Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsThere is a reason the captain of a Stanley Cup Champion is the first the hoist the best trophy in all professional sports. The captain symbolizes all that is right in hockey. The captain is not only the best player; he is also the inspirational leader. Having said that, what happened to Jonathan Toews this ...
It’s officially panic time for the Chicago Blackhawks. Down 3-1 in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Detroit Red Wings, their backs are against the wall and they have a serious hill to climb. Since 1942, 20 teams have been able to pull of the difficult feat of coming back to win a series after ...
After day one of the extended two days of rest has passed and everyone has regrouped from Monday’s 3-1 loss, it’s time to turn our attention to Game 4. With the fans of Detroit smiling and Blackhawks fans biting down the last of their fingernails, let’s take a moment to discuss why it’s not time ...
Chicago is three games into their second round match up and they are sitting in unfamiliar territory, trailing the series 2 games to 1. The Detroit Red Wings have come out hard and played a gritty game many have not seen from them for years. Gone is the puck moving finesse team that had so ...
The Chicago Blackhawks had to be aware that the Detroit Red Wings were going to turn up the pressure in game two. After having a 2-1 margin in the shots on goal department, the Red Wings came out firing in a decisive 4-1 victory in game two. Anaheim Ducks beat writer Eric Stephens said it ...
The NHL announced this morning that Chicago Blackhawks captain, Jonathan Toews, is a finalist for the 2013 Mark Messier Leadership Award for his excellent leadership qualities in the Blackhawks locker room. The NHL first released this award following the 2006-2007 NHL season. The trophy is awarded to “the player who exemplifies great leadership qualities to his ...
The Detroit Red Wings were going to have their hands full in round 2 against the Chicago Blackhawks. Game 1 emphasized that, and more. Chicago took the lead in the best-of-7, Western Conference Semi-Final with relative ease, winning by a score of 4-1. If this game was a preview of what we are going to ...
There is nothing like old school playoff hockey. The purists had to be smiling when they found out that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will renew acquaintances in the Stanley Cup semifinals. The latest meeting between the Original Six rivals is historic on so many levels. The series will be the first ...
It is official, with Detroit’s gutsy Game 7 performance it sets up a Blackhawks vs. Red Wings second round matchup. This is the final season that these two storied franchises will be in the same conference once realignment is made official next season. To meet in the playoffs seems like the perfect way to end ...
Corey Crawford Answers The Bell The Chicago Blackhawks became the second Western Conference team to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs by defeating the Minnesota Wild in five games. Despite Minnesota’s starter Niklas Backstrom going down with injury in the Game 1 warm-ups, Josh Harding filled in valiantly forcing overtime in ...
