{"id":604577,"date":"2026-02-21T00:10:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/604577\/"},"modified":"2026-02-21T00:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T00:10:33","slug":"chicago-blackhawks-rookie-eager-to-get-back-on-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/604577\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Blackhawks rookie eager to get back on ice"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Chicago Blackhawks spent the last two weeks regrouping, practicing and watching teammate Teuvo Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen<\/a> skate to a potential bronze medal for Finland<\/a> in the Winter Olympics. It was a much-needed rest for a team looking to make a next step toward playoff contention.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t really touch the ice until a couple days before we were scheduled to practice here,\u201d center Ryan Greene said Friday. \u201cJust tried to take my mind off and honestly step away for a little bit. I feel like it\u2019s good to get a refresher like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Greene\u2019s break began a day earlier than most of his teammates. He didn\u2019t play in a 4-0 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets<\/a> on Feb. 4.<\/p>\n

It came as a surprise to many, as Greene has been an energy anchor on Hawks lines despite still looking for his finishing touch. He said he didn\u2019t think anything of the scratch and is just focusing on getting better.<\/p>\n

\u201cCoach (Jeff Blashill) made that decision, nothing I can really do about it,\u201d Greene said. \u201cJust got to keep my head up and make sure I\u2019m doing what he wants me to do.\u201d<\/p>\n

The rookie from Boston University has skated on lines from top to bottom, including some time on the top line with Connor Bedard and Andr\u00e9 Burakovsky. He has 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 56 games.<\/p>\n

Greene is doing everything on the ice but putting the puck in the net. His last goal came on Jan. 23 at home versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, and he had a 19-game stretch without a goal from Dec. 2-Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

It was interesting that Blashill decided to scratch the 22-year-old in the last game before the break. Blashill\u00a0 said he hoped the chance to sit back and \u201cwatch the game\u201d would help Greene.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s a first-year guy (who) grinds with the league (and) hadn\u2019t really faced any adversity up until that point,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cSometimes you have to face adversity. It was the right decision for our team on that game and him personally (to) give him a chance to take a breath.\u201d<\/p>\n

With three more practices before the Hawks\u2019 next game Thursday in Nashville, Blashill is looking for Greene and his teammates to get things back in order after a busy January.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe schedule is nothing that he\u2019s seen in any level that he\u2019s played, it\u2019s just the reality,\u201d Blashill said. \u201cNo junior league, no college league, no American Hockey League \u2014 none of those prepare you for what you\u2019ve gone through.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeems like his confidence is in a good spot. Confidence matters a lot. So hopefully you can carry that forward from the next three practices into next Thursday.\u201d<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s practice was an intense one, with the Hawks going through multiple power-play and speed skating reps. It\u2019s a good way for the whole team to get back into NHL life.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone spread out over break and you don\u2019t see anybody, and now it\u2019s like we\u2019re kind of going through it a little bit here together,\u201d Greene said. \u201cIt\u2019s good for the group and also good for the bodies as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Veteran forwards Jason Dickinson and Ryan Donato logged full practices after Dickinson left Thursday\u2019s session early because of an illness and Donato was absent for the birth of his daughter with wife Bradley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Chicago Blackhawks spent the last two weeks regrouping, practicing and watching teammate Teuvo Ter\u00e4v\u00e4inen skate to a…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":604578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5124],"tags":[960,291,5386,1818,86182,260117,123608],"class_list":["post-604577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-chicago","tag-chicago","tag-chicago-blackhawks","tag-il","tag-illinois","tag-jeff-blashill","tag-nhl-olympic-break","tag-ryan-greene"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116105722291897662","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=604577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/604577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/604578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=604577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=604577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=604577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}