Earlier this month, THW's Mike Coll…
Pittsburgh PenguinsLast Saturday, Jimmy Hayes netted a hat trick along with two assists to complete his five point night. Then on the following Wednesday, he was called up over Jeremy Morin to fill left wing slot on the second line due to Patrick Sharp‘s absence. Did Stan Bowman and the Chicago Blackhawks make the right choice here? I’m not going to beat around ...
With the Chicago Blackhawks on a four game losing skid many a fan have been asking for some sort of shake up, well I suppose they got it as we learnt that the ‘Hawks will be without prominent goal scorer Patrick Sharp for three to four weeks. Although we all know this isn’t the change ...
X2IMPACT, a Seattle-based company focused on the prevention of Real Sports Brain Injury (rSBI), has partnered with Bite Tech, Inc. to develop mouth guards and headbands that measure the impact of physical collisions during sports and relay the information wirelessly to third parties, like coaches, trainers, and family members. “We are currently in testing phase ...
For the first time in his time as general manager of the Blackhawks, Stan Bowman has the financial freedom to build the team the way he sees fit. Interestingly enough however the additions he made on July 1st are all of a different breed of player than Bowman had acquired in the past. In adding ...
Now that the smoke has cleared from the Stanley Cup finals and the 2010 season its time to look ahead to the 2011 off-season. This is the first real off-season for Stan Bowman who went into last summer with his hands tied behind his back thanks to Dale Tallon’s mismanaging of the salary cap. With ...
With the Blackhawks season now behind us and about a month before a new team kisses the cup marking the official start of the off-season, let take a look at how each player did this year. A little house keeping before I get into it; I’m only looking at players who played at least 5 ...
With the NHL’s February 28th trade deadline fast approaching and the Blackhawks currently sitting in in 7th, it is time for Stan Bowman to assert himself. Hawks fans have little knowledge of the son of the legend. Stan’s only real move last season was was moving Cam Barker for Kim Johnsson and Nick Leddy. Johnsson ...
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst. Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World Junior Championships! I have a “natural buzz” this time of year that is present with or without Christmas spirits of the alcohol-infused variety. This is ...
Christopher Ralph is THW’s prospect and draft analyst Hockey fans look forward to Christmas; Die hard hockey fans look more forward to Boxing Day and the start of the World Junior Championships! This is meant to be a quick guide and reference for the quickly approaching 2011 World Junior Championships U20s starting Boxing Day in ...
It seems like the Blackhawks can barely blink an eye these days without something new and unwelcome happening to the team. Star winger Marian Hossa is already out for a couple days with an injury (again!); and grinder Fernando Pisani is out day-to-day. The newest installment in the Blackhawks’ woes came when top forward Patrick ...
