Posts About "Stan Bowman"
5 Takeaways from Blackhawks Final Week
April 9th, 2018 The Chicago Blackhawks went out with a whimper. But considering this dismal season, did you really expect anything else? After a refreshing 4-3 come-back win to the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday, things went downhill. The Hawks proceeded to lose 4-1 to the same team two days later, extending the Blues’ playoff hopes a while longer. The...
Blackhawks Will Face Adversity in 2017-18
September 7th, 2017 The Chicago Blackhawks are in an exceedingly precarious situation heading into the 2017-18 season. The star-filled roster fans and opposing teams have come to know, respect and fear, looks drastically different from recent years, thanks to the beloved salary cap. But that's what the salary cap does — increases competitive balance...
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...
