Zemgus Girgensons – The Next Ones: 2012 NHL Draft Prospect Profile – The Latvian Locomotive THW Archives | April 8, 2012 Zemgus Girgensons THW Close-Up: Date of birth: 1/5/1994 Place of birth: Riga, Latvia Ht: 6’2″ Wt: 198 lbs Shoots: Left Position: C/RW NHL Entry Draft Eligibility: 2012 He’s been drafted…
Toews Cleared For Contact: Chicago Looking to Make Playoff Run Keith Hoehne | April 2, 2012 The Blackhawks are looking strong! After going 11-2-3 in their last 16 games, Chicago has earned their fourth straight playoff appearance, despite being without Jonathan Toews for the last 20…
Top 10 Most Important Players for Blackhawks Playoff Run Patrick White | March 30, 2012 The Stanley Cup Playoffs are a week away, so I thought it would be appropriate to comprise a list of the top 10 most important players for the Chicago Blackhawks…
Steve Montador Zeroing in on Return to Blackhawks Lineup Michael Wagner | March 26, 2012 After being out of commission for almost two months Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Steve Montador is closing in on a return to the lineup. Montador who has been dealing with concussion…
Blackhawks Heating Up at Right Time for Playoff Run Patrick White | March 21, 2012 The Chicago Blackhawks had a tough time transitioning from 2011 to 2012, going 9-13-3 to open up the new year. The Hawks were losers of 9 straight games from January…
Blackhawks sign Carcillo to new 2-year contact; and ready for the playoff stretch Cheryl Adams | March 12, 2012 The Blackhawks kicked off Monday morning by announcing they had re-signed gritty winger Daniel Carcillo to a 2-year contract at $825,000 per year. Despite Carcillo’s injury and suspension taken in…
Blackhawks bust losing streak with a 4-2 win over Rangers Cheryl Adams | February 17, 2012 Coming into Thursday night’s game against the Blackhawks, New York Rangers coach John Tortorella acknowledged that they would be facing a “desperate” team. The sentiment around the league was that…
Early Predictions for Canada’s Olympic Team in 2014 Carl Maloney | February 7, 2012 2014 is a long way off. Most people don’t even know where they will be in two years, let alone what the 2014 version of Team Canada will look like. …
Oilers-Blackhawks close out season series with Sam Gagner’s historic 8-point night Cheryl Adams | February 3, 2012 Sam Gagner, Blackhawks killer? Nobody would’ve predicted it. Ganger started the evening with just 5 goals and 17 assists for the entire season. Only one of those points, an assist,…
John Tavares Dispels Any Notion That He Isn’t Top 25 Under 25 Anatoliy Metter | February 1, 2012 Earlier in the month of January, a publication was released that chronicled the best 25 players under the age of 25. However, the article’s author decided that John Tavares of…
An Observer’s Mid-Season NHL Awards Andrew Sykes | January 27, 2012 With players of the National Hockey League breaking for the All-Star Game, now is a better time than any to hand out some utterly meaningless mid-season awards. Although there are still…
For Your Consideration: 10 Players Not Generating MVP Buzz That Should Be Andrew Johnson | January 19, 2012 Each year the Hart Memorial Trophy is awarded to the player deemed most valuable to his team, and each year we begin speculation on who that might be around the…