Articles filed under NHL
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20-20 perspectiveApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Since Tim Sassone has been covering Blackhawks hockey for 20 years, we asked him for 20 quick facts on this playoff series: 1. Calgary Flames defenseman Adrian Aucoin wa...
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Hawks turn to Keith and Seabrook to contain Iginla's explosivenessApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - By the time this first-round playoff series with the Calgary Flames is over, Blackhawks defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook should know what cologne Jarome Iginla...
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Only 20, Toews has carried the load with amazing easeApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - After months of hinting that it was imminent, former Blackhawks coach Denis Savard finally pulled the trigger last July: "Jonathan Toews is our captain," Savard announce...
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Oilers fire coach MacTavishApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - EDMONTON, Alberta -- Craig MacTavish was fired as coach of the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday after they failed to make the playoffs for the third straight year. The ouste...
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Inexperienced Hawks say they will be just fineApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks get it. They're young. So when it comes to their lack of Stanley Cup playoff experience, the Hawks are letting it be an issue outside their dressing room ...
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Flaming mad: Who will be playing the bad guy?Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Remember Dino Ciccarelli and Harold Snepts? If you do recall those villains from playoff hockey past in Chicago, you understand there are certain members of the Calgary ...
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Will Sharp be ready?Apr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Patrick Sharp was hemming and hawing with reporters when questioned if he'd be back in the lineup for Thursday's playoff opener against Calgary after skating with his te...
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Breaking down the NHL playoffsApr 14, 2009 11:00 pm - It's about time Stanley Cup playoff hockey returned to Chicago. Let's not even count 2002, which was a one-year blip in the midst of the darkest times in franchise histo...
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It's Hawks' quickness vs. Flames' muscle, analysts sayApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The Calgary Flames might be banged up and struggling, but they still have two things going for them in their first-round playoff series against the Blackhawks that start...
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Once jeered, now cheered, Khabibulin set for playoffsApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - How things have changed for Nikolai Khabibulin. Blackhawks fans have always loved their goaltenders, but for Khabibulin's first three years in Chicago after signing what...