Locked On Blackhawks - Daily Podcast On The Chicago Blackhawks

Thursday's episode begins with the fourth and final part of host Jack Bushman's Summer 2025 Top Prospects List! Bushman dives into which Blackhawks' prospects crack the top of his list and breaks down the differences between Sam Rinzel, Artyom Levshunov, and Anton Frondell at this stage of their respective development. The episode concludes with a comparison of Bushman's top 20 list to Ben Pope of...

Wednesday's episode begins with Part 3 of host Jack Bushman's Summer 2025 Top Prospects List! Bushman dives into which Chicago Blackhawks' prospects rank between Nos. 6 - 10 in the organization and recaps Jack Pridham, Vaclav Nestrasil, Mason West, Ryan Greene, and Ethan Del Mastro being featured in Part 2. The episode concludes with some takeaways from Blackhawks' 2025 1st-round pick Mason West's...

Tuesday's episode begins with Part 2 of host Jack Bushman's Summer 2025 Top Prospects List! Bushman dives into which Chicago Blackhawks' prospects he has ranked between Nos. 11 - 15 in the organization and recaps Nolan Allan, AJ Spellacy, John Mustard, Aidan Thompson, and Colton Dach, kicking off the list in Part 1. The episode concludes with an update on Sacha Boisvert, Marek Vanacker, and AJ Spe...

Monday's episode begins with Part 1 of host Jack Bushman's Summer 2025 Top Prospects Ranking! Bushman goes through which Chicago Blackhawks' prospects rank between Nos. 16-20 in the organization, and a handful of players who fell into the Honorable Mentions category, like Landon Slaggert, Martin Misiak, and Adam Gajan. The episode concludes with some thoughts on goaltender Arvid Soderblom signing...

Friday's episode begins with a discussion around what RFA defenseman Wyatt Kaiser could command on his next contract this summer. Host Jack Bushman dives into what he thinks Chicago Blackhawks' GM Kyle Davidson will likely offer Kaiser and then breaks down the new jersey numbers for Andre Burakovsky, Sam Lafferty, Colton Dach, and Dominic Toninato. The episode concludes with the schedule for this...

Thursday's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks reportedly taking trade calls on former 1st-round pick Lukas Reichel. Host Jack Bushman breaks down why trading Reichel makes sense, and a few potential packages the Blackhawks could put together to improve their current roster. The episode concludes with a look at Ben Pope from the Chicago Sun-Times' recent Blackhawks top prosp...

Wednesday's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks' goaltender tandem for the 2025-26 regular season. Host Jack Bushman dives into who he thinks will back up starter Spencer Knight between Arvid Soderblom, Laurent Brossoit, and Drew Commesso before going through the projected goaltenders with the Rockford IceHogs in the AHL. The episode concludes with a projection of Arvid Sode...

Tuesday's episode begins with a way too early projection of the Chicago Blackhawks' defensive pairings for the 2025-26 season! Host Jack Bushman breaks down who will play with top prospects Sam Rinzel and Artyom Levshunov, and who will be going back to the Rockford IceHogs for the beginning of the year. The episode concludes with an update on 2025 3rd overall pick Anton Frondell, who won't be play...

Monday's episode begins with a way-too-early projection of the Chicago Blackhawks' forward lines for the 2025-26 season! Host Jack Bushman dives into who is most likely to play with Connor Bedard and Frank Nazar on the top two lines this season, and who could fill in the rest of the forward group in the bottom six. The episode concludes with a look at Steven Ellis' Top 10 prospects in the Chicago...

Friday's episode begins with a discussion around whether the Chicago Blackhawks could acquire 22-year-old former 3rd overall pick Mason McTavish from the Anaheim Ducks this summer. Host Jack Bushman breaks down whether McTavish would be a strong addition to GM Kyle Davidson's forward group before diving into Scott Wheeler's Top 100 Drafted NHL Prospects List, where the Blackhawks led the league wi...

Thursday's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks signing 22-year-old Russian goaltender Stanislav Berezhnoy to a two-year, entry-level contract, likely to serve as Drew Commesso's backup with the Rockford IceHogs. Host Jack Bushman shares his thoughts on another goaltender added to the mix, and then dives into 24-year-old defenseman Louis Crevier signing a two-year contract ex...

Today's episode begins with a discussion on Chicago Blackhawks' 2025 3rd overall pick Anton Frondell signing his three-year, entry-level deal with the club, despite being expected to remain with Djurgardens in the SHL for the 2025-26 season. Host Jack Bushman breaks down why Frondell returning to Sweden is the correct move by the Blackhawks, and then dives into their 2025-26 schedule release. The...

