Posts About "Niklas Hjalmarsson"
Blackhawks Look Ahead After Emotional Weekend
June 26th, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks organization and fan base endured an emotional weekend. The NHL Entry Draft, hosted by Chicago for the first time in history, was supposed to take center stage. For many, it quickly became an afterthought as general manager Stan Bowman made two trades that will re-shape the team's 2017-18 roster. Blockbuster...
Blackhawks Trade Hjalmarsson to Coyotes for Murphy and Dauphin
June 23rd, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks are trading veteran defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson to the Arizona Coyotes in exchange for defenseman Connor Murphy and forward Laurent Dauphin, the Blackhawks announced Friday. This deal comes just hours ahead of the 2017 NHL Entry Draft and is all but certainly a move to free up some cap space for the...
Best Chicago Blackhawks Draft Picks 2005-Present
June 21st, 2017 I recently published the first of a two-part series looking back on the Chicago Blackhawks' best draft picks of the 21st century. That column highlighted eight players that were drafted from 2001 to 2004. Before we lock in on this year's NHL draft, let's finish reminiscing about the organization's recent successes. Niklas Hjalmarsson -...
A Predators Fan Guide to the Chicago Blackhawks
April 13th, 2017 It's that time of year again: the Stanley Cup playoffs are upon us. The Nashville Predators have scratched and clawed their way into the second wild-card spot and find themselves in a familiar position in the first round. They will open the postseason in the Windy City against their division rivals, the Chicago Blackhawks, for the third...
Recap: Keith Hits Milestone as Blackhawks Down Predators
January 8th, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks and Nashville Predators faced off Sunday night for the fourth time this season. For the Blackhawks, this was their third game in four nights, but that didn't slow them down or take a toll on them in the early goings of the game. With an early goal coming from Artemi Panarin, the Blackhawks showed they were ready to...
Hjalmarsson Suspended, Dan Boyle Will Retire, Pearson to Have Hearing & More News
October 3rd, 2016 The NHL's Department of Player Safety announced Monday that they have suspended Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson for the remainder of the preseason and the first game of the regular season. The suspension is the result of a charging infraction against St. Louis Blues forward Ty Rattie during a preseason match. General...
