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Blackhawks tame Predators 3-1
Chicago dominated Nashville 3-1 There is still pride in Chicago CHICAGO (AP) -The Nashville Predators might have improved their chances in the postseason by losing their regular-season finale. NHL rookie scoring leader Patrick Kane recorded his 20th ...
Valiant effort Chicago
Blackhawks have no reason to hang their heads There is something to build on As the year started off many of us realized that parity in the NHL was catching up to all the teams and it seems to be more true now than ever. Powerhouses of the past are ...
Wings dominated by Blackhawks 6-2
Where was the “D” Chicago runs all over the Red Wings, Again! In a perfect world fans would be treated to their home town team winning and for the most part the Red Wings have provided us with just that all season. Well except for the i...
Blackhawks hopes live on after shooutout
It’s looking like a real shootout BLACKHAWKS 5, BLUE JACKETS 4: Kane’s winner sets stage for dramatic final week BY LEN ZIEHM lziehm@suntimes.com There’s still hope. The Blackhawks rallied from deficits of 3-1 and 4-3 to beat the p...
Blackhawks one up Blues 4-3
Blackhawks still fight the good fight Hang on in physical game to keep slim playoff hopes alive By Chris Kuc | Tribune staff reporter ST. LOUIS - The Blackhawks held their own pugilistically Saturday night and outgunned the St. Louis Blues where...
Williams in the dog house
Williams gets message: Hawks not happy with him By Chris Kuc |Tribune reporter General manager Dale Tallon is keeping one eye on the Blackhawks’ present and one on their future. Tallon said it’s “terrific” the Hawks are s...
Hawks Man Handled By Blue Jackets
Blackhawks’s hopes fading after Blue Jacket shutout 4-0 COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP)—The last two times the Blue Jackets hosted the Chicago Blackhawks, Columbus was run out of its own building. The Blue Jackets were determined not to let that happen a...
Savard not happy with Blues Bullies
Hawks coach Savard upset with Blues’ rough tactics By Chris Kuc |Tribune reporter As he began his postgame news conference Sunday, Blackhawks coach Denis Savard didn’t have the satisfied look of a man whose team had just recorded a d...
Blackhawks squeak past Blues 4-3
Kane’s goal as big as they get By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff It was after whistles Sunday that the St. Louis Blues had no trouble finding Patrick Kane to rough him up. But when it counted before whistles, the Blues couldn’t cov...
Preds drop Blackhawks in SO 2-1
Result doesn’t mirror Blackhawks’ effort vs. Predators By Chris Kuc |Tribune staff reporter NASHVILLE - The Blackhawks came away with the knowledge they had outplayed the Nashville Predators on Saturday, but it’s what they didn...
Hjalmarsson has promise
A real Swede opportunity BLACKHAWKS | Young defenseman Hjalmarsson will step in for ‘woozy’ Barker BY LEN ZIEHM lziehm@suntimes.com The Blackhawks have eight games left, and they might be a turning point in the promising — ...
Happy Birthday Bobby Orr
Bobby “The Goal” Orr turns 60 today. The years fly by TIM WHARNSBY When the Boston Bruins play host to the Montreal Canadiens tonight, there will be a video montage shown on the scoreboard to pay tribute to No. 4 turning the big 6-0. You ...
Blackhawks Esposito Ceremony ends in shutout
Blackhawks honor Esposito with ceremony, shutout of Capitals By Chris Kuc |Tribune staff reporter The Blackhawks honored Hall of Fame goaltender Tony Esposito before the game and Nikolai Khabibulin honored him between the pipes during it. Khabib...
Blackhawks to honor Tony Esposito tonight
O, yes — more nostalgia at UC Fading Hawks set to honor another of their legends BY LEN ZIEHM lziehm@suntimes.com It’s a big night for Blackhawks goaltenders tonight. The team will honor Tony Esposito as its latest ambassador before Nik...
Toews wants to be that guy
Toews believes he can do more on offense By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff The great ones are never satisfied, and Blackhawks rookie Jonathan Toews is from that mold. Even after netting his 20th goal of the season Sunday in his 55th game, Toe...
