Locked On Blackhawks - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Blackhawks

Monday's episode begins with an AWESOME night at the United Center for Chris Chelios' jersey retirement ceremony! Host Jack Bushman gets into his favorite moments from the festivities, plus, Patrick Kane reminding everyone why he's nicknamed 'Showtime,' as he scored the OT winner to lift the Red Wings to a 3-2 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks in his return to Chicago. The episode concludes with...

Friday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-1 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, as they have now dropped 10 of their last 11 games. Host Jack Bushman gets into his takeaways from the loss & shares Bob McKenzie & Scott Wheeler's current top 10 players in the 2024 NHL Draft. The episode concludes with an update on Lukas Reichel's stint down in Rockford and a look at the AHL stan...

Tuesday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' 6-3 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes, as their road losing streak has now reached 21 games. Host Jack Bushman discusses why the Hurricanes are a team for the Hawks to model themselves after in the future, plus Chris Peters' and Corey Pronman's rankings of the top 10 players in the 2024 NHL Draft. The episode concludes with Mailbag Mon...

Monday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the Ottawa Senators on Saturday afternoon, as Connor Bedard recorded two points while Nick Foligno, Philipp Kurashev, and Jason Dickinson stayed hot! Then, host Jack Bushman discusses forward Lukas Reichel being reassigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the AHL after being a healthy scratch in two consecu...

Thursday's episode begins with a discussion on 2023 No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard making a surprise return to the Chicago Blackhawks lineup against the Pittsburgh Penguins after missing 14 games with a fractured jaw. Host Jack Bushman dives into Bedard making his presence felt in his first game back, Sidney Crosby leading the Penguins to an easy 4-1 win, the noticeable difference in the Blackha...

Wednesday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' 4-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks at the United Center, as they have now lost seven consecutive games and 14 of 17 since the start of 2024. Host Jack Bushman discusses the Blackhawks' sloppy opening 20 minutes, Philipp Kurashev & Nick Foligno being bright spots, Lukas Reichel snapping his 8-game pointless drought, and what the forw...

Tuesday's episode begins with a chat on 2x Stanley Cup champion goaltender Corey Crawford getting his No. 29 sweater retired by the Rockford IceHogs over the weekend. Host Jack Bushman gets into what Crawford has been up to in recent years, some of his best moments as a member of the Blackhawks, and a preview of tonight's matchup with the Vancouver Canucks at the United Center. The episode conclud...

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, Chicago Blackhawks' head coach Luke Richardson had some positive news to share following Monday's practice, as 2023 No. 1 overall pick and Calder Trophy favorite Connor Bedard is expected to return to practice next week. Bedard has been out for nea...

Friday's episode is a fun conversation with JD Young from Locked On Sharks! LOB host Jack Bushman & JD discuss what life is like at the bottom of the NHL standings (again), how both of these teams reached this point, Connor Bedard and Will Smith serving as bright spots, the outlook ahead of the 2024 NHL trade deadline, and what landing projected 2024 No. 1 overall pick Macklin Celebrini would mean...

Thursday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' lackluster 2-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild in their first game following the 2024 NHL All-Star break. Host Jack Bushman dives into the same issues plaguing this Blackhawks team as before the break, and how sad it is to be wasting such spectacular performances from goaltender Petr Mrazek. The episode concludes with an update on the an...

Tuesday's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks desperately needing the 2024 NHL All-Star break to get healthier, and an update on 2023 No. 1 overall pick Connor Bedard as he progressed from a fractured jaw. When will Connor make his return to the lineup? Also, host Jack Bushman breaks down which Blackhawks' players are expected to return to the lineup on Wednesday against the...

Thursday's episode begins with a discussion on Petr Mrazek being the latest member of the Chicago Blackhawks to sign a two-year extension, carrying a $4.25 million cap hit through the 2025-26 season. Host Jack Bushman discusses why it makes sense for the Blackhawks to extend Mrazek and the future outlook in net for the next few seasons. The episode concludes with (TW) an update on the 2018 U18 Tea...

Wednesday's episode begins with the fourth and final part to host Jack Bushman's Chicago Blackhawks Midseason Prospect Rankings. Join Jack as he jumps into his top five and breaks down why it was SO CRUCIAL for the Blackhawks organization to enter a full-scale rebuild a few years ago. The episode concludes with a preview of the matchup against the Seattle Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena, as Blackha...

