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R.A. Monaco

Journalist, Sports Attorney and Former MLBPA Certified Agent R.A. Monaco wears thoughts and frustrations about the Blackhawks on his blog sleeves.

Blackhawks: Celebrate “Hockey Day In America”

R.A. Monaco | February 20, 2012

CHICAGO — The Blackhawks celebrated “Hockey Day in America” with a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues winning their third game since breaking a nine-game losing streak against the…

DePaul University Hockey: Focused on American Collegiate Hockey Nationals

R.A. Monaco | February 14, 2012

CHICAGO IL. – The DePaul University hockey club–possibly the best kept secret in Chicago–is currently ranked number three in the nation. Coach Jerry Fronek, who took over the team five…

DePaul Has Back-to-Back 10 Goals Wins Over Eastern Illinois’ Panthers

R.A. Monaco | February 14, 2012

CHICAGO, IL. – Civility was hard to come by as DePaul University—for the second time in as many days—shot ten pucks to the back of the net against Eastern Illinois…

Blackhawks: Stats Suggest Solutions

R.A. Monaco | February 7, 2012

Now with half the season in the rear view mirror, key stats make clear that a more physical Blackhawk defense could be the solution to their stalled championship run. Off…

Chicago Blackhawks – They’ve Lost That Winning Feeling

R.A. Monaco | February 4, 2012

The Chicago Blackhawks  frustration level continues to percolate as they’ve lost that winning feeling.  Now that realization has sets in–that they don’t deserve to win the way they’ve been playing…

Now the Rope’s on Fire

R.A. Monaco | February 3, 2012

With January behind the Hawks, it’s time for Stan Bowman to start thinking about how they’re going to climb the playoff rope from their current sixth position in the Western…

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