Blackhawks near 82 game TV deal
Blackhawks near deal to televise all 82 games Large portion of schedule could be on free stations Teddy Greenstein | ON SPORTS MEDIA AND COLLEGES The playoffs are nearly out of reach for the Blackhawks, but team President John McDonough continue...
Flames burn Blackhawks 4-2
Blackhawks’ playoff chances grow slimmer with loss to Calgary Flames Jarome Iginla, Kristian Huselius and Dion Phaneuf scored second-period goals, and Miikka Kiprusoff made 34 saves in the Calgary Flames’ 4-2 victory over the Blackhawks o...
One on One with Jonathan Toews
Meet the Hawks: Jonathan Toews, No. 19 The Hawks’ young center steps up to talk about some of the highs and lows of his first season in the NHL By Chris Kuc |Tribune reporter Favorite team growing up? I liked the L.A. Kings because my fav...
Blackhawks drop heart breaker to Oilers in OT
Hawks lose hard-fought match to Oilers By Tim Sassone | Daily Herald Staff There’s been much talk lately about how long it has been since the Blackhawks played meaningful games in March. But with important games late in the season come hea...
Blackhawks Patrick Sharp
Blackhawks are looking Sharp Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer All the zeroes printed on his new contract offer sheet were enough to make Patrick Sharp lift a pen and sign the document. But back in January, the Chicago Blackhawks winger wasn̵...
Blackhawks bit by Sharks 3-2
It’s home sweet groan Sharks win 8th straight game after 21,908 give rousing tribute to Hull, Mikita BY LEN ZIEHM lziehm@suntimes.com The only downer was the final score. After a rousing tribute to legendary stars Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita, t...
Blackhawks Legends Hull and Mikita
Talk of the Town Hawks Led Way with Hull and Mikita Van Oler | Special to chicagoblackhawks.com Spend enough time at the United Center watching the Blackhawks and you’ll inevitably hear someone comment that this season’s game-night e...
Is it going to be Wrigley Field
NHL eyes Wrigley Field for outdoor tilt CHICAGO – An outdoor game in Chicago “would make a lot of sense” to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and the site could be the “Frozen Confines” of Wrigley Field. Bettman did not com...
Blackhawks Crawford earns first win and shutout
Hawks rookie Crawford shuts out Ducks Blackhawks shoot down Ducks 3-0 CHICAGO - Rookie Corey Crawford stopped 19 shots to earn his first NHL win and shutout in his first start this season, and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Anaheim Ducks 3-0 on ...
Blackhawks tame Wild 4-2
Byfuglien a hit in homecoming Scores decisive goal as team continues its late playoff push BY LEN ZIEHM lziehm@suntimes.com ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Xcel Energy Center might be the most beautiful rink in the NHL, but it had been a chamber of hor...
Crawford gets start
Youngster Crawford due to start in net Toews plans to play with 40 fresh stitches By Chris Kuc |Tribune staff reporter The Blackhawks’ goaltender of the future is playing a role in the here and now. With Nikolai Khabibulin sidelined indefi...
KANE LEADS BLACKHAWKS OVER CANUCKS, 4-1
Ladd Gets First At Home Goal As A Hawk CHICAGO (AP) -The Chicago Blackhawks and rookie Patrick Kane were more impressed with their defense than their offense after beating the Vancouver Canucks. Kane, the NHL’s first overall draft pick in 2007, had...
Havlat gone for season, surgery next
Bad shoulder haunts Blackhawks’ Havlat Shoulder requires rest of season-ending surgery By Chris Kuc |Tribune staff reporter Martin Havlat and the Blackhawks have a big decision to make. The results of Thursday’s MRI on the star winge...
Tallon did no favors for his club
Chicago Blackhawks got nothing at the trade deadline and it’s shows. Young core needs veteran players to guide them. Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon did nothing to help his club. The Blackhawks looking to make a run for the playoff for ...
Richards Star’s dominate Blackhawks 7-4
Richards, Dallas sticks it to Blackhawks New Star who rejected trade here picks up 5 assists in Dallas’ win By Chris Kuc |Tribune staff reporter DALLAS - If the planets had been aligned differently, Brad Richards could have been wearing a ...
