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On Saturday night, the Chicago Blackhawks took on the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center. It was a 4-0 loss for the Blackhawks, but the story was the NHL debut of Nick Lardis. Lardis had a wonderful 2024-25 season with the Brantford Bulldogs of the OHL. He scored 71 goals and had 117 points, making his turning pro have extra hype.
The 20-year-old Lardis accumulated 175 goals in 257 career OHL games before turning pro this season with the IceHogs.
The Chicago Blackhawks have recalled high-scoring forward Nick Lardis from the minors a day after Connor Bedard got hurt in the final seconds of a loss at St. Louis.
Oakville forward Nick Lardis is excited to be playing his first ever game in Toronto in front of friends and family - even though he'll be playing for the opposing Chicago Blackhawks
Ex-Brantford Bulldogs goal-scoring phenom has been outstanding in his rookie AHL season, earning himself an NHL callup.
The Chicago Blackhawks today announced that the team has recalled forward Nick Lardis from the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League.
After an assertive Kane pushed the Wings out to an early lead, the reeling Hawks got shut out 4-0 in Nick Lardis' NHL debut Saturday.
Blackhawks superstar Connor Bedard has landed on injured reserve with an upper-body injury, but there is a silver lining.