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Yahoo
02-08-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Blackhawks: 3 Teams Who Could Target Connor Murphy
Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy is a player to keep an eye on. The right-shot blueliner is entering the final season of his contract, so he certainly stands out as a potential trade chip for the rebuilding Blackhawks. This is especially so when NHL teams are often willing to pay more for big, right-shot defenseman.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Yahoo
Video shows bicycles worth $27K being stolen from San Diego apartment
Video shows bicycles worth $27K being stolen from San Diego apartment SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Surveillance video captured early Saturday morning shows a man and woman stealing two high-end bicycles from a Solana Beach apartment complex, leaving the victim devastated and hoping the video will help identify the suspects. The victim, Connor Murphy, is a well-known figure in the San Diego cycling community. He says the stolen bikes — a 2023 Turbo Levo electric mountain bike and a Pinarello Prince FX road bike — are worth approximately $27,000 combined, including upgrades. 'I only go on vacation if it involves mountain biking,' Murphy said, laughing. 'I'm known in social circles as 'the bike guy.' That's my reputation in San Diego.' Murphy has worked in the bicycle industry for years and has also dedicated time to refurbishing bikes for underprivileged children around the world. One moment that stands out for him — a photo of young schoolgirls in Ghana riding bikes he helped restore. Four charged with possession of $175,000 in stolen Nikes 'I broke down crying,' he said. 'In that community, women are not allowed to ride bikes. That was a life-changing event for them — and for me.' Recently, Murphy was laid off from work and suffered a spinal injury in a crash that totaled his car. To help ease his financial burden, he had planned to sell the two bikes — his most valuable possessions. On Saturday, Murphy left the bikes in his enclosed patio to clean and photograph them for potential buyers. It was the only time, he says, the bikes had ever been left outside unlocked. Just after 3 a.m., surveillance footage from the apartment complex shows a tan-colored early 2000s Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with chrome wheels and a chrome bumper driving through the lot. The truck stops, and a man and a woman exit, heading directly to Murphy's patio. Eight minutes later, they are seen loading the bikes into the truck and driving away. Man in vehicle linked to thefts across Southern California detained after pursuit Murphy believes someone will recognize the suspects or the vehicle. 'The vehicle has a dent on the passenger door, fading paint on the hood, and a couple of stickers on the top left rear window — one says 'Yeti' and the other 'Arctic,'' he said. While Murphy says he has insurance on the bikes, he still wants justice. 'We're going to get you,' he said, addressing the thieves. 'It's not a question of if, but when.' Anyone with information is urged to contact the San Diego County Sheriff's Office. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. For the latest news, weather, sports, and streaming video, head to FOX 5 San Diego & KUSI News.
New York Times
11-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
Why the Blackhawks wear their numbers: 2024-25 end-of-season edition
There's been a lot of change to the Chicago Blackhawks roster since our season-opening story on why their players wear their numbers. Of the 20 players who were in the Blackhawks lineup on Thursday, 10 didn't start the season with Chicago. Some were in AHL Rockford. Some were on other NHL teams. Some were in college. With so much change, it seemed worthwhile to provide an updated version of why everyone wears their number, in their own words. Connor Murphy, 5: There's a couple (of reasons). Nick Lidstrom was always my favorite player. And then my dad (Gord Murphy) wore No. 5. He played 14 years in the NHL and always wore it, so I followed that. Last Blackhawks player to wear 5: David Rundblad. Sam Rinzel, 6: I just came in and they had it. My second year of juniors I had it. No reason behind it. I like 6. I like a single digit. I'm not really a double-digit guy. Especially a defenseman, I like that it just looks clean and good. Obviously, 2 is unavailable. I like 4. Being part of this team, there's so much rich history. You got to respect the culture that guys past that have brought the numbers to what it is. You just got to create your own. Last Blackhawks player to wear 6: Jake McCabe. Advertisement Ryan Donato, 8: I was 9. Joshua 1:9 is my favorite