Tim Sassone
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Veteran Ray Emery edges rookie as Hawks backup goalieOct 03, 2011 12:00 am - Alexander Salak, Marcus Kruger and Brandon Pirri didn't get the news they wanted to hear from the Blackhawks on Monday. All three rookies were sent to Rockford of the Am...
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Saad appears to have won a spot with HawksOct 02, 2011 12:00 am - After skating in the Blackhawks’ first six preseason games, Brandon Saad didn’t play in Sunday’s exhibition finale at Washington. Apparently the Hawks had seen enough of...
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Pirri has good shot to make Hawks’ rosterOct 01, 2011 12:00 am - Rookie center Brandon Pirri has more than a few things going for him in his quest to make the Blackhawks opening-night roster. ŸHe has 4 goals and an assist in three pre...
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Wings’ Brendan Smith draws 8-game suspensionSep 30, 2011 12:00 am - The Blackhawks seemed satisfied with the eight-game suspension Detroit defenseman Brendan Smith received from the NHL on Friday for Wednesday’s hit to the head of Ben Sm...
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Hawks’ backup goalie battle down to the wireSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - Part of goalie Ray Emery is looking at his opportunity to play a full game tonight against Pittsburgh at the United Center as make or break in his battle with rookie Ale...
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Hawks veteran Sean O'Donnell wonders where respect among players has goneSep 29, 2011 12:00 am - Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville showed up at the United Center on Thursday still angry about the nasty head shot rookie forward Ben Smith took from Red Wings defensema...
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Final battle for Hawks' roster spotsSep 27, 2011 12:00 am - It's crunchtime for those Blackhawks on the roster bubble. Only three exhibition games remain for players to make the kind of impression that will find them in Dallas fo...
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Kane, Hossa to make preseason debuts WednesdaySep 27, 2011 12:00 am - Patrick Kane will make his preseason debut Wednesday night against Detroit at the United Center. So will Marian Hossa. In fact, Kane will start the game centering a line...
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Hawks will get best from Kane at wingSep 26, 2011 12:00 am - Let’s flash forward to a week from Friday when the Blackhawks open the regular season at Dallas. Will Patrick Sharp be in the lineup? There’s no way of telling at this p...
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Kane at center? We’ll see, ‘Q’ saysSep 25, 2011 12:00 am - As if the Blackhawks’ depth chart at center wasn’t already jumbled, now apparently you can add Patrick Kane to the mix. Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said after Sunday’s ...