Monday's episode is a special conversation with Hadi Kalakeche from Locked On NHL Prospects and Dobber Prospects! Join Hadi and host Jack Bushman as they get into the United States winning the gold medal at the 2024 World Junior Championship in Sweden a few weeks ago, Frank Nazar's standout tournament, Oliver Moore getting opportunities on the top line, Sam Rinzel rounding out his game, Martin Mis...

Tuesday's episode begins with a quick recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' hard-fought 2-0 loss to the Pacific Division-leading Vancouver Canucks, as they have now dropped a whopping 17 consecutive road games and scored just four goals in six road games during January. Host Jack Bushman discusses the pain of watching this Blackhawks offense struggle and why goaltender Petr Mrazek will likely join Jaso...

Friday's episode begins with Part 3 of host Jack Bushman's Midseason Prospect Rankings for the Chicago Blackhawks! Tune in to see who cracks Bushman's top 10 as he breaks down Nos. 6-10. The episode concludes with a recap of the Blackhawks' 3-0 shutout loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night, as they have now dropped 16 consecutive road games and scored 1 or 0 goals in eight of their last 10...

Rockford IceHogs play-by-play broadcaster Mike Folta joins the show on Thursday to break down the Rockford IceHogs' up-and-down first half of the 2023-24 AHL regular season. From Ethan Del Mastro making the AHL All-Star Game, Wyatt Kaiser's play since being reassigned, Colton Dach's injury update, and Drew Commesso's first professional campaign, tune into the episode to get caught up on everything...

Wednesday's episode begins with Part 2 of host Jack Bushman's Chicago Blackhawks Midseason Prospect Rankings! Join Jack as he breaks down Nos. 11-15 on his list before getting into the top 10 tomorrow! The episode concludes with a discussion on whether forward Jason Dickinson is next to get a contract extension from general manager Kyle Davidson after getting off to a fantastic start to his second...

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 gets into Part 1 of his Chicago Blackhawks Midseason Prospect Rankings, going through Nos. 15-20. Then, Bushman wraps up his midseason grades for Petr Mrazek, Arvid Soderblom, Nikita Zaitsev, Boris Katchouk, and Jarred Tinordi. All that and...

Saturday's episode begins with a discussion on Nick Foligno signing a two-year extension with the Chicago Blackhawks through the 2025-26 season, and whether Foligno will be the next captain of the team instead of Connor Bedard. Then, host Jack Bushman gets into an updated look at the bottom of the NHL standings through the midway point of the 2023-24 regular season and breaks down which other team...

Thursday's episode begins with Part 3 of host Jack Bushman's Chicago Blackhawks Midseason Grades! Bushman dishes out grades to veterans Jason Dickinson, Connor Murphy, Ryan Donato, MacKenzie Entwistle, and Reese Johnson for their performance during the first half of the 2023-24 NHL regular season. The episode concludes with a discussion on what coach Luke Richardson should do with the defensive pa...

Wednesday's episode begins with a recap of the Chicago Blackhawks' hard-fought 2-1 loss to Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and the Edmonton Oilers at the United Center. Host Jack Bushman breaks down the Blackhawks holding Edmonton to just 15 shots on goal, Taylor Raddysh and Joey Anderson returning to the lineup, Jason Dickinson deserving of playing in the NHL All-Star Game, and Connor Bedard's of...

Tuesday's episode begins with Part 1 of host Jack Bushman dishing out grades for each player's performance during the first half of the 2023-23 NHL regular season! Bushman begins with the current players on injured reserve ahead of Tuesday night's midway-point matchup with the Edmonton Oilers, such as Connor Bedard, Seth Jones, Tyler Johnson, Nick Foligno, and Taylor Raddysh. The episode concludes...

Monday's episode of Locked On Blackhawks begins with a discussion on Connor Bedard (fractured jaw) and Nick Foligno (finger) being the latest additions to injured reserve, as the Chicago Blackhawks now have NINE key players out of the lineup due to injury. Host Jack Bushman breaks down Bedard expected to miss 4-6 weeks with the injury, likely missing the NHL All-Star Game, what this means for the...

Friday's episode begins with a discussion on 2023 1st overall pick Connor Bedard becoming the youngest player ever named to an NHL All-Star Game at 18 years and 171 days of age. Host Jack Bushman breaks down Bedard's spectacular first half of the regular season and the rest of the Western Conference All Stars. Then, Bushman gets into the Blackhawks 13th consecutive road loss, as they fell 4-1 to t...