Archive for the ‘Chicago Blackhawks’ Category
Wednesday, February 18th, 2009
The Tampa Bay Lightning aren't a very good hockey team. In fact, they're pretty bad. Well, they're not New York Islanders or Atlanta Thrashers bad, but, yeah not very fun team to watch.
How bad, you ask?
Well, just for instance, Tuesday night rookie center Steven Stamkos had a hat trick against ...
Posted in Barry Melrose, Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Ontario Hockey League, Steven Stamkos, Tampa Bay Lightning | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 14th, 2009
It kind of sucks for the rest of us, but is there a better time to be a sports fan in the greater Boston metropolitan area?
The Celtics are defending NBA champs. The Patriots missed the playoffs but had yet another solid season, even without Tom Brady. The Red Sox are ...
Posted in Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, NHL, Tim Thomas | 1 Comment »
Friday, January 9th, 2009
This is kind of like ESPN the Magazine's NEXT series or something. But it's more random and freewheeling. I've just decided to spout on about hockey's current version of, say, LeBron when he was still in high school.
This young man's name is John Tavares and he's considered a front runner ...
Posted in Canada, Chicago Blackhawks, John Tavares, London Knights, Ontario Hockey League, Oshawa Generals, Patrick Kane, Wayne Gretzky | No Comments »
Monday, January 5th, 2009
Some of you may have spent your New Year's attending or watching a college bowl game. Zzzzzzz.
For me, it was Hockey Day in America, and the epicenter was Wrigley Field in Chicago. Or at least as close as I could get to Wrigley without having to pay over $300 for ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Sucks, NHL, Patrick Kane | 1 Comment »
Thursday, October 16th, 2008
After a slow start, the Chicago Blackhawks finally got on the winning side of the ledger last night with a 4-1 win over Wayne Gretzky's Phoenix Coyotes.
The official response? Fire coach Denis Savard.
Really, I shouldn't be shocked. It shouldn't even be noteworthy. As my mentor Graham, aka G-Unit, once told ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, Denis Savard, NHL | 5 Comments »
Thursday, September 18th, 2008
When we sit around and think of the things Joakim Noah is good at, let's be honest, Wii isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But if he's not working on his awesome dance moves or picking out a new bow tie, what would he be doing other than ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bulls, Joakim Noah, NBA, NHL, Patrick Kane | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
Doest my eyes deceive me.Did I read that headline correctly?Hawks, Campbell agree to terms; also add HuetCan't be talking about the Chicago Blackhawks. They don't spend any money.Or do they? Those were your older brother's Blackhawks. The Blackhawks of the late Bill Wirtz.Who you ask?Bill Fucking Wirtz.The Wirtz family own ...
Posted in Chicago Blackhawks, NHL, Wayne's World | 2 Comments »
