Blackhawks Management
Blackhawks Roundtable: Line Combos, Management & Trades
July 16th, 2018 It’s time to be honest with ourselves. The Chicago Blackhawks just aren’t the dynasty they used to be. Winning Cups in 2010, 2013, and 2015 has certainly raised expectations. The Hawks are supposed to be contenders every year, right? Wrong. The team has struggled in the...
Rocky Confident in His Blackhawks
June 7th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks experienced their first losing season this past year since 2006-07, when they went 31-42-9 under head coaches Trent Yawney and Denis Savard. That team featured only two 20-goal scorers in Martin Havlat and Patrick Sharp. Patrick Kane and Jonathan...
Who Would Replace Joel Quenneville?
February 24th, 2018 This is Joel Quenneville's 21st season coaching in the NHL, and to date, his teams have only missed the playoffs once. Quenneville was named Blackhawks head coach in October of 2008, and since then, they have never missed the playoffs. Barring a miracle, it seems that this...
Blackhawks' Forsling & Forsberg Need to Step Up
September 26th, 2017 Prior to the start of the 2017-18 regular season, there are many inquiries regarding the Chicago Blackhawks—a roster and organization that has been absolutely engulfed in salary-cap struggles over recent years. And to make matters worse, they have an embarrassing,...
Blackhawks Need More from Toews
August 30th, 2017 Dark clouds of doubt are hovering over the Chicago Blackhawks. With losses in the first round of the playoffs in back-to-back seasons, many are questioning the core group of a team that was labeled a modern dynasty not long ago. At the center of it is captain...
Blackhawks: Bowman's Roster Strategies & Tactics
February 28th, 2017 After taking a closer look at how the Chicago Blackhawks have managed to sustain Stanley Cup contention for as long as they have, the evidence suggests it might have something to do with players developed in the NCAA. Of course, Stan Bowman, the Blackhawks’ general...
College Hockey Sustaining the Blackhawks
February 27th, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks have done what no one else has been able to do. They figured out how to sustain playoff contention every year since 2009, winning three Stanley Cups along the way. To most fans in Chicago, the key to their incredible success isn't much of a mystery....
5 Keys to Blackhawks' Success
February 22nd, 2017 It's no secret that the Chicago Blackhawks are one of the most successful franchises in the NHL. They are a well-oiled machine with all gears working in unison. They play each game hard with the notion that they will come out with the two points and the fan base surrounding...
Hawks Strikeout on Depth Additions
August 28th, 2016 While Jimmy Vesey's highly-anticipated decision to sign with the Rangers has taken up most of the free agency news in the NHL over the past two weeks, two other notable deals occurred this week that could end up paying huge dividends for the teams that pulled them off. And...
What Andrew Shaw is Worth to Chicago
May 16th, 2016 Unlike so many off-seasons before this one, Stan Bowman actually won't be forced to trade away a large portion of his roster to keep the team under the salary cap. Instead, he faces a few interesting free agent decisions on who will be back in Chicago next season, and who...
2016-17 Season Will be Big for Teravainen, Anisimov
May 14th, 2016 2015-16 saw the emergence of several new staples within the Chicago Blackhawks’ lineup. Artemi Panarin, Artem Anisimov, Trevor van Riemsdyk, and Teuvo Teravainen all established themselves as productive lineup regulars over the 82-game campaign and will look to maintain...
Addressing the Blackhawks' Biggest Offseason Need
April 27th, 2016 The Blackhawks entered the third period of their last game of the season in the middle of a 2-2 battle. The gameplay was as tight as the score, filled with surges of play by both sides that made for an exciting end-to-end style of hockey. The third period saw the Hawks get...
800 Reasons Coach Q is Top Shelf
April 3rd, 2016 On Friday night, April 1, 2016, the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-4. With that win, Joel Quenneville also recorded his 799th win as a head coach. Coach Quenneville started his coaching career with the St. Louis Blues in 1996, before moving on to the...
