With both Connor Bedard and Kevin Korchinski playing in their 10th NHL games tonight, it confirms that they will be finishing the season in the NHL.
The team has nine games to let their ELC's slide and send them to junior. This decision implies the unsurprising choice to keep them in the big league.
Bedard, a first overall pick with elite pedigree has become the teams' top centre. Korchinski, the seventh overall pick in 2022 has emerged as a clear top-4 defenseman with a bright future in Chicago.
While the team isn't great, the Blackhawks clearly have a lot of hope for the future.
As Read on HockeyPatrol - Blackhawks Confirm Bedard's Fate for the Season
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NOVEMBRE 4 | 83 ANSWERS BREAKING: Bedard's Fate Confirmed in Chicago Do you think Bedard will win the Calder trophy? | ||
| Yes | 49 | 59 % |
| No | 34 | 41 % |
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JUNE 4, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Brett Howden | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Mark Jankowski | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Mark Stone | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Noah Hanifin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Jackson Blake | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Dylan Coghlan | - | - | - | |
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