Bible verse. There weren't many options when I came here. They were low, and I'm not really a high-number guy, so I picked 8. I'm fine with it. Last Blackhawks player to wear 8: Jack Johnson. Oliver Moore, 11: Watching Casey Mittelstadt growing up, he was always No. 11 for Eden Prairie. I watched him play my cousins and I just thought he was a good player, cool number. Zach Parise, too. Other than that, I feel like the number's kind of followed me around everywhere I've been. It's been available everywhere I've been. I've just kind of worn it. It's been nice. Last Blackhawks player to wear 11: Taylor Raddysh. Kevin Korchinski, 14: Parchy (Blackhawks equipment manager Troy Parchman) texted me and said, 'Do you want 14?' Because I always had that number. I was like, of course. I liked 55, but I never wore it before. As a young guy, you're just given a number. I'm happy that I'm 14 now. It just feels pretty cool since I grew up wearing it. It's nice. Arty (Artyom Levshunov) got 55. It's funny, whenever I see gear that says 55, I sometimes forget it's not mine anymore. I feel bad, I know last year, some people asked, hey, are you going to stick with 55? I was like, I don't know. It's not my decision. I feel bad for those people who maybe got a 55 Korchinski jersey. They can rip off Korchinski and put Levshunov now. Last Blackhawks player to wear 14: Boris Katchouk. Jason Dickinson, 16: I was happy giving (No. 17 to Nick Foligno). I want him to wear something he's comfortable with, something that meant something to him. It was a no-brainer for him; 17 meant nothing to me personally, so it was just a number. If he has a connection to it, I'm happy to oblige. Me and Fliggy kind of look the same, similar build, we've got the similar helmet. He's got the Bauer version, I've got the CCM version. We've both got the beard. Sometimes I see myself on clips, I'm like, 'Oh, I'm not 17 this year.' Last Blackhawks player to wear 16: Jujhar Khaira. Advertisement Nick Foligno, 17: My dad (Mike Foligno) wore it. I was always wearing 16, actually, growing up — my mom's favorite number. I was a mama's boy. But then 71 was given to me in Ottawa, obviously with his time with the Leafs, and the trainers were laughing, and I was just happy to have a number, so I kept it. It's kind of nice to be able to pay tribute to him, obviously wearing it, my brother and I both. … Seventy-one was a lot easier (to get). I didn't wear 17 until I went to Boston, and Taylor Hall didn't clue in that I wore 71 until halfway through the year. Kind of ticked me off. I'm not too superstitious. It's cool I get to get that number. I appreciate Dickey (Dickinson) making the move to 16. It's special to be able to wear it. I think it's more for my family, my kids. They recognize the number, so it's special in the household. Last Blackhawks player to wear 17: Jason Dickinson. Philipp Kurashev, 23: When I was young, I always wanted No. 13. Then, the first chance we got, I was 9, 10 years old, maybe even younger, we got to choose our number. And I told my friend because he wanted 13, like, I want 13. I even bought him some candies or something. He said he's not going to take it. He got to choose first, and he took 13. So I was one of the young guys, and there were like three numbers left, and 23 was one of them. I just chose it. Since then, I try to take it every time I have a chance to. Last Blackhawks player to wear 23: Brandon Manning. Alec Martinez, 25: Twenty-seven and 23 weren't available. I've worn 23, 27. Twenty-five was available. It's somewhere in between. Hopefully the birth year of my first child. Beyond that, I don't really put much thought into all that. Last Blackhawks player to wear 25: Jarred Tinordi. Spencer Knight, 30: I grew up in southern Connecticut, grew up a Rangers fan. Obviously, (Henrik) Lundqvist was the guy when I was growing up. I think he was the guy I really looked up to. I would always go to Rangers games and, you know, watching him, it's where I took after. That's basically why I wear 30, because of Lundqvist. Last Blackhawks player to wear 30: Jaxson Stauber. Ethan Del Mastro, 38: That was just given to me at camp. I had two different numbers for that. They switched me and then switched me again and then gave me 38, and now it's what I've been using. I actually don't mind it at all. I'm probably just going to stick with it for now unless something changes. Last Blackhawks player to wear 38: Brandon Hagel. Advertisement Arvid Söderblom, 40: They just gave me 40, and I was like, that's kind of a cool goalie number. I kind of like it and keep wearing it ever since. There's no meaning at all to it. Last Blackhawks player to wear 40: Robin Lehner. Wyatt Kaiser, 44: I came here, they gave me 44 and I like it, so I'm staying