The transition for the Chicago Blackhawks from struggling franchise to Stanley Cup winners and perennial favorites was a rather quick one, in retrospect. What truly started the process was the drafting and development of Jonathan Toews in the first round [...]
With the severity of the injury to starting goaltender Corey Crawford still not determined, the Chicago Blackhawks remain atop the Central division by six points. Despite coach Joel Quenneville telling the media “I don’t think it’s too serious.” Crawford is [...]
Brandon Bollig hasn’t been making a whole lot of noise. But that’s not a bad thing. The Chicago Blackhawks‘ winger only played in 24 games and five playoff games last season, but this season he’s played in every single one. The St. [...]
Okay, first off, this article is not panicking. It’s only two months into the NHL season, after all, but the Chicago Blackhawks have already lost three games in a row for the first time since the 2013 Western Conference Semifinals against the [...]
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 [...]
It must be getting frustrating for Brandon Pirri supporters. Pirri had a hot streak in November and looked like he was going to be the Chicago Blackhawks‘ answer at second-line center. Now he’s being sent down to the Rockford IceHogs while Jeremy Morin and Joakim [...]
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 [...]
The Chicago Blackhawks are fresh off of their annual seven-game circus trip in which they faced a variety of teams in terms of their skill level. But most importantly they played all of these games out on the road and [...]
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, [...]