RELEASE: Blackhawks Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster
October 6, 2025
RELEASE: Blackhawks Announce 2025-26 Opening Night Roster
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I feel like there’s really no surprises here. Feeling cautiously optimistic that the team will at least more exciting to watch than last year.
Hopefully we can match the energy that Tampa Bay had in their last two pre season games against Florida.
I guess Blashill really likes Del Maestro. He looked absolutely awful in the preseason and does not deserve to make the team. I guess he has more of the physical attributes that he likes compared to Allan and Korch.
The tl;dr:
Dach and Greene make it, Moore to Rockford. When Slaggert returns they’ll have to make a choice then.
They are carrying eight defensemen. EDM was kept up, Allen I guess will return to Rockford.
Slaggert on IR, Anderson, Brossoit on Injured/Non-Roster, Weber technically exists.
Ethan Del Mastro is here most likely because Vlasic is hurt, will likely go down to Rockford when Vlasic is healthy. Ryan Greene was recalled today as an injury replacement for Landon Slaggert who was placed on IR.
Excited to see what Dach can do.
Who’s going to rough up the panthers opening night?
Giving the worst LD in the entire league a roster spot is certainly a choice
I can’t remember what it’s like to have an NHL roster.
Sounds like draft lottery odds are going in our favor
Looking at how young this roster is while we still have numerous young prospects in the system, we have no idea what this team is going to be by next year. Which is a fun problem to have. Right now the average age is roughly 26. We likely lose Grzelcyk, Foligno, Lafferty, Dickinson, Murphy, and Mikheyev for 20 year olds. Going to end up being the youngest team of all time.
WHERE IS OLLY MOORE?? lowkey disappointed.
Cool. Bedard made the team.
Stoked to see Bedard made the team
Coming back to the Hawks after years, it is interesting to recognize like only 4 names
17 comments
I feel like there’s really no surprises here. Feeling cautiously optimistic that the team will at least more exciting to watch than last year.
Hopefully we can match the energy that Tampa Bay had in their last two pre season games against Florida.
I guess Blashill really likes Del Maestro. He looked absolutely awful in the preseason and does not deserve to make the team. I guess he has more of the physical attributes that he likes compared to Allan and Korch.
The tl;dr:
Dach and Greene make it, Moore to Rockford. When Slaggert returns they’ll have to make a choice then.
They are carrying eight defensemen. EDM was kept up, Allen I guess will return to Rockford.
Reichel stays on team for now.
FORWARDS (13): Bedard, Bertuzzi, **Burakovsky**, Dach, Dickinson, Donato, Foligno, **Greene**, Lafferty, Mikheyev, Nazar, Reichel, Teravainen
DEFENSEMEN (8): Crevier, Del Mastro, **Grzelcyk**, Kaiser, Levshunov, Murphy, Rinzel, Vlasic
GOALIES (2): Knight, Soderblom
Slaggert on IR, Anderson, Brossoit on Injured/Non-Roster, Weber technically exists.
Ethan Del Mastro is here most likely because Vlasic is hurt, will likely go down to Rockford when Vlasic is healthy. Ryan Greene was recalled today as an injury replacement for Landon Slaggert who was placed on IR.
Excited to see what Dach can do.
Who’s going to rough up the panthers opening night?
Giving the worst LD in the entire league a roster spot is certainly a choice
I can’t remember what it’s like to have an NHL roster.
Sounds like draft lottery odds are going in our favor
Looking at how young this roster is while we still have numerous young prospects in the system, we have no idea what this team is going to be by next year. Which is a fun problem to have. Right now the average age is roughly 26. We likely lose Grzelcyk, Foligno, Lafferty, Dickinson, Murphy, and Mikheyev for 20 year olds. Going to end up being the youngest team of all time.
WHERE IS OLLY MOORE?? lowkey disappointed.
Cool. Bedard made the team.
Stoked to see Bedard made the team
Coming back to the Hawks after years, it is interesting to recognize like only 4 names
REICHEL IS ON THERE (for now)
