Blackhawks Breakaway

Jeremy Colliton joins Pat Boyle and Charlie Roumeliotis on the Hawks Talk Podcast for an exclusive interview following Colliton's first year in charge of the Blackhawks. Colliton dives into the process of filling out his coaching staff, how involved he's been in the draft and free agency processes, and how he hopes to improve the Blackhawks next season.

0:45 How the Blackhawks finalized the coaching staff

3:15 Marc Crawford’s responsibilities

4:40 Colliton's relationship with Tomas Mitell

6:05 On moving up in lottery

6:55 His involvement in draft process

8:00 What prospects stand out

9:10 What Hawks need to do to return to playoffs

10:50 The development of the d-zone coverage

12:05 What to improve in training camp

13:10 On their aggressive penalty kill

14:55 How to improve the PK with personnel

15:35 On Kane/DeBrincat playing on the same line

16:50 How Colliton uses analytics

18:30 On analytics staffers in the NHL

19:55 How the Hawks were missing that "edge"

21:05 What he learned from this year's playoffs

22:05 Winning with various styles of play

22:55 Monitoring players at IIHF World Championship

23:35 Kevin Lankinen’s performance

24:05 Competition for roster spots/depth

25:00 Looking ahead to free agency

25:50 On building rosters

The second of a two-part edition of the Hawks Talk Podcast featuring 1-on-1 interviews with some of the top draft prospects at the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo. Slavko Bekovic and Charlie Roumeliotis discuss how Cole Caufield, Alex Turcotte and Trevor Zegras could potentially fit with the Blackhawks and what stood out from their interviews.

0:45 – Just how good was this year’s USNTDP team?

2:40 – Interview with Cole Caufield

11:05 – Caufield embracing Alex DeBrincat comparison

16:15 – Interview with Alex Turcotte

25:10 – Turcotte the perfect combo of “sandpaper and silk”

30:40 – Interview with Trevor Zegras

36:35 – Patrick Kane’s influence on Zegras

39:00 – How good can this draft class can be?

The first of a two-part edition of the Hawks Talk Podcast featuring 1-on-1 interviews with some of the top draft prospects at the NHL Scouting Combine in Buffalo. Slavko Bekovic and Charlie Roumeliotis discuss how Bowen Byram, Dylan Cozens and Kirby Dach could potentially fit with the Blackhawks and what stood out from their interviews.

0:55 – Recapping a busy week at the draft combine

2:45 – How the Blackhawks have made an impact on the top prospects

4:25 – Interview with Bowen Byram

11:45 – Byram’s incredible playoff run helped his stock

15:35 – Interview with Dylan Cozens

23:00 – Why Cozens grew up a Toews/Blackhawks fan

24:30 – Cozens could offer some versatility to Blackhawks

26:50 – Interview with Kirby Dach

34:45 – Dach’s fit in NHL game with his size vs speed

36:30 – Grueling interview process at combine for players and teams

40:20 – Guys who tested well at the combine

On the latest Hawks Talk Podcast, J.D. Burke of Elite Prospects and co-host of Rink Wide on TSN 1040 joins Pat Boyle, Slavko Bekovic and Charlie Roumeliotis to give us an analytical perspective on the 2019 NHL Draft class.

What goes into Burke’s rankings? Whose stock is rising and whose is falling? Is Bowen Byram a slam-dunk No. 1 defenseman? Is Alex Turcotte the best center available after Jack Hughes? Burke answers all that and more, including his personal pick on who the Blackhawks should take at No. 3 overall.

0:20 – Ranking methodology

3:45 – Prospect stock movement

7:00 – Vasili Podkolzin’s stock

10:30 – Bowen Byram a sure thing?

13:10 – Where Byram ranks vs. Rasmus Dahlin

15:00 – Is Alex Turcotte the best center after Jack Hughes?

16:30 – Where Turcotte would fit on the Blackhawks

18:30 – Whose stock is rising?