Wednesday's episode begins with a discussion on 2025 3rd overall pick Anton Frondell, and whether the 18-year-old Swedish center could make the Chicago Blackhawks' 2025-26 NHL roster out of training camp. Host Jack Bushman dives into the pros and cons of Frondell staying in Sweden vs. joining the NHL before breaking down the biggest winners and losers from free agency. Bushman discusses the bigges...

Today's episode begins with updates on Anton Frondell, Nick Lardis, Jack Pridham, and more Blackhawks prospects from Development Camp down at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago. Then, host Jack Bushman gets into free agency updates on Blackhawks' legends like Philipp Kurashev, Cole Guttman, Adam Gaudette, Jaycob Megna, and Marcel Marcel. The episode concludes with some thoughts on prospect Ilya Safonov...

Today's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks staying relatively quiet through the opening two days of free agency, as GM Kyle Davidson elected NOT to add a top-six forward. Host Jack Bushman shares his thoughts on the decision, while also breaking down Sam Lafferty's return and Dominic Toninato signing a two-year, two-way contract. The episode concludes with updates on RFA's...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Eddie Garcia (Locked On Kings, David Morassutti (Locked On Leafs) and Seth Toupal (Locked On Wild are here to talk about the big moves of free agency so far, including the Mitch Marner saga finally coming to an end, what the heck the LA Kings are doing, and where Nikolaj Ehlers is going to end up!   Support Us By Supp...

Today's episode begins with a deep dive into the Chicago Blackhawks' selection in the 2025 NHL Draft, as host Jack Bushman dishes out grades for Anton Frondell, Vaclav Nestrasil, Mason West, Nathan Behm, and the rest of the draft class. The episode concludes with Bushman's biggest winners & losers from the 2025 NHL Draft. All that and more on Locked On Blackhawks. Part of the Locked On Podcast Net...

Friday's episode begins with a FINAL PREVIEW ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft! Host Jack Bushman breaks down recent rumors of Anton Frondell going to the San Jose Sharks at No. 2 over Michael Misa, what the Chicago Blackhawks SHOULD do with the 3rd overall pick, and the case for Caleb Desnoyers, Porter Martone, and James Hagens. Then, Bushman goes over the top options for the Blackhawks' second 1st-rou...

Thursday's episode is a discussion with Anthony Donati, also known as The Prospect Don, before he flew out to Los Angeles for the 2025 NHL Draft! Mr. Prospect Don & LOB host Jack Bushman discuss recent rumors of Anton Frondell going before Michael Misa, who the Chicago Blackhawks are likely to pick with the 3rd and 25th overall selections, thoughts on James Hagens, Porter Martone, Caleb Desnoyers,...

Welcome to the NHL Squad Show! Today our hosts Gil Martin (Locked On Islanders), Eddie Garcia (Locked On Kings, David Morassutti (Locked On Leafs) and Armando Velez (Locked On Panthers) are here to talk about the upcoming NHL draft, any potential free agency surprises, and about Alexander Mogilny finally making it into the Hall of Fame!   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Rugiet Head to  Rugi...

Today's episode is a special crossover with Ann Kimmel and Emma Lingan from Locked On Predators! Ann, Emma, and LOB host Jack Bushman break down a ROUGH 2024-25 season, the biggest goals of the summer, what needs to change for both teams this summer, and all the MAJOR questions looming ahead of the 2025 NHL Draft. Who do the Blackhawks pick 3rd, and who do the Predators want to fall to No. 5?All t...

Tuesday's episode begins with a reaction to three-time Stanley Cup champion Duncan Keith being named a first-ballot Hall of Famer! Host Jack Bushman goes over Keith's legacy with the Blackhawks, his impact on the city of Chicago, and some of his greatest accomplishments before diving into Chris Peters' 2025 NHL Mock Draft, where Anton Frondell gets selected BEFORE Michael Misa. The episode conclud...

Monday's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks acquiring 30-year-old winger Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for Joe Veleno. Host Jack Bushman breaks down why this is a smart buy-low spot on Burakovsky before diving into Daily Faceoff's Summer Trade Target List with free agency on the horizon. The episode concludes with 18-year-old winger Lynden Lakovic's 2...

Friday's episode begins with Scott Wheeler's Mock Draft 2.0, with just one week removed from the 2025 NHL Draft! Host Jack Bushman dives through the changes in Wheeler's second mock draft and goes over the Chicago Blackhawks' two picks in the first round. Then, Bushman breaks down Justin Carbonneau's 2025 NHL Draft Profile before getting into Lukas Reichel's selection to Germany's roster for the 2...

Thursday's episode begins with a discussion on the Chicago Blackhawks reportedly being interested in trading for Buffalo Sabres' young forward JJ Peterka. Host Jack Bushman shares his thoughts on whether the Blackhawks should pursue Peterka before diving into 18-year-old winger Victor Eklund's 2025 NHL Draft Profile. The episode concludes with an update on former Blackhawks' captain Jonathan Toews...