Mike Spellman
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Hawks-Bruins series truly a hard-fought affairJun 23, 2013 11:00 am - Q. Are we witnessing history with this series? A. Regardless of who's leading or who's going to win this series, this is just a tremendous showcase for hockey. These two...
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Hit on Toews won't draw any NHL disciplinary actionJun 23, 2013 11:00 am - Depending on whom you ask, Johnny Boychuk's hit on Jonathan Toews in front of the Boston net Saturday night — a check that kept the Blackhawks captain off the ice for th...
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Kane's goals weren't pretty, but they were hugeJun 22, 2013 11:00 am - When you think of Patrick Kane scoring goals, admit it, you think mainly of the highlight reel variety: the pretty backhands top shelf, or the spin-o-ramas, or even the ...
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What makes Bruins coach Julien tick?Jun 21, 2013 8:28 pm - Lucic, Bergeron, Chara, Rask ... by now even the most casual Blackhawks fans are quite familiar with most of the big-name, big-game players on the Boston Bruins. But wha...
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Hawks expect more ice time for LeddyJun 21, 2013 11:40 am - Try as one might, it was difficult to get Blackhawks defenseman Nick Leddy to admit after Friday morning’s practice just how tough it was on him to have to watch most of...
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Bickell’s big hit on Chara serves noticeJun 20, 2013 7:02 pm - It was the hit heard around the hockey world. OK, maybe that’s overdoing it a little, but Bryan Bickell’s smackdown of Boston’s monster blueliner Zdeno Chara early in Ga...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Just believe in HossaJun 20, 2013 1:35 pm - Tony Amonte insinuates that Marian Hossa is soft for missing Game 3. OK, whatever. But some Blackhawks fans jumping on that bandwagon, too? Seriously?? The same Hossa wh...
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Quenneville has no plans to replace CrawfordJun 20, 2013 11:00 am - Most likely the phrase that pays from here on out when it comes to Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford will be “glove hand, high.” That's because of the success Boston had ...
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Seidenberg gives Bruins everything they needJun 18, 2013 2:26 pm - He’s not one of the names that comes to mind when the Boston Bruins are mentioned. In fact, he might not even be in the top 10. But the Stanley Cup Final isn’t about bei...
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Game 4 key: Hawks must do little things betterJun 18, 2013 12:21 pm - Q. Is that Game 3 one you just throw out immediately, or do you use it as motivation heading into Wednesday night’s game? A. The thing is, they played real well in the f...