Ron Luce

2 days ago | ontapsportsnet.com | Ron Luce

Entering the 2024-25 season, the Chicago Blackhawks added players like Tyler Bertuzzi and Teuvo Teravainen during the summer to ignite some excitement about the team. However, the team also added some strategic veterans that flew under the radar at the start. Insert one of those players here: Patrick Maroon. Maroon signed a one-year deal before the season, with a high likelihood that he would be flipped to a contending team at the NHL trade deadline.

4 days ago | ontapsportsnet.com | Ron Luce

When thinking about the 2024-25 season, its difficult to forget about the individual success for Ryan Donato. After topping out at a 31-point clip as his career high, Donato blew those totals out of the water in his contract year. Donato signed a two-year deal with the Blackhawks before the 2023-24 season. An incredible contract even at the time, Donato's $2 million AAV makes his most recent season even more impressive considering the pay raise he is likely to receive this summer.

4 days ago | ontapsportsnet.com | Ron Luce

The Chicago Cubs are humming as they enter the month of June, capping off their sixth consecutive series win on Sunday against the Cincinnati Reds. A 7-3 victory in front of another incredible crowd at Wrigley Field has the Cubs sitting 15 games above .500. An 18-9 month of May is a complete turn from years past, and a win to begin June is exactly what the doctor ordered. The Cubs received strong pitching from Jameson Taillon, and the bullpen held their own en route to the victory.

4 days ago | ontapsportsnet.com | Ron Luce

Entering the 2024-25 season, the Chicago Blackhawks added a number of veterans to supplement their expectedly young core of players. One such player added during the summer was three-time Stanley Cup champion Alec Martinez, who signed a one-year deal as a stop gap on the blue line. At the end of the season, Martinez called it a career. He and veteran Pat Maroon retired in unison following the final home game of the campaign.

5 days ago | ontapsportsnet.com | Ron Luce

The Chicago Blackhawks had to call upon some unexpected reinforcements throughout the season. With injuries to veterans like Connor Murphy and Alec Martinez, youngsters who weren't garnishing a ton of attention got meaningful run on the blue line. Insert Louis Crevier. The former seventh-round pick was never heralded to be a meaningful contributor, but ultimately took over the seventh/eighth-defenseman role from Isaak Phillips, who was traded to the Vancouver Canucks during the season.