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Chicago Blackhawks center Teuvo Teräväinen (86) prepares for the face-off against the Detroit Red Wings during the first period of a preseason game on Sept. 25 in Chicago. Teräväinen signed with the Blackhawks in the 2024 off-season after being traded from Chicago in 2016. (Erin Hooley | AP Photo)

COLUMN: Blackhawks can bounce back in 2024-25

By Claire Valenti, Sports Reporter | October 7, 2024

A phenom can’t carry dead weight forever.  I, like most of Chicago last season, sat in anguish watching the Blackhawks set a franchise record of 22 consecutive road losses in a season. I witnessed the injury bug infect a new player seemingly every...

Canada's Connor Bedard, left, shoots in front of Czechia's Stanislav Svozil during second-period IIHF world junior hockey championship game action in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Monday, Dec. 26, 2022. (Darren Calabrese/The Canadian Press via AP)

COLUMN: Blackhawks fans should be watching the World Juniors

By Alex Crowe, Assistant Sports Editor | December 28, 2022

Editor’s note: Alex Crowe is a junior journalism major and serves as a senior sports reporter at the Northern Star. His views do not necessarily reflect those of the Star. This is an opinion piece. The 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships have...