21:45 – Trevor Zegras eye test

26:15 – Turcotte comparison

On the latest Hawks Talk Podcast, NHL on NBC analyst Eddie Olczyk joins Pat Boyle to break down Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final between the Boston Bruins and St. Louis Blues. Edzo explains how the Bruins turned the game around in the second period and how their young defensemen played a major role in their come from behind win.

Olczyk has not been surprised with how Joakim Nordstrom has performed since leaving the Blackhawks. Edzo tells us how the Blues have trailed this postseason before and what it will take for them to win the series.

Eddie also weighs in on Blackhawks goalie prospect Kevin Lankinen and his breakout performance at the World Championships, and gives us his top priority for the Blackhawks this offseason.

0:45 - Eddie Olczyk joins the show

1:25 - Edzo on Blues missed opportunity in Game 1

2:45 - Defense helping offense for Boston

4:35 - Bruins top line quiet or rusty?

6:45 - Joakim Nordstrom's career after Chicago

9:40 - How the Blues can win the series

11:40 - Who could Blackhawks jump in the Central Division next season?

16:45 - Kevin Lankinen's breakout at IIHF World Championship

18:45 - Blackhawks' top priority this offseason

On the latest Hawks Talk Podcast, Connor Murphy joins the show to break down the Blackhawks' man-on-man defensive zone coverage, how the team stayed together during the long losing skids and do the young players have a strong voice in the locker room?

Pat Boyle is then joined by Slavko Bekovic and Charlie Roumeliotis to discuss what the Blackhawks may be thinking with the No. 3 overall pick and narrow the field to three potential candidates. Should the Blackhawks draft for need or best available player?

Plus, the guys provide an update on how the Blackhawks are performing at the 2019 IIHF World Championship.

0:45 – Connor Murphy joins the podcast

2:00 – Murphy’s summer so far

2:35 – Murphy’s off-ice training regimen

3:35 – Murphy evaluates his season

5:05 – Murphy on comeback from injury

6:30 – Murphy explains the Hawks d-zone coverage

10:00 – Murphy’s conversations with father Gord Murphy

12:10 – Murphy on making it through tough times last season

13:10 – Murphy on unity between vets and youth

14:25 – Murphy’s goals for the future

17:00 – Hawks draft prospects one month out from NHL Draft

19:30 – Byram’s stock up while Podkolzin’s stock down

21:00 – Should Blackhawks draft for need and improve now?

26:25 – Future of the Blackhawks blue-line

33:15 – Blackhawks replenishing the prospect pipeline

35:45 – Our top 3 prospects for the No. 3 pick

41:05 – How the Blackhawks are doing at the IIHF World Championship

On the latest Hawks Talk Podcast, Adam Kimelman of NHL.com and host of the NHL Draft Class podcast joins Pat Boyle, Slavko Bekovic and Charlie Roumeliotis to give us scouting reports on the top half of the 2019 class.

Kimelman also weighs in on whether Bowen Byram could be a fit for the Blackhawks at No. 3, tells us whose stock is rising and dropping, who's the top center in the draft after Jack Hughes and his gut feeling — as of right now — on who the Blackhawks could take third overall.

0:45 – Could Kakko’s strong Worlds help him leap Hughes?

3:05 – Is Vasili Podkolzin’s stock dropping?

6:40 – Could Bowen Byram be a fit at No. 3?

10:20 – Could someone trade up to No. 3 for Byram?

12:00 – Who is the top prospect after Hughes and Kakko?

13:50 – Alex Turcotte’s stock rising?

16:15 – Who are the top centers after Hughes?

17:45 – Why Dylan Cozens is the 3rd best prospect in this class

19:00 – Other players with a rising draft stock

20:15 – What is Cole Caufield’s ceiling?

21:45 – What would it cost the Blackhawks to trade into the top 2?

