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Rick Emrith

Creator of the Bettman Stand Up hockey blog. I cover the Chicago Blackhawks for The Hockey Writers, In Hossa we trust! I also write for publications such as Arbitrage Magazine and Elite Sports Blog. You can follow me on Twitter @RickEmrith

Who Stays and Who Goes In Chicago

Rick Emrith | July 3, 2013

Hopefully for players and fans alike the hangover from the Blackhawks cup victory has faded, and if not please seek medical help. For the Blackhawks management its back to business…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks Must Rally Around Their Captain

Rick Emrith | June 23, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks are now just one win away from the Stanley Cup and should have no trouble finding sources of inspiration. Winning a game in Boston during the playoffs…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks Show Resiliency In Game One

Rick Emrith | June 13, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks showed some resiliency in one of the most exciting games of the NHL playoffs. Down 3-1 in the third period the Blackhawks kept their cool and played…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Bryan Bickell May Have Played Himself Off the Blackhawks

Rick Emrith | June 10, 2013

With a few days between the Blackhawks kicking off the Stanley Cup Finals it gives everyone a chance to reflect back on the season while anxiously awaiting its sure to…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Blackhawks Snag Antti Raanta

Rick Emrith | June 4, 2013

With the Chicago Blackhawks up 2-0 in their series with the Los Angeles Kings, and proving all the media who predicted Chicago to struggle sitting quietly in embarrassment feeling dead…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Goaltending

Blackhawks Must Step It Up Physically In Round 3

Rick Emrith | May 30, 2013

No one can knock Chicago for not overcoming adversity anymore, down 3-1 in the series against Detroit they battled back and won a thriller in Game 7 overtime. The Red…

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Frustrated Hawks Must Get Back To Game Plan

Rick Emrith | May 22, 2013

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…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Playoff Preview: Chicago Blackhawks – Detroit Red Wings

Rick Emrith | May 13, 2013

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…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks

Crawford Silencing Critics as Hawks Advance

Rick Emrith | May 12, 2013

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…

Categories Chicago Blackhawks, NHL Goaltending

Blackhawks-Wild: What We Learned In Game 3

Rick Emrith | May 6, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks are prepping for Game 4 Wednesday and they know they are facing a fired up Minnesota team. After Chicago had taken the first two games of the…

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Playoff Preview: Chicago Blackhawks – Minnesota Wild

Rick Emrith | April 28, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks wrapped up their regular season April 27 against the St. Louis Blues, with first place locked up the Hawks rested many of their regulars. It is now official that Chicago will play the 8th seeded Minnesota Wild in the first round of the 2013 playoffs. With big name stars on both rosters this should lead to a series that promises end to end excitement.

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Jonathan Toews Always Plays With Hart

Rick Emrith | April 24, 2013

The Chicago Blackhawks are wrapping up one of their most successful seasons in franchise history, a season where they went undefeated in regulation for the first half (21-0-3) of the…

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