Second City Hockey 5 hours ago
Feel the Pressure: Blackhawks vs Avalanche Preview
Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports The Blackhawks look for their first win against the Avalanche this season on Friday night at the United Center. After managing to escape Wednesday’s unusually high-scoring affair with an 8-5 victory over the Red Wings, the Blackhawks hope to secure a second consecutive win when they host the Avalanche on Friday evening at the United Center. It looks to be another uphill battle for the Hawks, as Colorado has won their last 8 games — including a 2-0 win over the Blackhawks on Monday — and is riding the momentum of a mammoth 17-game...
Chicago Tribune 7 hours ago
Jonathan Toews is in concussion protocol, meaning the Chicago Blackhawks captain will miss tonight’s game against the Colorado Avalanche
Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews is set to miss his first game of the season after entering concussion protocol.
Second City Hockey 11 hours ago
Morning Bag Skate: 1-28-22
Photo by Norm Hall/NHLI via A daily look at hockey news around the world. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Arvid Soderblom’s bright future with Blackhawks coming quicker than expected (Sun-Times) To many fans, Pat Foley’s last season hasn’t gone as expected (Sun-Times) Powers: Kyle Davidson seems like the logical choice for permanent Blackhawks general manager (The Athletic) RECAPS: Blackhawks 8, Red Wings 5 (SCH) (Winging it in Motown) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic) Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz provides update on GM...
Second City Hockey Jan 27, 2022
Morning Bag Skate: 1-27-22
Photo by Graig Abel/ A daily look at hockey news around the world. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Blackhawks 8, Red Wings 5 (SCH) (Winging it in Motown) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) (The Athletic) Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz provides update on GM search (SCH) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) Musings on Madison, Episode 78: A way-too-early look at the trade deadline (SCH) As trade speculation swirls, Calvin de Haan is happy with the Blackhawks but “open to anything” (The Athletic) Blackhawks miss Pius Suter’s efficiency,...
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Humoresque: Blackhawks 8, Red Wings 5
Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrates with Dylan Strome after his second goal of the night | Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via The Blackhawks ended their losing streak with an offensive outpouring. The Chicago Blackhawks poured it on Wednesday night against the Detroit Red Wings, winning 8-5, in part thanks to Dylan Strome’s first career hat trick. After being badly outplayed in the opening minutes of the game, the Blackhawks quickly turned that around and got the scoring started as Dominik Kubalik secured a rebound off of Red Wings’ goaltender Alex...
Chicago Tribune Jan 26, 2022
Dylan Strome’s 1st career hat trick sparks the Chicago Blackhawks’ season-high scoring output in a wild 8-5 win against the Detroit Red Wings
The Chicago Blackhawks exploded for four goals in the first period — and nearly gave it all back during a horrendous three-goal second period for the Detroit Red Wings — but Dylan Strome’s first career hat trick helped save the day as the Hawks held on to win 8-5.
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Blackhawks at Red Wings: Third period discussion
Troy Stecher of the Detroit Red Wings and Brandon Hagel of the Chicago Blackhawks battle along the boards for the puck | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Come discuss the third period of Wednesday’s game against the Red Wings with us! Scroll down to the comments to discuss the third period of the Blackhawks’ Wednesday night game against the Red Wings!
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Blackhawks at Red Wings: Second period discussion
Adam Erne of the Detroit Red Wings plays against Erik Gustafsson of the Chicago Blackhawks | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Come discuss the second period of Wednesday’s game against the Red Wings with us! Scroll down to the comments to discuss the second period of the Blackhawks’ Wednesday night game against the Red Wings!
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Blackhawks at Red Wings: First period discussion
Michael Rasmussen of the Detroit Red Wings passes around Ian Mitchell of the Chicago Blackhawks | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Come discuss the first period of Wednesday’s game against the Red Wings with us! Scroll down to the comments to discuss the first period of the Blackhawks’ Wednesday night game against the Red Wings! Game Preview
Chicago Tribune Jan 26, 2022
Chicago Blackhawks will begin interviewing GM candidates this week with a goal of hiring someone before the NHL trade deadline
The Chicago Blackhawks will start their search for a permanent general manager in earnest this week, and they also announced plans to host a town hall with fans next week.
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz provides update on GM search
Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via The new general manager is expected to be hired by the trade deadline in late March. With one of the most important dates on the NHL calendar rapidly approaching, Chicago Blackhawks CEO Danny Wirtz released a statement that provided an update on the team’s search for a new general manager. The major points to take away from the statement are that the team will start interviewing candidates next week and expects to have a new GM in place before this year’s trade deadline, which is on March 21. Given the state of flux of the team’s...
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Catch Hell Blues: Blackhawks at Red Wings Preview
Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks fights to get off a shot against Alex Nedeljkovic and Marc Staal of the Detroit Red Wings | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/ Can they beat the Red Wings? I mean, can they? Somehow the Red Wings have a better record than the Blackhawks do this season and more exciting young players. Remember when Detroit was the team that couldn’t win the draft lottery despite being one of the clearly worst teams in the league? Good, gone times. Anyway, these two former divisional rivals will play each other on Wednesday night in Detroit. The Red...
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Musings on Madison, Episode 78: A way-too-early look at the trade deadline
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via This week the crew talks possible trade deadline outcomes, draft success and highly debatable food takes. Welcome to Episode 78 of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network, your weekly destination for a roundup of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, Dave, Shepard, Mil and Betsy discuss the possible outcomes for the Blackhawks at the upcoming trade deadline. The crew also takes a look at one specific angle of Wednesday’s game against the Red Wings and discusses a highly debated food...
Second City Hockey Jan 26, 2022
Morning Bag Skate: 1-26-22
Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via A daily look at hockey news around the world. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks miss Pius Suter’s efficiency, consistency as he delivers for Red Wings (Sun-Times) Analyzing expected Blackhawks storylines for second half of 2021-22 (Sun-Times) RECAPS: Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 0 (SCH) (Mile High Hockey) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: “Anyone can be had” (The Athletic) Kevin Lankinen goes on injured reserve with a hand injury (Tribune) Analyzing...
Second City Hockey Jan 25, 2022
Morning Bag Skate: 1-25-22
Photo by Denis Brodeur/NHLI via A daily look at hockey news around the world. This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS RECAPS: Avalanche 2, Blackhawks 0 (SCH) (Mile High Hockey) (Sun-Times) (Tribune) What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: “Anyone can be had” (The Athletic) Kevin Lankinen goes on injured reserve with a hand injury (Tribune) Analyzing Blackhawks’ team statistics from first half of season (Sun-Times) Dylan Strome’s plan to improve on faceoffs has worked to perfection (Sun-Times) RECAPS: Wild 4, Blackhawks 3...
