2016-17 Fantasy Season Outlook: Chicago Blackhawks Brandon Share-Cohen | September 21, 2016 It’s that time of year again when fantasy hockey leagues are forming and player rankings are becoming more and more prominent. With the preseason and regular season quickly approaching, it’s…
Auston Matthews Must Compete with the NHL Elite Will Billinghurst | September 14, 2016 Anticipation has been building all summer long for the start of the NHL season when Toronto Maple Leafs fans will get to see Auston Matthews finally step on the ice…
Joe Pavelski is Named Captain America Dustin L. Nelson | September 7, 2016 As has been rumored for weeks, San Jose’s Joe Pavelski has emerged as the new Captain America. Ryan Suter and Patrick Kane have been tapped to play Sam Wilson and…
5 Questions Blackhawks Fans Have for the Upcoming Season Meghan Dillon | September 2, 2016 Blackhawks fans have October 12 circled on their calendars and are counting down the days until the next season begins. With every new season, especially a season after an early…
Vesey Watch: Toews to Reportedly Help Recruit College Star Aly Dhanani | August 14, 2016 Right now, there are a lot of conflicting reports surrounding college free agent Jimmy Vesey. The Boston Herald reports Vesey has narrowed his list to the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks…
Patrick Kane Plays in Stickhandling Playground Dustin L. Nelson | July 19, 2016 There aren’t many players in the NHL with the ability to stickhandle like Patrick Kane, especially now that The Magician has taken leave of North America. While doing a recent…
Fantasy Hockey: Pre-Free Agency Top-50 Forward Rankings James Harding | June 30, 2016 It’s that time of the year in the hockey world when we are about to hit free agency. Many teams will look slightly different come October when training camp and…
Blackhawks Should Avoid Malkin Brandon Share-Cohen | June 24, 2016 The Chicago Blackhawks are a franchise that has done a great job at maneuvering the salary cap under Stan Bowman. With the monumental contracts given to both Jonathan Toews and…
The 2016 NHL Awards Column: Who Gets the Hardware in Sin City? Mitch Michals | June 22, 2016 The NHL season is over, and the champagne bubbles in Pittsburgh have finally subsided. As is always the case after a sensational dose of playoff hockey, one item remains on…
Three Things the Blackhawks Can Learn from Pittsburgh David Tews | June 15, 2016 The 2015-16 NHL season was a disappointing one for the Chicago Blackhawks. When I say ‘disappointing’ I mainly mean that the team didn’t win the Stanley Cup — something they…
Blackhawks Haul THW Hardware Brandon Share-Cohen | June 8, 2016 The official NHL Awards ceremony may not take place until later this month, but that doesn’t mean the most deserving NHL players and franchises have to wait that long to…
The 2016 THW Year-End Awards Ryan Pike | June 7, 2016 Welcome to the fifth annual installment of the Year-End Awards here at The Hockey Writers. At the conclusion of every National Hockey League season, we ask all active writers to…