John Dietz
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Garbutt grinds his way to the top with Chicago BlackhawksNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - The grinders. The hard-nosed, I'm-going-to-work-harder-than-you guys. Guys who wouldn't look out of place wearing a hard hat and carrying a lunch bucket on the ice. Ever...
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Quenneville tries Hossa on third lineNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - Having a dangerous four-line rotation is always a top priority for coach Joel Quenneville, and it's certainly a major reason the Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup l...
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Kane in Chicago Blackhawks' long-term plansNov 22, 2015 12:00 am - Patrick Kane isn't going anywhere. That's exactly what Stan Bowman told reporters Saturday night in Vancouver as the Chicago Blackhawks' general manager met with traveli...
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Why center Anisimov is excellent fit for BlackhawksNov 20, 2015 4:30 am - Ask Artem Anisimov how he likes playing in Chicago, and the hulking centerman pauses, then smiles. After a brief second he whispers in his thick, Russian accent: "It's n...
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Darling can't do it all; Hawks fall 2-1 in OTNov 20, 2015 12:00 am - Scott Darling was magnificent in net for the Blackhawks in Calgary on Friday night. Magnificent in the first period, when he turned away 12 shots. Magnificent in the thi...
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Hossa plays OT hero in Hawks' win over OilersNov 18, 2015 12:00 am - After Marian Hossa buried a shot over the right shoulder of Calgary goaltender Karri Ramo on Sunday, it ended an eight-game, 28-day scoring drought for the Blackhawks' d...
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Blackhawks excited for yearly 'circus trip'Nov 17, 2015 12:00 am - The circus trip has arrived for the Chicago Blackhawks. A six-game trek that begins with three games in Canada and three more in California. And as usual, the players ar...
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Chicago Blackhawks' Kane on another magical runNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - Last year at this time — 369 days ago to be exact — I approached Patrick Kane at his locker stall, ready to basically pose this line of questioning to one of the world's...
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Darling backs up Chicago Blackhawks' strong playNov 15, 2015 12:00 am - The backup goalie. Over the course of an 82-game season, most normally don't get a whole lot of attention. Still, NHL teams with aspirations of winning the Stanley Cup n...
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Dano promoted to top line with Toews, HossaNov 13, 2015 12:00 am - When Marko Dano walked into the locker room at Johnny's IceHouse West for practice Friday, he noticed his red (and not black) sweater was out. And that meant one thing: ...