Blackhawks Daily: 2024-25 NHL Regular Season Kicks Off

Tonight is the night. After a long preseason, the Chicago Blackhawks will finally play a game that matters for something more than just earning a roster spot or building chemistry. Tonight – the grind of an 82 game NHL Season begins, with two points on the line in Utah.

Just before the start of the season, the Blackhawks announced the team’s opening night roster ready to battle in the Central Division to begin the season. The Blackhawks are set to carry 14 forwards, seven defensemen and two goalies.

Forwards: Joey Anderson, Andreas Athanasiou, Connor Bedard, Tyler Bertuzzi, Jason Dickinson, Ryan Donato, Nick Foligno, Taylor Hall, Philipp Kurashev, Pat Maroon, Ilya Mikheyev, Lukas Reichel, Craig Smith and Teuvo Teravainen

Defensemen: Nolan Allan, TJ Brodie, Seth Jones, Alec Martinez, Connor Murphy, Isaak Phillips and Alex Vlasic 

Goaltenders: Petr Mrazek and Arvid Soderblom

The Hawks announced defenseman Wyatt Kaiser (illness) will begin the season on injured reserve retroactive to Sept. 19, while defenseman Artyom Levshunov (right foot) and goaltender Laurent Brossoit (right knee) will start the season with an injured/non-roster designation.

Getting Brossoit back cannot come soon enough. The new netminder in Chicago is set to play a big role helping Mrazek handle the workload in Chicago.

Blackhawks Stories You May Have Missed:

• If you missed Chicago’s preseason games and want to get caught up, here is what you missed:
  • Blackhawks fall 4-2 to Red Wings, lose special teams battle
  • Blackhawks shut out by Red Wings 2-0
  • Blackhawks give up three unanswered – lose 3-2 in OT to Blues
  • Blackhawks fall 7-2 to Wild in Chicago Sports Network Debut
  • Blackhawks lose 6-1 to Wild in final home game at U.C of the preseason.
  • Blackhawks get in the win column in final preseason matchup with the St. Louis Blues.
• The Chicago Blackhawks may have added to the lineup this offseason, but the team may be in trouble in the faceoff dot.

Stories from around the National Hockey Now Network:

Detroit Hockey Now: While the Chicago Blackhawks know who their starting goaltender will be entering the season, the Detroit Red Wings have not made a decision just yet.

San Jose Hockey Now: Despite an early preseason injury, Macklin Celebrini will make his regular season debut on Thursday when the San Jose Sharks start their 2024-25 NHL Regular season. With Celebrini in the lineup, this will be a big moment for the franchise.

New Jersey Hockey Now: The New Jersey Devils have their official roster for the 2024-25 NHL season.