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Welcome to Blackhawk Up, the Chicago Blackhawks news and opinions site brought to you by the FanSided Network. Blackhawk Up is dedicated to providing top-notch Blackhawks news, views, and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together to catch up on the latest news and to discuss their passion.

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Ethan Gawronski

@ethan_gaw61

John Bloomer

John Bloomer has been a contributor at Blackhawk Up since January 2024. Currently a student at Colby College, John is a lifelong hockey player and fan. He grew up in Chicago during the Blackhawks’ 2010s dynasty and is excited for the future of the franchise. John is seeking to merge his humanities background with his love of hockey through his writing for Blackhawk Up. He covers hypothetical trades and signings as well as current happenings in the Blackhawks organization. In his free time, John enjoys golfing and following other professional sports leagues.

@jbloomer17

Kyle Bokota

Todd Matthews

Todd Matthews ran Sabre Noise and Raising Zona under the pen name Sion Fawkes between 2022 and 2024 before he switched his full focus to the NHL. A lifelong hockey fan, Todd now covers the entire NHL at FanSided as the Lead Editor and he is always happy to write about the league’s current happenings and its history. When he’s not writing about hockey, Todd is often found working out either in the gym or running on trails. He is a fan of symphonic and power metal, and an avid listener of audiobooks, particularly in the fantasy genre, and he can be reached at todd.matthews@fansided.com.

Todd Welter

Raised in Johnsburg, IL. as a diehard Bears and White Sox fan. Grew disgusted with the Blackhawks when they traded away Jeremy Roenick, Eddie Belfour, Chris Chelios and let Tony Amonte leave in free agency. Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, and Duncan Keith fixed all that. Marquette alum. Host of Locked on White Sox. Covered the Milwaukee Brewers, Bucks, Green Bay Packers, Wisconsin Badgers football & basketball, and Marquette basketball for Newsradio 620WTMJ and the Associated Press.

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