Three Things To Look For In The Blackhawks/Red Wings Series Evan F. Moore | May 15, 2013 There is nothing like old school playoff hockey. The purists had to be smiling when they found out that the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings will renew acquaintances…
Who Deserves The Hart Trophy? Anatoliy Metter | May 13, 2013 After releasing the list of finalists for this year’s Hart Trophy honors, hockey fans must be wondering who will win this year’s award. While Sidney Crosby, Alexander Ovechkin, and John…
Blackhawks’ Wild Ride to the Playoffs Sean Griffin | April 30, 2013 When the 2013 NHL season began, both the Blackhawks and Wild were considered to be two of the more compelling squads in the Western Conference. With so much transition taking…
Chicago Blackhawks: Potential Playoff Horror Awaits Andy Graziano | April 6, 2013 The Chicago Blackhawks have found the road to the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs a little more rocky over the past month. Since beginning the season with a record 24 game unbeaten streak in regulation time and 30 games over two seasons, Chicago is 6-6 in their subsequent 12 games since the streak came to a crashing halt on March 8 in Colorado.
THW NHL Power Rankings: Week 10 Jameson Cooper | March 25, 2013 It’s hard to believe that it’s already Week 10 in these power rankings as the shortened NHL season continues to move at a rapid pace. With less than two weeks…
THW Writer Faceoff: Debating the Hawks Stanley Cup Chances Sean Griffin | March 24, 2013 Five Reasons the Blackhawks WILL NOT Win the Stanley Cup Earlier this week, Andy Graziano of The Hockey Writers and I discussed debating the Blackhawks chances of bringing the Stanley…
2014 Olympic Preview: That’s Right, USA Will Win The Gold Medal Steven Ives | March 19, 2013 Previous Previews: Team Czech Republic Team Finland Team Sweden Team Canada Team Russia In the 2010 Vancouver games, Team USA beat the Canadians in the preliminary round and brought them…
Prospect Report: Jeremy Morin and the IceHogs Ton DeFrancesco | March 18, 2013 Last Saturday, Jimmy Hayes netted a hat trick along with two assists to complete his five point night. Then on the following Wednesday, he was called up over Jeremy Morin to fill left wing slot on…
What Nobody Wants to Admit: Nail Yakupov Not NHL Ready Marcy Di Michele | March 15, 2013 When a player is drafted first overall, he makes the jump to the NHL right away. That’s the privilege that goes with being the number one guy. And normally a big part…
Salary Cap Reduction Will Tomahawk Chicago Andy Graziano | March 15, 2013 When you look around at the financial landscape of professional sports, you see a frightening example of why it is so difficult to create and keep together a team that…
St. Patrick’s Day: NHL All-Time All-Patrick Team Josh Smith | March 15, 2013 In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, we’ve put together the best all-Patrick starting lineup in NHL history. Please welcome to the ice your starting Patricks: (Apologies to those Patricks who…
Blackhawk Down? Andy Graziano | March 11, 2013 They say that good things don’t last forever. While being nothing more than an assumption, of course, it mostly rings true in the sports world and particularly, the National Hockey…