23:30 – Getting to know players at the Draft Combine

25:15 – Gut feeling: the Blackhawks will select…

On the latest Hawks Talk Podcast, Blackhawks winger Alex DeBrincat joins Pat Boyle from the IIHF World Championship in Slovakia.

DeBrincat reflects on his second year in the NHL, how far away the Blackhawks are from being a playoff team and if he’s surprised by the final four in the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

DeBrincat also weighs in on playing with Dylan Larkin and Patrick Kane at the Worlds, and breaks down the game of the two players expected to be taken at the top of June’s draft: Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko.

DeBrincat tells us he hasn’t been hanging out with his buddy Dylan Strome and fills us in on who is hanging out with his dog Ralph during the tournament.

0:35 -- What's Kosice like?

1:25 -- How far away are Blackhawks from contending?

3:00 -- What part of your game grew the most?

3:30 -- Decision to represent Team USA again

4:40 -- Playing on larger ice surface

6:48 -- Facing Kaapo Kakko

7:30 -- Playing with Jack Hughes

9:10 -- Film preparation

10:25 -- Still keeping an eye on Stanley Cup Playoffs?

11:45 -- Biggest difference with St. Louis

12:25 -- Intensity building as IIHF World Championship progresses?

13:30 -- Highlight of trip to Slovakia

14:15 -- Who's taking care of Ralph?

On the latest edition of the Hawks Talk Podcast, Blackhawks vice president of amateur scouting Mark Kelley joins Pat Boyle and Charlie Roumeliotis to discuss NHL Draft preparations.

Kelley talks about whether there's added pressure in picking third overall, what goes into the scouting meetings at this time of year and how deep the first round is in terms of high-end talent. Kelley also provides brief scouting reports on a handful of top prospects, and whether the Blackhawks are leaning a certain direction at No. 3.

0:42 - Is there more pressure coming into the draft picking at No. 3?

1:45 - Different feel organizationally picking third this year vs. 2006 (Jonathan Toews)

2:45 - Is the expectation that Jack Hughes and Kaapo Kakko will go 1 and 2?

4:05 - The Blackhawks control their destiny at No. 3

4:40 - Did the lottery throw a curveball into draft process?

5:35 - Inside the current scouting meetings

6:20 - What the Blackhawks were keying in on at Under-18 World Championship

7:15 - Best available player?

9:20 - Scouting reports on top draft prospects

13:13 - Building roster built for regular season and playoffs?

13:50 - Having a pool of players to choose from vs. a clear-cut player at No. 3

14:40 - What you're looking for at the NHL Draft combine

16:15 - Do the scouting meetings ever get intense?

18:20 - So, are the Blackhawks leaning a certain way at No. 3 yet?

On the latest edition of the Hawks Talk Podcast, Blackhawks legend Denis Savard, a former third overall pick in the 1980 NHL Draft, weighs in on the Blackhawks options with the No. 3 selection and remembers his time as a draft prospect, nearly getting selected by his hometown Canadiens.

Savard also goes in-depth on the development he’s seen throughout Patrick Kane’s career and how Marian Hossa made an impact on his game.

0:45 – Savard on not being drafted by hometown Canadiens

2:30 – What draft nights used to be like

4:00 – The type of player you get at No. 3 overall

4:30 – Would Savy go No. 1 in a 1980 re-draft?

5:50 – Projecting a high draft pick’s career

6:50 – Savard’s passion for golf and horses

9:10 – Drafting need vs best player available

11:00 – Supplementing Kane, Toews and the vets with youth

13:30 – How Savard watched Patrick Kane grow

16:30 – Comparing Savard to Kane on the ice

21:35 – Wasting career years from Kane, Toews & DeBrincat

25:00 – Blackhawks have flexibility this summer

26:00 – High praise for Nicolas Beaudin

26:45 – Youth on the Blackhawks blue line

27:35 – Savard on Jeremy Colliton & the Blackhawks future