Less than two weeks ago, when the Blackhawks announced they had signed forward Nick Lardis to his entry-level contract, I wrote about the significance of the organization signing a second player from its 2023 draft class.
With many college and junior hockey seasons coming to a close, NHL prospects are getting a taste of professional hockey to close out the 2023-24 campaign.
The Chicago Blackhawks recently announced their signing of 2023 draft pick Nick Lardis to an entry-level contract at $896,667 annually. Lardis, 18, has recorded 50 points in 37 OHL games for the Brantford Bulldogs.
On April 3rd the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they had agreed to terms with prospect Nick Lardis on a three-year entry-level contract that will begin next season with an average annual value of $896,667 per season.
Gavin Hayes and Nick Lardis are in different spots with their playoff journey. But they’re both identical when it comes to production. Both Hayes and Lardis have seven points in four playoff games, with mirroring marks of three goals and four assists.
Nick Lardis and his Brantford Bulldogs may be trailing in the best-of-seven series 2-1 to the Ottawa 67’s, but he just won big when it comes to his future with the Chicago Blackhawks.
Every time the Blackhawks lose a game like their 2-1 loss to the Islanders on Tuesday night, I get questions on social media about when exactly this whole rebuild is going to start bearing fruit for the Blackhawks.
The Chicago Blackhawks have signed forward prospect Nick Lardis to a three-year, entry-level contract, the club announced Wednesday afternoon. Lardis, 18, collected 29 goals and 50 points in 37 games with the Ontario Hockey League’s Brantford Bulldogs in the 2023-24 regular season.
The Blackhawks signed left-wing prospect Nick Lardis to a three-year, entry-level contract Wednesday.
Nick Lardis and Paul Ludwinski were named among the best in the OHL by the coaches.
Cole Guttman was a spark plug for the Blackhawks, playing hard and zipping around the ice with ferocity. So when he was sent back to the Rockford IceHogs with a number of forwards fighting for spots in Chicago, the 24-year-old took some time to acclimate and find his spot.
Back in the Fall, Chicago Hockey Now ranked the top 10 prospects in the Chicago Blackhawks pipeline. Those rankings had Connor Bedard sitting at the top of the list–while only being in the organization for three months.
While the player he worshipped as a kid was scoring his first goal as a Detroit Red Wing, Nick Lardis was burying three of his own. Now, the Chicago Blackhawks prospect sits tied for second in goals in the Ontario Hockey League with 23.
One of Blackhawks prospects Gavin Hayes personal goals was to put at least 40 pucks in the back of the net this season. Heck, if he could get 41 again wouldn’t that be something?
Nick Lardis talked about how he great up worshipping Patrick Kane as a player after being drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks. He’s doing a pretty good imitation of him in the Ontario Hockey League.
When Nick Lardis was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks, he talked about his memory of Patrick Kane’s overtime winner in the pressure packed Stanley Cup Final.
NASHVILLE – The final rounds were swift but productive for the Chicago Blackhawks. As opposed to last season, Chicago went heavy up front, taking a defenseman only at the end of the draft.
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