with it. I've been 5 growing up, but I like wearing 44. Last Blackhawks player to wear 44: Calvin de Haan. Louis Crevier, 46: It was a training camp number assigned. Didn't pick it. Last Blackhawks player to wear 46: Lucas Carlsson. Artyom Levshunov, 55: I had options and just picked 55 because I had 5 on the back last season. The option to pick 55 was available. I think it works for me. Why not? It works for me. Last Blackhawks player to wear 55: Kevin Korchinski. Tyler Bertuzzi, 59: Just training camp (as a rookie), nothing special. I've been 59 the whole time. I just didn't want to change it and stuck with it. Last Blackhawks player to wear 59: Rob Klinkhammer. Alex Vlasic, 72: I was at development camp, and I went into the equipment room, and one of the guys just said, 'I got some bad news, (Colin) Blackwell wants your number.' I was like, all right. And then I had a couple weeks to kind of figure it out and look at some of the options. … I was looking at the options, 72 looked pretty good. It was my first-ever number, as well, so a little connection to that. But nothing that drew me to it, except that I like the number. Last Blackhawks player to wear 72: Artemi Panarin. Lukas Reichel, 73: (The Blackhawks) texted me in the summer, and they're like, it'd be good if you changed your number, and I said, yeah, no problem. I'm 22 (years old), so I didn't really know (Jeremy Roenick), but I knew he was a great player. That's why he's in the Hall of Fame now. You got to respect that. For me, 27 wasn't really my number. I'm not superstitious with numbers. I think 73 looks cool. I actually feel bad for Luyps (Jalen Luypen) that he didn't have a choice to choose a number, but he has 43 now. I said, sorry, man. Seventy-three, I had with the national team. My dad was born in 1973, so that's why I had it in the national team. That's why I have it here. Last Blackhawks player to wear 73: Brandon Pirri. Advertisement Patrick Maroon, 77: My favorite number is seven. Fourteen was taken. I just try to do anything with sevens. I wore No. 77 in London (Ontario in juniors). I think it's just my favorite number, seven, and I try to get a number that adds up to seven. No (reason why I love seven), I just always chose it. I thought it was a cool number. Last Blackhawks player to wear 77: Kirby Dach. T.J. Brodie, 78: I was No. 7 for a long time in Calgary. Going to Toronto, obviously, it's retired there, same with here. I had to pick a new one. I didn't really care that much. So I picked 78 because I couldn't think of many guys who had worn it. It's also kind of a couple of special birth dates, but that's pretty much it. I've never really been superstitious or stuck with one number. Last Blackhawks player to wear 78: None. Landon Slaggert, 84: Just the number that was in my stall when I got here. Nothing specific. When I grew up, I was No. 19, so that one was taken here. I've actually really liked it. It's grown on me for sure. Eighty-four is not a bad number at all. Last Blackhawks player to wear 84: Alexandre Fortin. Teuvo Teräväinen, 86: Whenever I got the chance in Finland to pick my number, I was trying to pick something and just ended up picking 86. Nobody really had that too much, I felt like, so I just ended up with that one. It's been sticking ever since. Last Blackhawks player to wear 86: Mike Hardman. Joe Veleno, 90: I was always a big No. 9 growing up. So everywhere I've been, I was either 9, 19 or 91. I was No. 9 in St. John (Sea Dogs in juniors) my first two years and got traded to Drummondville. I had a good buddy of mine who was wearing No. 9 and he was the captain also, so I didn't really want to interfere with that. I came up with the No. 90, and it's kind of stuck with me ever since. Last Blackhawks player to wear 90: Tyler Johnson. Frank Nazar, 91: Obviously grew up in Detroit, was a big Sergei Fedorov fan, obviously a ton of speed with him, a lot of skill, I thought he was a great player. Then a few of my buddies wear 91. Just really like the number. Going from NTDP (U.S. National Team Development Program) to college, kind of watch to switch it up, do something different, like the number a lot and it was open so just went with it. Last Blackhawks player to wear 91: Anthony Beauvillier Ilya Mikheyev, 95: Just in Chicago, 65, it's (important) and I respect everything. When they asked me if I could change, it was no problem for me. We just turned six up on its side and it's nine. Last Blackhawks player to wear 95: Dylan Sikura. Connor Bedard, 98: I just picked it when I was like 6 years old, liked it, and no one had it at the time in the NHL, so I thought that was kind of cool. Yeah, I think when I was young, drew the higher number, and it stuck with me. Last Blackhawks player to wear 98: None.
