Tim Sassone
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Blues coach praises Kane’s hockey intelligenceOct 09, 2013 11:40 am - There aren’t many bigger fans of Patrick Kane than St. Louis Blues coach Ken Hitchcock, who marvels at the way the Blackhawks’ winger plays the game. “I don’t get how he...
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‘Big game’ when Blackhawks face BluesOct 08, 2013 11:52 am - Back in the days of the old Norris Division, the Blackhawks’ two biggest rivals were the Minnesota North Stars and the St. Louis Blues, in that order. Rivalries are buil...
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Brookbank last non-goalie to get in Hawks’ lineupOct 08, 2013 11:40 am - Defenseman Sheldon Brookbank will become the last non-goalie to get into the Blackhawks’ lineup on Wednesday night at St. Louis. Brookbank replaces Mike Kostka, who step...
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Will Blues keep Blackhawks fans out?Oct 07, 2013 11:40 am - OK, let’s see if this works. On Wednesday, the Blackhawks pay their first visit to St. Louis, where over the summer the Blues instituted a ticket policy designed to keep...
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Blackhawks brace for showdown with BluesOct 07, 2013 11:00 am - Division games have always been important, but thanks to NHL realignment they're even bigger now. The Blackhawks will invade Scottrade Center on Wednesday night for an e...
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Handzus is one tough Blackhawk, and it’s appreciatedOct 06, 2013 5:59 pm - One of the ways Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville describes Michal Handzus is to call the 36-year-old center a warrior. You think? All Handzus did in the Stanley Cup Fin...
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Blackhawks run into hot goalie in lossOct 05, 2013 11:52 am - Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville called it a goalie win, and from watching Tampa Bay’s Ben Bishop turn away chance after chance, it was tough to disagree. Bishop made 3...
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Blackhawks’ Sharp knows all about fitnessOct 05, 2013 11:40 am - It was a few years ago that Patrick Sharp decided to get serious about becoming fit, and the results have been noticeable. Sharp won the annual fitness award at Blackhaw...
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Blackhawks scouting reportOct 04, 2013 5:56 pm - Today’s faceoff Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning at the United Center, 7 p.m. TV: Comcast SportsNet Radio: WGN-AM 720 The skinny: The Lightning lost their opener at Bo...
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Hawks must try to slow high-scoring StamkosOct 04, 2013 11:40 am - First it was Alex Ovechkin. Now it’s Tampa Bay’s Steven Stamkos coming to town for the Blackhawks to try and contain. Stamkos, a former 60-goal scorer, had 29 in last ye...