On Friday night, April 1, 2016, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-4. With that win, Joel Quenneville also recorded his 799th win as a head coach. Coach Quenneville started his coaching career with the St. Louis Blues in 1996, before moving on to the Colorado Avalanche in 2005. He landed his latest, and […]

On Saturday, March 26, the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Calgary Flames, 4-1. In doing so, they secured their eighth straight trip to the Stanley Cup playoffs. In honor of the Blackhawks’ latest achievement, I thought it might be fun to share my opinion of the team’s top playoff moments in their storied history. Here is […]

A few weeks ago I wrote about the basic unwritten rules fans should follow to ensure they do not upset the hockey gods. The fundamentals included waiting for the whistle to get up, not screaming profanities at the game and being kind to the less knowledgeable fans. Now that the basics are understood, it is […]

The Chicago Blackhawks lost their fourth straight game Wednesday night to the Philadelphia Flyers. That in and of itself is news. Entering their last eleven regular season games, the Blackhawks sit in third place in the Central Division with 88 points, three points out first and five points ahead of in the first wild card […]

The Rockford IceHogs (American Hockey League affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks) just swept their weekend series against the Lake Erie Monsters. The back to back victories on Saturday night and Sunday afternoon moved the IceHogs record to 32-14-7-4, good for 75 points in the Central Division of the Western Conference. While they share the points […]

On Wednesday February 24th, Classic Auctions issued a news release reporting that Hockey Hall of Fame goalie Ed Belfour had sold 66 items of hockey memorabilia. The items, including his 2002 Olympic Gold Medal ($41,200), and one of his masks ($18,292) worn from 1992 to 1994 while with the Chicago Blackhawks, sold for about $215,000. […]

This week the Chicago Blackhawks have unveiled four significant items focused squarely on enhancing their relationship with a very diverse fan base. Let that sink in for a moment. This is a sports team with one of the largest and most loyal group of fans already. The team’s success on its own is enough to drive interest. Yet, under […]

While the weather outside may be brutally cold, two Chicago hockey teams are red-hot. As of the morning of January 18th, 2016, the Chicago Blackhawks and their AHL affiliate the Rockford IceHogs BOTH occupy first place in their respective divisions. Interestingly enough, this rare feat is also shared between the L.A. Kings and their farm team […]

Today the Chicago Blackhawks formally placed Marcus Kruger on Injured Reserve. This was not unexpected considering Kruger had surgery earlier this month on his wrist. Additionally, the Blackhawks recalled defenseman Erik Gustafsson from their AHL affiliate in Rockford. This is Gustafsson’s first professional season in North America, and has played in 27 games for the […]

Music is an integral part of the hockey experience at NHL games. The songs are meant to pump up the crowd before games (“‘Till I Collapse” by Eminem); get the crowd into it during the game (“Welcome to the Jungle” by Guns N’ Roses); and even tell a story (“Ridin The Storm Out” by R.E.O. […]

Seasons Greetings Blackhawks fans. Our latest installment of The Wrap Around is upon us. This past week in Blackhawks hockey brought many news worthy items to discuss. There is also the whole matter of playing Nashville twice this week as well. As such, we are proud to bring you a very special extended edition! This […]

Last night the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Pittsburgh Penguins in a hockey game. Seems innocent enough right? One team wins, while the other loses. It happens every day, in every sport, at every level. But then this happened: Word is he may have suffered a broken wrist and concussion. The Pens fan managed to […]

Good day readers.  As you hopefully recall from our post last week, Kristi Loucks and I have teamed up together for an occasional series of articles we will refer to collectively as The Wrap Around. In last week’s inaugural piece, we previewed the Blackhawks longest road trip of the year known as The Circus Trip. […]

As of this Thursday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks record through 15 games is 8-6-1. They sit in 6th place in the Central Division, and 8th in the Western Conference. While it is way too early to panic, that hasn’t stopped some from getting a little bit — worried. Ugh…my soul can't handle another loss #ChicagoBlackhawks — […]

On October 18th at home against Texas, the Rockford IceHogs got blown out 7-2 at home.  They looked out of sync and completely lost.  There were fumbles, bumbles and such with every aspect of the game. I saw it first hand. However, since that awful Sunday, they have gone 6-0-1.  Their record overall before Saturday […]

Is it 7:00 P.M. on Oct. 7 yet? That night at the United Center in Chicago cannot come soon enough — at least for this writer. The Chicago Blackhawks will start their 2015-16 season off by raising the Stanley Cup champion banner immediately before dropping the puck against the New York Rangers. What was supposed to […]

I have tried my darndest to stay out of the whole Patrick Kane fray for a variety of reasons.  Most notably because I have virtually no direct knowledge of anything that has happened.  My sources have thus advised me to keep quiet (I have some very smart sources).  Unfortunately, as the investigation continues, it seems some writers will […]

There has long been commentary that it is extremely difficult for Stanley Cup Champions to repeat in part due to the so-called “Stanley Cup Hangover”.  Essentially, a team wins Lord Stanley in mid-June, then parades it around and celebrates (rightfully so) after playing for 9+ months. All of a sudden it’s mid-September and training camp […]

Most people know Daniel Carcillo as a NHL player with a propensity for fighting and playing “tough guy” enforcer. When he is not on your team, Carcillo is one of those players you love to hate (often times opposing fans calling him a “jerk” or worse), but one you learn to love when he’s on it. […]