You heard it correctly, folks. Brandon Pirri is the next star on a Chicago Blackhawks team already loaded with talent. The 22-year-old Toronto native made noise last year as the AHL‘s leading scorer with the Rockford IceHogs. For much of the past three years, he’s [...]
Jeremy Morin and Joakim Nordstrom are going to get another chance at the NHL. The Chicago Blackhawks called up Morin and Nordstrom from the AHL‘s Rockford IceHogs to fill in for Michal Handzus and Andrew Shaw, as they are both out with injuries. The two will start [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks are no stranger to line changes this season. One of the changes that seemed to be to the team’s benefit was the calling up of Brandon Pirri in the light of injury sustained by Michal Handzus. There [...]
For the time being, Brandon Pirri’s foray into the NHL is over. Despite a brilliant start and consistent work on the second line in the absence of Michal Handzus, Pirri vanished from the stat sheet over the circus trip. While [...]
Well, it was fun while it lasted. The Chicago Blackhawks‘ winning streak lasted six games, but ended tonight uncharacteristically on home ice against the Dallas Stars. Despite peppering Finnish goalie Kari Lehtonen once again, the consistent Lehtonen stood tough, with [...]
Tuesday night’s matchup between the Chicago Blackhawks and Dallas Stars will be crucial test as it is the first game for the Hawks back home in Chicago after a long seven-game circus trip. Chicago faced the Stars in the second [...]
The role of the NHL enforcer is a dark, albeit successful, one in which physical health is often sacrificed for a gladiator type glory. But in today’s NHL, with on-ice justice often being the main point of discussion alongside concussions, [...]
In their last meeting against the Chicago Blackhawks, the Dallas Stars made far too many mistakes to go toe to toe with one of the NHL’s top teams. Despite having a similar outcome Friday night the Stars showed signs of [...]