defeat to the Calgary Flames, as they wrap up their season-opening road trip with a 1-2-1 record. Host Jack Bushman dives into his thoughts from the loss & breaks down what we learned about the Blackhawks during their road trip. The episode concludes with some potential roster/lineup changes to make during the four-game homestan...

Tuesday's episode begins with a preview of the Chicago Blackhawks' matchup with the Calgary Flames to wrap up their four-game road trip to kick off the 2024-25 regular season. Host Jack Bushman dives into the Blackhawks' projected lineup, three keys to victory in Calgary, best bets, and what to watch for before the team returns to Chicago. The episode concludes with some updates on the Blackhawks'...

It's another Mailbag Monday on Locked On Blackhawks, where host Jack Bushman answers a question from a few lucky listeners LIVE on the show! But first, Bushman recaps the Chicago Blackhawks defeating the Edmonton Oilers 5-2 on Saturday night to earn their first victory of the 2024-25 regular season and gets into his key takeaways from the performance. Bushman also dives into the Rockford IceHogs'...

Saturday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' heartbreaking 2-1 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets, as they failed to hold down a 1-0 lead in the final minute of regulation. Host Jack Bushman dives into his key takeaways from the loss and then previews the Blackhawks' back end of their weekend back-to-back with the Edmonton Oilers. The episode concludes with the latest updates...

Friday's episode begins with a preview of the Chicago Blackhawks matchup with the Winnipeg Jets at the front end of their weekend back-to-back in Canada! Host Jack Bushman dives into both teams' projected lineups, whether Andreas Athanasiou & Lukas Reichel will make their season debuts, and three keys to victory for the Blackhawks in Winnipeg. The episode concludes with the latest updates on CHSN,...

Wednesday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' disappointing 5-2 defeat to the Utah Hockey Club on opening night at Delta Center in Salt Lake City. Host Jack Bushman dives into his key takeaways from the loss, discusses Connor Bedard's two-point performance, and explains why Lukas Reichel and Andreas Athanasiou MUST be in the lineup on Friday against the Winnipeg Jets. The epis...

Tuesday's episode begins with a FULL preview of everything to know ahead of the Chicago Blackhawks' season opener against the Utah Hockey Club in Salt Lake City! Host Jack Bushman dives into the Blackhawks' projected lineup, three keys to victory, and a handful of bold predictions for the 2024-25 NHL regular season. The episode concludes with forward Tyler Bertuzzi's 2024-25 season preview. All th...

It's another Mailbag Monday on Locked On Blackhawks, where host Jack Bushman answers a question from a few lucky listeners LIVE on the show! But first, Bushman discusses the Chicago Blackhawks finishing the preseason with a measly 1-4-1 record and dives into the final roster taking shape ahead of tomorrow's season opener in Utah. The show then swings into 24-year-old forward Philipp Kurashev's 202...

Friday's episode begins with a discussion over whether Teuvo Teravainen will be able to secure a spot on the Chicago Blackhawks' top line for their season opener along with Connor Bedard and Tyler Bertuzzi. Host Jack Bushman shares his thoughts on the matter and then dives into everything you need to know ahead of the Blackhawks' second-to-last preseason game against the Minnesota Wild. The episod...

Thursday's episode begins with a discussion about who remains on the Chicago Blackhawks' training camp roster after prospects Frank Nazar and Kevin Korchinski were assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL earlier in the week. Host Jack Bushman shares his thoughts on the final battles with two games remaining in the preseason and then dives into 22-year-old forward Lukas Reichel's 2024-25 season...

Wednesday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' latest training camp roster cuts and the concerning 7-2 loss to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night, dropping their preseason record to 0-3-1. Host Jack Bushman shares his thoughts on the Blackhawks' lackluster preseason thus far and then dives into forward Teuvo Teravainen's 2024-25 season preview. The episode concludes with quest...

The teams at the bottom of the Central Division have a way to go to contend with the heavy hitters at the top, but there’s plenty of reason for optimism with the Chicago Blackhawks, St. Louis Blues, Minnesota Wild and Utah Hockey Club going into the 2024-25 season. In this Locked On NHL Season Preview Round Table, Seth Toupal (Locked On Wild), Haley Taylor Simon (Locked On Blues), Chicago Blackhaw...

Friday's episode begins with a preview of the Chicago Blackhawks' second preseason game, as they head to Detroit for the back end of a home-and-home series with the Red Wings. Host Jack Bushman dives into the Blackhawks' projected forward lines & defensive pairings and discusses EVERYTHING you need to know before puck drop at 6 pm CT in Detroit! The episode concludes with defenseman Seth Jones' 20...

Thursday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 loss to the Detroit Red Wings in their preseason opener at the United Center. Host Jack Bushman gets into his biggest takeaways from the Blackhawks loss and then dives into 19-year-old face-of-the-franchise Connor Bedard's 2024-25 season predictions. The episode concludes with preseason OHL team rankings, with Blackhawks' prospe...

Wednesday's episode begins with a preview of the Chicago Blackhawks' preseason opener against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center. Host Jack Bushman dives through which Blackhawks' players are expected to be in the lineup, projected forward lines and defensive pairings, and what to watch for against the Red Wings. The episode concludes with a discussion of several Blackhawks' prospects play...

Tuesday's episode is a special crossover with Seth Toupal from Locked On Wild! LOB host Jack Bushman and Seth discuss when the Blackhawks vs. Wild rivalry will become spicy again, expectations for Connor Bedard going into his sophomore NHL season, vibes around the Wild heading into this year, and a fun debate between Brock Faber and Alex Vlasic's contracts. All that and more on Locked On Blackhawk...

It's another Mailbag Monday on Locked On Blackhawks, where host Jack Bushman answers a question from a few lucky listeners LIVE on the show! But first, Bushman gives an update on all the Blackhawks' ongoing training camp battles and discusses who appears to be on the outside looking in with preseason games beginning this week. Bushman also dives into coach Luke Richardson's message to the media ah...

Thursday's episode begins with a recap of Day 1 of Chicago Blackhawks' training camp down at Fifth Third Arena! Host Jack Bushman dives into his biggest takeaways from the opening day of camp and discusses Nick Foligno being officially announced as the Blackhawks' 35th captain in franchise history. The episode concludes with a look back at Kyle Davidson's notable trades since taking over as Blackh...

Wednesday's episode begins with a discussion on Nick Foligno being named the 35th captain in Chicago Blackhawks franchise history!  Bushman reacts to the news of Foligno being named captain over Connor Bedard, Seth Jones, and Connor Murphy and then dives into the Chicago Blackhawks training camp roster, separating players into the 'NHL Group', the 'AHL Group', and the 'Prospects Group'. The episod...

Tuesday's episode begins with a FULL Blackhawks training camp preview with camp set to start this Thursday at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago. Host Jack Bushman dives into why this training camp is important for the Blackhawks' rebuild and breaks down the biggest storylines to keep an eye on. The episode concludes with a reminder of where now-former Blackhawks ended up this offseason and some importa...

It's another Mailbag Monday on Locked On Blackhawks, where host Jack Bushman answers a question from a few lucky listeners LIVE on the show! But first, Bushman breaks down Frank Nazar's stellar performance at the Tom Kurvers Prospect Showcase and shares his other standout performers in St. Louis. Bushman also shares which prospects he would like to see get added looks for the Blackhawks during the...