Reuters
18-03-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Blackhawks seek rare home win streak as Kraken visit
March 18 - After slumping through a winless four-game road trip, the Chicago Blackhawks will aim to earn consecutive home victories for the first time in three months on Tuesday as they host the Seattle Kraken. Chicago (20-38-9, 49 points) is set to skate at the United Center for the first time since edging the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 in overtime on March 7. Defeating the Kraken (29-34-5, 63 points) would give the Blackhawks their first win streak at home since the club topped the New York Islanders, Washington Capitals and Seattle in December. The Blackhawks entered the week with 49 points, the second fewest in the NHL, but things have been especially dire on the road, where the team has lost 23 of its past 26 games. Chicago's most recent trip began with an overtime loss to Central Division rival Nashville before multi-goal losses at Colorado, San Jose and Vancouver. Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Canucks saw the Blackhawks fall behind 3-0 before Alex Vlasic put the team on the board with 1:09 remaining in the second period. "I don't know what it is, but we just can't seem to put it together long enough," Chicago defenseman Connor Murphy said. "Maybe it's recognizing how important each shift is as the game gets going or knowing you're on the road and those teams know how to score when you give them looks. It's just tightening up." While the losses have mounted for struggling Chicago, the team is also collecting milestones. Tuesday will mark the home debut for rookie defenseman Artyom Levshunov, who tallied his first career point with an assist Saturday. "To do that here in the NHL," said Levshunov, the second overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, "I'm so excited." Seattle, which is kicking off a four-game road trip, has played .500 hockey since the calendar turned to March. That includes an overtime win and loss during a recent three-game homestand. On Sunday, the Kraken built a 2-0 first-period lead against the NHL-best Winnipeg Jets before surrendering the next three goals. "They're the best team in the league with their record, and each one of the games we've played them (this season), two in overtime and one with a goal (against) in the last minute, and they beat us with that," Kraken coach Dan Bylsma said. "They're a benchmark team right now. We're right there with them." The Kraken have 63 points, 14 better than the Blackhawks but still fourth lowest in the Western Conference. Seattle is seeking to clinch the season series with Chicago after both teams earned home victories earlier in the season. Seattle rookie Jani Nyman, a second-round pick in 2022, has two power-play goals in his first three career games, including a tally on the man advantage Sunday. "Clearly, (we) got a good picture of what he can do and what he can be," Bylsma said. "It's not just the shot on the power play that we've seen a couple of times. He had some good time in the offensive zone with the puck, getting over, making plays. ... Really good to see from him in another game."
Chicago Tribune
16-03-2025
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
4 takeaways from Chicago Blackhawks' record-setting 6-2 loss, including Arvid Söderblom's nightmare of a night
It wasn't the first time in the rebuild era that the Chicago Blackhawks lost every game on a four-game trip — heck, they were swept on four- and five-game trips last season — but they outdid themselves in Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The Hawks set a team record for most goals allowed on 15 shots on goal. That's right, just 15 shots. The previous high on 15 or fewer shots was five goals allowed, which the Hawks did twice — a 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Dec. 7, 1995, and a 5-4 overtime loss to the Canucks on March 21, 2017 — according to NHL Stats and Information. Per Natural Stat Trick, the Canucks had just 16 scoring chances — at all strengths. 