Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune 14 hours ago Blackhawks fall to Bruins 4-2 in preseason
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville decided to give starting goaltender Corey Crawford the chance to start a road game this preseason, and while it wasn’t the best start for Crawford, he recovered in a Hawks 4-2 loss to the Bruins. Crawford finished with 19 saves in his second start of the preseason....
Chicago Tribune 14 hours ago
Preseason: Bruins 4, Blackhawks 2
Photos from the Blackhaws-Bruins preseason game in Boston on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017.
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune 16 hours ago Blackhawks defenseman Erik Gustafsson using year in Rockford as motivation
Last season, Erik Gustafsson waited for a phone call that never came. After playing 41 games with the Hawks in 2015-16, Gustafsson figured he would get his another shot in the NHL at some point. But for the entire season, Gustafsson skated away in Rockford as he watched other young defensemen,...
Chicago Tribune 17 hours ago
Joel Quenneville on defenseman Erik Gustafsson
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville discusses what defenseman Erik Gustafsson needs to do to make the team on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. (Chris Hine/Chicago Tribune)
Chris Kuc / Chicago Tribune Sep 25, 2017 What a difference a decade under Rocky Wirtz makes for Blackhawks
It was a construction site, so someone tried to hand Rocky Wirtz an orange vest and white hard hat, which the Blackhawks Chairman politely declined. "I'm not going to sue myself if I get hurt," Wirtz said to no one in particular as he headed toward the entrance for a tour of the nearly-completed...
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune Sep 24, 2017 Tomas Jurco trying to prove he can fill a role among Blackhawks forwards
Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman made clear throughout the last year his belief in the future of Tomas Jurco. Bowman gave up a third-round pick before last season's trade deadline for Jurco, who was languishing in the Red Wings organization. After Jurco couldn't quite crack the Blackhawks'...
Chicago Tribune Sep 24, 2017
Brandon Saad on his return to the Blackhawks
Brandon Saad discusses his return to the Blackhawks after being traded from the Blue Jackets during the offseason. (Chris Hine/Chicago Tribune)
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune Sep 23, 2017 Blackhawks fall to Blue Jackets 3-2 in preseason game
It wasn’t the prettiest of games, even by preseason standards, at the United Center on Saturday, and the Blackhawks came away with a 3-2 loss at the hands of the Blue Jackets. The Hawks trotted out most of their top players and dominated the game in terms of shots on goal 54-21, but couldn’t translate...
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune Sep 23, 2017 Blackhawks' Brandon Saad says challenging time in Columbus made him better
Brandon Saad was in a hotel conference room in Nashville with the best of the best of the NHL. Saad was making his first All-Star appearance in January 2016 as a member of the Blue Jackets. He was tucked away in a corner fielding questions about that honor — but also about how it felt to be on...
Chicago Tribune Sep 23, 2017
Preseason: Blackhawks vs. Blue Jackets
Photos from the Blackhawks-Blue Jackets preseason game at the United Center on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017.
Chicago Tribune Sep 23, 2017
Joel Quenneville on Blackhawks lineup vs. Blue Jackets
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville discusses the Blackhawks lineup ahead of their exhibition against the Blue Jackets on Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017. (Chris Hine/Chicago Tribune)
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune Sep 22, 2017 Alex DeBrincat pushing for Blackhawks roster spot, but will one be available?
As the Red Wings penalty killers focused on Blackhawks winger Richard Panik, who held the puck along the right boards, Alex DeBrincat tiptoed into the middle of the ice. Panik found DeBrincat, who one-timed a shot at the net. He didn't get all of it and claimed he shot a "muffin," but it beat goaltender...
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune Sep 22, 2017 Brandon Saad scores hat trick in Blackhawks' 6-1 preseason win against Red Wings
Brandon Saad certainly looked glad to be back with the Blackhawks. The winger tallied a hat trick for the Hawks in Thursday's 6-1 victory over the Red Wings at the United Center. "It's nice to see him have a night like that where they went in. He's a high-end player who should develop into a regular...
Chicago Tribune Sep 21, 2017
Preseason: Blackhawks vs. Red Wings
Photos from the Blackhawks-Red Wings preseason game at the United Center on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2017.
Chris Hine / Chicago Tribune Sep 21, 2017 Blackhawks adjusting to increased slashing penalties, faceoff violations
Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville joked that in Tuesday's preseason game against the Blue Jackets, he and his coaching staff were expecting officials to call 14 penalties in the game. There were 17. "We went over the quota," Quenneville said with a smile. "It was early and often." Be aware — that...
