Joe Brand reacts to the Blackhawks trading Brandon Hagel to the Tampa Bay Lightning for two players and two 1st round draft picks.

After an offseason with acquisitions such as Seth Jones and Marc Andre Fleury and a record to start the season of 1-9-2, the Blackhawks on Saturday went a different direction with their on-ice product in firing Head Coach Jeremy Colliton.

Joe Brand breaks down the latest news in regard to the firing of Colliton, Tomas Mitell and Sheldon Brookbank, and gives some insight into Colliton’s replacement Derek King. Ironically, Derek King takes over behind the Blackhawks bench in the same fashion Colliton did after Joel Quenneville 3 years ago to the day. Where do the Blackhawks go from here?

Roster competition continues to be the biggest theme after the first three days of Blackhawks Training Camp.  The players agree with Head Coach Jeremy Colliton and President of Hockey Operations Stan Bowman that competition will increase the overall play of the entire team.  Team leadership is also up for grabs with the absence of Brent Seabrook and Duncan Keith.  Patrick Kane thinks guys like Alex DeBrincat, Connor Murphy and Kirby Dach are all capable of making that step up to increase their role.  Seth Jones is another player that has been mentioned.  

Speaking of Kane, he and new goal tender Marc-Andre Fleury have had some fun battles in their short time as teammates.  Fleury has not taken training camp lightly, showing his competitiveness by reacting strongly when giving up goals.  Colliton thinks that Fleury’s frustration will entice the Blackhawks forwards to score more frequently on the recent Vezina Trophy winner, and that will also increase the team’s overall play.  

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Hear wrap-up thoughts from Stan Bowman, Patrick Kane and Jeremy Colliton on the season ending edition of the Blackhawks 720 Podcast.  Chris Boden and Joe Brand take you through their final impressions of the 56-game, four month journey and address the team’s strengths, weaknesses and unknowns before training camp in September.

The playoffs hopes have ended but there’s still some work left to do.  Chris Boden and Joe Brand discuss falling out of the post-season picture on this new Blackhawks 720 Podcast as well as what’s been accomplished and what’s ahead. You’ll also hear from Collin Delia and Ian Mitchell reflecting on their challenging seasons.

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Another Blackhawks multiple Stanley Cup winner calls it a career. Chris Boden and Joe Brand reflect back on Andrew Shaw’s eventful career on this new Blackhawks 720 Podcast and hear from The Mutt himself. Plus the guys reflect on the series with Nashville, some personnel decisions, and how they’ll handle the remainder of the regular season.

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Better. But still not good enough.  This new Blackhawks 720 Podcast finds Chris Boden and Joe Brand looking back at the opener of the three-game “playoff” series this week versus Nashville in the chase for the final division playoff spot, and what more is needed to find an answer versus the Preds.  You’ll also hear from Alex DeBrincat, Connor Murphy and Jeremy Colliton as the rest of the season hangs in the balance.

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A pair of dramatic wins in Columbus sandwiched around a busy trade deadline makes for a jam-packed Blackhawks 720 Podcast. Chris Boden and Joe Brand analyze and react to the games and the deals while also hearing from Stan Bowman and Jeremy Colliton

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A fresh Blackhawks 720 Podcast picks up where the last one left off: frustration versus Nashville. Chris Boden and Joe Brand break down last week and look ahead to a stretch of opponents below the Blackhawks in the division, while hearing from Strome, Keith and the reacquired Vinnie Hinostroza. Plus, a salute and stick tap to one of this podcast’s founders.

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A look back at a roller coaster week on this latest Blackhawks 720 Podcast as Chris breaks down the weekend sweep by Nashville that allowed them to bump the Blackhawks from the final division playoff spot.  You’ll hear from Alex DeBrincat and Jeremy Colliton, plus Kirby Dach following his early return from wrist surgery.

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