#Luke Richardson

The Chicago Blackhawks play host to the Calgary Flames on Sunday night at United Center for what should be an interesting matchup. This game looks like it could get out of hand, but there are always going to be surprises in this league. Calgary comes in 19-14-7, and it has won three of the last four games. The Flames are still in a playoff position…

By Chris Johnston NorthStar Bets Fri., Jan. 6, 20234 min. read No one is explicitly using the'T' word. You know, the one that rhymes with "sank." But it may not be a complete coincidence that three teams at the bottom of the NHL standings are currently pacing towards some of the lowest point totals we've seen recorded in the last two decades. Not…

The Blackhawks fell to the Columbus Blue Jackets 4-1 at Nationwide Arena on Saturday. Here are 10 observations from the loss: 1. The Blackhawks scored the first goal for just the seventh time this season, and two of those goals have come against Columbus. But they couldn't take advantage and suffered their first loss in regulation (4-1-2) this…

ST. LOUIS - Ian Mitchell laughed. There was no joy in the laugh, none of the usual body language that accompanies a moment of merriment. It was a laughter of recognition, of resignation, of what do you want me to say. Perhaps "scoff" would be a better word for it. He laughed because the question, and its answer, were so obvious. Has it been tough…

We've hit the second checkpoint mark of the 2022-23 season. First, it was Thanksgiving. Now, it's Christmas. Next, it's the All-Star Break and then it's the trade deadline. So here are 15 thoughts about the Blackhawks going into the three-day holiday break: 1. The Blackhawks are 8-20-4 and have 20 points through 32 games. They're on pace to finish…

The Chicago Blackhawks host the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday in a game that might not get a ton of attention. Vegas has 43 points and has risen to the top of the Western Conference. The Golden Knights were not expected to be great this season, but they just continue to rack up the wins. The Blackhawks actually got off to a decent star, but they…

This Blackhawks season is going to test fans. It's going to test some players. It's likely to test Jonathan Toews' and Patrick Kane's loyalty. It's unlikely to test Luke Richardson. Richardson had a pretty good idea of what he was signing up for when he became the Blackhawks' coach. But even with an understanding that this team wasn't built to win…

CHICAGO - The Blackhawks didn't take the ice on Saturday, with Luke Richardson choosing instead to have his weary team focus on some video and other off-ice work. But MacKenzie Entwistle and Philipp Kurashev couldn't help themselves. They don't just like competing against each other, they need to compete against each other. "I love beating him,"…

SANDWICH - In Old Colony's first appearance in a state semifinal in 25 years, the No. 5 Cougars had no answer for Hull's John Gianibas as the senior running back ran wild on Friday night. Gianibas carried the ball 21 times for 270 yards and found the end zone four times to lift the top-seeded Pirates to a 35-12 victory over Old Colony at Sandwich…

ANAHEIM, Calif. - The Blackhawks didn't like reading and hearing all the things the hockey world said about them leading into this season; that they were sure to be terrible, that they were designed to fail, that they were in contention to be the worst team in the league. They shrugged it off as "outside noise," sure, but they didn't forget it,…

Jonathan Quick can more than aptly shut down the Baclkhawks' pitiful offense, while the Kings may not find much luck themselves breaching Chicago's back line. Our NHL picks lay out which side will give when they clash Thursday night. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Pacific Division's Los Angeles Kings host the Central Division's Chicago Blackhawks…

On the latest Blackhawks Talk Podcast, Pat Boyle, Charlie Roumeliotis and James Neveau answer your mailbag questions. How would last season's roster have done with Luke Richardson as the head coach? What kind of culture is Richardson building and how will it help the rebuild? What's the record for most goalies used in a single season? Should we not…

Luke Richardson has 10 games in the book as coach of the Chicago Blackhawks, and there's still a lot to learn about his team's identity. The Hawks (4-4-2) have been equal parts scrappy overachievers and a collection of parts thrown together in a rebuild. So what has stood out? The Hawks have no obvious replacement for Alex DeBrincat, who was traded…

The Chicago Blackhawks began their 2022-23 campaign last night in Colorado, and it went as well as expected. The Avalanche, who won the Stanley Cup a little over three months ago, took care of business with a 5-2 victory over the Blackhawks. Prior to the game, the Avs had their championship banner raising ceremony with the whole world watching on…

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche were the hunters. Unable to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs three years running, they finally got over the hump last spring before sweeping Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference final and beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the franchise's third Stanley…

Nathan MacKinnon and the Colorado Avalanche were the hunters. Unable to advance beyond the second round of the playoffs three years running, they finally got over the hump last spring before sweeping Connor McDavid's Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference final and beating the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games to win the franchise's third Stanley…

As much as Luke Richardson has learned about Chicago since his hiring by the Blackhawks in June, the Montreal transplant occasionally shows he still is learning a few things about his adopted city. "I didn't even know Goose Island was from Chicago before I got here," said Richardson, who handed out a few beers at his news conference Monday - the…

Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Betting markets open for the team that will end the NHL season with the worst record in 2022-23 There could be an extra incentive for teams to finish with the worst record, as a potential number one draft pick, Connor Bedard, could be acquired The start of the 2022-23 NHL season is soon upon us. While many of the…

CHICAGO - Luke Richardson looks like he just stepped out of an animated Batman series, with a jaw so square and sturdy you could use it as a blacksmith's anvil. This is a 6-foot-4, 210-pound Easter Island statue come to life, a man who spent more than two decades forcibly moving people out of his way in the NHL - with his shoulders, with his fists,…

Finishing last in the NHL in 2022-23 would guarantee the Blackhawks a top-three draft pick. Even if neither their 25.5% chance of winning the lottery for the first overall pick nor their 18.8% chance of gaining the second pick hit, they couldn't fall further than third. General manager Kyle Davidson likely won't outright declare that his goal for…