From players to their coach, the Chicago Blackhawks have experienced all sides of trades and shared their perspectives with the Tribune.
, Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson swung a draft-day deal with the Ottawa Senators for Alex DeBrincat, the 5-foot-7 winger who would playfully “bully” the 6-3 Entwistle at most practices and morning skates.“Me and Brinksy were pretty close, and even Hags,” Entwistle told the Tribune. “So for those two guys to get traded last year was obviously tough. But that’s part of the game.”Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane during the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup rally on June 11, 2010.
“Twisty” had become a captain in his fourth season with the Hamilton Bulldogs when he got the surprise twist of his junior career — a trade to the Guelph Storm on Jan. 5, 2019.“It’s a weird situation, having to just get up and pack when you’re living with a billet family,” Entwistle said of his host family, Dave and Christa Copeland.
“It’s a little bit different because everyone has their own family here,” he said. “You’re still getting traded, you’re still moving places. And so it is a little bit different but the same.”“There’s countless guys,” he said. “I sit beside Jack Johnson, a guy that won a Stanley Cup last year been around the league for a long time.”And then there are Kane and Toews, two future Hall of Famers with expiring contracts who’ve had more influence on Entwistle than he’s willing to let on.
Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson looks on from behind the bench in the second period of a game against the Ducks at the United Center on Feb. 7, 2023. On March 8, 2006, the Columbus Blue Jackets traded him to Toronto for a conditional midround pick. It was Richardson’s second, albeit brief, stint with the Leafs.
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