'We felt like we could've had more pushback or more survival in some of the chances coming back on our end,' Hawks defenseman Connor Murphy said. Goalie Arvid Söderblom matched his worst outing since giving up six goals to the New York Rangers on Jan. 5. It didn't seem like the Hawks would close the trip this way. They deserved a better outcome in the first period than to be down 2-0. They were good on breakouts, made clean, smart passes and were unusually impressive with their puck pressure. The Canucks didn't get a second shot on goal until 8 minutes, 33 seconds into the game. But it was stunning how quickly things went awry. The Hawks held the Canucks at bay, even dominating possession at times, but with less than three minutes until the first intermission, Quinn Hughes and Tyler Myers scored 35 seconds apart. Conor Garland made it 3-0 in the second period, but Alex Vlasic finally gave the Hawks life with a 51-foot snipe to Arturs Silovs' glove side, assisted by Ryan Donato. Vancouver's Elias Pettersson scored 4:01 into the third, which required a review to confirm. During a four-on-four, Hawks defenseman Wyatt Kaiser bagged his third goal this month, with Artyom Levshunov getting his first NHL point with the assist. But the Hawks defense completely unraveled as Nils Aman and ex-Hawk Pius Suter scored eight seconds apart. Eight seconds. Interim coach Anders Sorensen blamed defensive breakdowns. 'They were magnified,' he said. 'Didn't read the rush well. Didn't read the coverage well.' Added Murphy: 'We just can't seem to put it together long enough. Maybe it's recognizing how important each shift is as the game gets going, or knowing you're on the road and teams know how to score when you give them looks. It's just tightening up.' Here are four takeaways. 1. Connor Bedard had another bad night. After referee Chris Rooney sent him to the penalty box for 'abuse of officials' for the last 10 minutes of Thursday's game in San Jose, Bedard received another 10-minute misconduct with 2:39 left in Vancouver. He seemed to deserve the penalty for mouthing off in the Sharks game. The situation in Vancouver, however? On its face, it looked ridiculous. Bedard appeared to be coming to the aid of Lukas Reichel, who was grabbed from behind by Derek Forbort and started mixing it up, with more Canucks coming. Bedard hadn't even done anything yet — and had his back to Filip Hronek — when Hronek attacked him. And Suter jumped in and threw some punches. And somehow Bedard got a misconduct? Explain that one to me. And, no, Bedard didn't appear to be saying anything to the refs as he skated off. That's how the North Vancouver native's second NHL homecoming ended. Offensively, he took two shots and was once again a nonfactor. Defensively, his line gave up two goals and he committed two hooking penalties. Bedard had only one assist to show for the four-game trip — and the two misconducts. 2. Let's pause this 'goalies of the future' talk. Spencer Knight gave up some softies to the Sharks, but Söderblom looked much worse Saturday. He looked like the old Söderblom who had some nightmarish visits to the Pacific Northwest (remember those games in Seattle?). It appeared he was back to oversliding against shooting threats and leaving the opposite side of the net exposed, and the Canucks took advantage. Sorensen didn't blame Söderblom and harped on his defenders. 'It's tough because we didn't help him there,' he said. 'They were magnified. It was too easy. Couple of lateral plays that were basically empty-netters. Not much he can do about those.' Once Petr Mrázek was traded to Detroit, Knight and Söderblom were declared the Hawks' future goaltenders. But you have to wonder if Söderblom's pending restricted free agency — high stakes in what otherwise has been a career year for him — is starting to weigh heavily. 3. Alex Vlasic has picked up the offensive slack for Seth Jones. In the eight games since Jones was traded to Florida, Vlasic has produced two goals and two assists. Both helpers came on the power play, which was Jones' bread and butter. And half of Vlasic's four goals this season have come within an eight-day stretch. 4. Artyom Levshunov achieved an important milestone. The rookie defenseman didn't hesitate with his shots and puck decisions and looked comfortable with the NHL level. He made a very heady play to connect with Kaiser for a goal as the Canucks were making a line change. Kevin Dean said of Levshunov during the CHSN+ broadcast, 'He's not overthinking, he's just on his toes trying to make the next play.' Of course there were some hiccups too. He was on the ice for Myers' and Pettersson's goals. Just before Pettersson's goal, Nils Hoglander picked Levshunov's pocket in the Hawks end. On Myers' goal, Kiefer Sherwood ran interference on Levshunov — a pick play, if you will — to give Myers an open look. Sorensen said Levshunov did 'OK.' 'It's a young man that's trying to learn to play in the NHL,' he said. Levshunov also broke up several passes and blocked four shots, so give him credit there. He was happy to get his first point. 'I'm so excited,' Levshunov said. 'But I want to score — and win. Got to win too.'
