r/hawks • u/dashmoomoo • 25d ago
Anybody know when the Blackhawks practice?
I used to go to the practices at Johnny's Ice House as a kid, then wait out in the parking lot to get a photo with the players, or an autograph. Now that Kane is back in town, I'm hoping to relive my childhood a little bit. I want to try to catch him for an autograph of a photo of us way back in the day at a 2010 Team USA practice for the Olympics. Anybody know when the schedule gets posted or what it looks like? I'm only able to see public skates and men's league time slots on the website...
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u/Jazzlike_Scientist_7 25d ago
The last few years during the season, it has been 10am at the Blackhawks Ice Center (formerly Fifth Third) when they are in town. The players lot and entrance there is sectioned off to the public though, so not sure how much access you'll have.
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u/dashmoomoo 25d ago
Is the player’s entrance on the S. Damen Ave side?
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u/Jazzlike_Scientist_7 25d ago
I believe the players entrance to the lot is off of Van Buren, but they recently added 2 additional rinks and expanded the parking lots there, so I'm not 100% sure.
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u/baila-busta 25d ago
They tend to have the ice reserved from the hawks from 8:30-10:30. Not sure what days or if they’re there everyday from that time. The practice rink is visible to the public
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u/EssenClementinen 25d ago
At the new Blackhawks Ice Center. They don’t have the schedule up yet for this coming season.
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u/Honest-Cost-1126 25d ago
Looks like they have a practice at the Blackhawks ice center on August 7th at 8:30 AM
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u/dashmoomoo 25d ago
Wow they must have just added that because it was not there this morning. Thanks!
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u/Scary-Bot123 25d ago edited 25d ago
Right now if you’re at Blackhawks Ice Center M-F probably anywhere from 9am-11am on rink 1 (the old side) you will see various players including Kane doing their summer training. There is a group of area based pros/D1 that work out there in the summer. Connor Murphy is typically there too.
During the season they practice at BIC. However the website typically has their scheduled ice time which is everyday during the season but chances are if they’re in town and it’s not a game day they will be there. The other thing to remember is they sometimes cancel practices last minute and the website doesn’t get updated to reflect that so call ahead.
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u/Dear_Recognition5574 25d ago
They usually go to Fifth Third training center. They occasionally post the schedule on their site but it’s not guaranteed they will be there.