It’s been over thirty years since two Original Six teams met in the Stanley Cup Finals. Never have the Boston Bruins and the Chicago Blackhawks faced each other for hockey’s ultimate prize. One of the biggest factors to include in this year’s finals is the fact that they come off a shortened season. The intensity and excitement of the season ... Read More »
Things will be getting interesting in Los Angeles, that’s for sure. The way the series between the Los Angeles Kings and the Chicago Blackhawks has been going, a lot of attention around the league, around the sports world in general, will be focused on the Western Conference Finals series. Expect Game 4 between the Blackhawks and the Kings to be ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue our breakdown of the awards by talking about the Calder Memorial Trophy. 6/2 - Jack Adams 6/3 – Selke 6/4 – Calder 6/5 – Vezina 6/6 – Hart Calder Memorial Trophy - The Calder Memorial Trophy is presented to the player deemed most proficient in his first year of competition in the NHL. Last year’s winner: Gabriel Landeskog, Colorado ... Read More »
Today we’ll continue with our breakdown of the awards by talking about the Selke Trophy. 6/2 – Jack Adams 6/3 – Selke 6/4 – Calder 6/5 – Vezina 6/6 – Hart Frank J. Selke Trophy – The Frank J. Selke Trophy is presented to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the game. Last year’s winner: ... Read More »
Due to the NHL lockout, we’ve got an interesting setup for the 2013 NHL Awards Ceremony. Since 2008, the NHL Awards Ceremony has been held in Las Vegas after the end of the playoffs, but due to the delayed start of the playoffs this year, the ceremony will take place over the course of two nights. Day 1 will be ... Read More »
Round 2 began last night with the Ottawa Senators, Pittsburgh Penguins, Los Angeles Kings, and San Jose Sharks playing their first games. Tonight, the Detroit Red Wings square off against the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 1. Before my analysis, here are the stats. In Round 1: Games: Detroit – 7/Chicago – 5 Goals Scored: Detroit – 18/Chicago – 17 Goalie Faced: Detroit – Jonas ... Read More »
The Chicago Blackhawks dispatched with the Minnesota Wild and it only took five games. While the Blackhawks were the anticipated winners of the series, the Wild did put up a fight and gave the Blackhawks a decent series. What this series did is give the Blackhawks a good look at what they can expect out of their own play for ... Read More »
How about them playoffs so far? Nothing quite beats the excitement of the NHL playoffs! There have been a lot of close games, highlight reel goals and amazing saves. Let’s take a look at the Western Conference teams who have advanced to the 2nd round. Chicago They just needed five games to eliminate the Minnesota Wild. Patrick Sharp had an ... Read More »
During the Stanley Cup playoffs, anything can happen. Top-seeded teams can quickly fall, under-dogs can seemingly come from nowhere and lesser-known players can become unexpected heroes. So far, for Chicago, they’ve done well proving they are same elite team as they were in the regular season. With a 5-2 win, the Blackhawks have taken a 2-0 series lead over the ... Read More »
For the second time in four years, the Chicago Blackhawks have clinched the Central Division title. It was the 15th Division Championship in franchise history. Chicago would carry the momentum to capture the President’s Trophy. The Blackhawks’ first in over 20 years. Another banner gets raised to the rafters in Chicago. Chicago’s hot start to the short season might be ... Read More »
Lately, the Blackhawks have made more moves in their roster than Patrick Kane does on shootouts. But that’s common around trade-deadline time in the NHL. Let’s take a quick look at what Chicago has done and where they stand for the remainder of the season. Probably the biggest acqusition so far this season has been the addition of Michal Handzus. ... Read More »
Since Chicago took losses to both the Colorado Avalanche, which ended their streak, and the Edmonton Oilers, their schedule has slowed down a bit. And for that, Blackhawks fans are grateful. The Blackhawks had only one game so far this week, and it was an overtime win against the Columbus Blue Jackets. While the streak was impressive, it had to ... Read More »
In 1985 a tradition was started in Chicago. The Blackhawks were hosting Wayne Gretzky’s Edmonton Oilers and in an attempt to hype up the home team, the Blackhawks faithful started cheering during the National Anthem. The tradition grew stronger, and louder, when Chicago Stadium was the host of the 1991 All-Star Game, and it still continues today. But one tradition ... Read More »
It’s been making rounds through the hockey and sports communities. Stephen A. Smith of ESPN’s SportsCenter went on the air and ranted against the Chicago Blackhawks and their streak, comparing it to the Miami Heat’s win streak. Not only was Smith taking shots at the Blackhawks, but at the entire sport of hockey as well. I’m not the only one ... Read More »
Not so breaking news: the Blackhawks won. Again. Also, water is wet and the sky is blue. Going back a few games, the Blackhawks took a 4-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks followed by a 2-1 win over the San Jose Sharks a few nights later. They were able to shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets by 1-0. The Edmonton ... Read More »
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