Posts tagged with "Stan Bowman"
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 Jonathan Toews. Over the course of the last two seasons, something has...
Is Sharp the Answer to the Blackhawks Struggles?
August 17th, 2017 Amid the flurry of the most understandable and recognizable emotions that surface during the Stanley Cup playoffs is embarrassment. Embarrassment in failing to accomplish a goal for which an organization and its players alike work tirelessly to achieve. To lose in the playoffs is one thing, but to be annihilated by a divisional rival to...
Blackhawks Need Expansion Draft Flexibility
May 29th, 2017 The 2017 NHL offseason will treat hockey fans and challenge front offices with an uncommon aspect of modern-day professional sports: the expansion draft. Expansion drafts in the NHL occurred more frequently two decades ago, as the league underwent six between 1991 and 2000. In total, the NHL has conducted 12 expansion drafts in its...
Colliton an Important Hire for Blackhawks, IceHogs
May 21st, 2017 Ted Dent was the face of Rockford IceHogs hockey. Hired as an assistant coach for the IceHogs' inaugural season in the American Hockey League (2007-08), he served in that capacity for five years before being promoted to head coach, a role he would fulfill for six seasons. Dent's tenure with Rockford came to an end this April, when...
Don't Blow Up Your Team Over a Hot Goaltender
April 25th, 2017 A chorus of voices calling for a scorched Earth policy is rising. Fans of the eight teams eliminated in the first round want heads dangling from the rafters by October. The heads will serve as a warning for future players and coaches. Don't betray us ever again. It's a hallowed tradition of hockey fandom. A playoff loss means a team...
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 manager and chief mastermind behind it all has multiple strategies in...
