Blackhawks' Free Agency Improvements & Welcoming Teravainen Back
Also, a look back to when the Blackhawks traded for Chelios, and more!
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The Chris Chelios Trade Revisited
July 18, 2024 by THW Archives
It’s rare that one trade catches an entire sport by surprise, but when the Montreal Canadiens dealt defenseman Chris Chelios and a second-round draft choice to the Chicago Blackhawks for center Denis Savard in the summer of 1990, it sent shockwaves all throughout the NHL.
5 NHL Teams That Improved in Free Agency
July 17, 2024 by Alex Chauvancy
Long gone is the NHL free-agent frenzy. At this point, it’s safe to say which teams did the best and worst in free agency, even though a couple of notable UFAs (James van Riemsdyk and Daniel Sprong, to name a couple) remain available. Let’s look at five teams who did best in free agency this summer.
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Meet the New (Old) Blackhawks: Teuvo Teravainen
July 15, 2024 by Gail Kauchak
As part of our THW Chicago summer series, we’ll introduce you to all the players the Chicago Blackhawks acquired via free agency and trades this offseason. After all, there’s going to be a lot of new faces in training camp this September. We might as well get to know them! Today we’ll discuss a face that’s actually not all that new, since he started his career in Chicago. After eight seasons with the Carolina Hurricanes, forward Teuvo Teravainen is coming full circle, returning to the team that drafted him 18th overall in the 2012 NHL Draft.
