50 Years Ago in Hockey – Murray Balfour Succumbs to Cancer Rick Cole | May 31, 2015 Murray Balfour, best known as the right-winger on the famed Chicago Black Hawks’ “Million Dollar Line”, passed away yesterday in a Regina, Saskatchewan hospital. He had suffered from lung cancer since…
How Real is the Wales Trophy and Campbell Bowl Jinx? Kelly O'Donnell | May 31, 2015 You will excuse the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence Campbell Bowl if they are feeling a little neglected these days. On Saturday night the Chicago Blackhawks won their third Western Conference Championship.…
Ducks Pucks and Windy City Warriors Mark Shiver | May 30, 2015 View image | gettyimages.com Ducks v Hawks. It’s on for the chance to represent the Western Conference in the Stanley Cup Finals. If last night’s Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 win…
The Bandwagoner’s Guide To The Stanley Cup Playoffs Felix Sicard | May 29, 2015 The Stanley Cup playoffs are reaching an incredible competitive zenith with two game seven’s on tap for the weekend. Both series have been fascinating to follow, and should both provide…
Chicago Blackhawks-Lightning Final Could Strike Gold Kate Cimini | May 29, 2015 It’s coming down to matching Game 7s for the Chicago-Anaheim series and the New York-Tampa Bay series, and the NHL is surely counting their blessings as ratings grow with juggernauts…
Chicago Blackhawks Supreme Reign; Is This The End? Devin Slawson | May 28, 2015 The Chicago Blackhawks are currently tied 3-3 in the 2015 Western Conference Finals with the Anaheim Ducks. This year is much more important to Chicago than meets the eye however. It could…
Lightning vs. Blackhawks Would Be Most Exciting Final for NHL Trevor Beggs | May 26, 2015 No one was surprised about the Ducks, Blackhawks, Rangers and Lightning making it to the final four, and that was a good thing for the NHL. A high level of…
Kimmo Timonen Not to Blame for Blackhawks’ Deficit Andy Dudones | May 26, 2015 Kimmo Timonen’s brief tenure in Chicago hasn’t gone exactly as planned. In 15 playoff games with the Blackhawks, the 40-year-old blue liner has been held completely scoreless on a minuscule…
Corey Crawford, Salary Cap Costing Chicago Blackhawks Kyle Morton | May 26, 2015 There’s a reason that the NHL has not seen a true dynasty since that of the Edmonton Oilers came to an end in 1990. For starters, it’s simply an incredibly difficult…
Blackhawks’ Andrew Desjardins Is Easy to Root For Andrew Bensch | May 26, 2015 Put Me in Coach! Chicago Blackhawks’ fourth liner Andrew Desjardins currently has just one point in these playoffs with a minus-4 rating. Not exactly player card numbers to write home about.…
Blackhawks Drop Game 5, Teravainen Shines Zach Pleasant | May 26, 2015 On Monday night, the Blackhawks dropped Game 5 of the Western Conference Final in Anaheim. The loss gives the Ducks a 3-2 advantage with the series heading back to Chicago…
50 Years Ago in Hockey – Hull Wins Hart Rick Cole | May 25, 2015 The Golden Jet, Chicago Black Hawks superstar Bobby Hull, has been named the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy, which is given to the most valuable player in the National…