Chicago Blackhawks Rumors & News

Chicago Sun-Times "Brandon Saad won the faceoff after Niklas Kron-wall went to the penalty box in the first period. But that was about the last good thing that happened on the Blackhawks’ power play Thursday night. Eight seconds later, Pavel Dats-yuk stole the puck, the Red Wings cleared and sent the Blackhawks..." May 24

Chicago Sun-Times "There was something a tad much about what Jonathan Toews said Thursday morning. Something overboard, something overdone. Something too too, if you know what I mean. “When you put it all together and we play the right way, we’re an amazing, amazing bunch of guys,” he told reporters. It didn’t..." May 24

Michigan Live "After squeezing into the playoffs on the final day of the regular season, the Detroit Red Wings now are one victory away from eliminating the Presidents' Trophy winner and advancing to the conference finals. Jimmy Howard made 28 saves for his second career shutout and Jakub Kindl scored on the..." May 24

Chicago Sun-Times "Though the 2010 Stanley Cup championship still resonates for Blackhawks fans, it’s old news to the Blackhawks. But it’s an undeniable point-of-reference with the Hawks on the brink of being on the brink against the Red Wings. With the core of stars from that Cup-winning team intact, the..." May 23

CSN Chicago "It always takes something bad, disappointing, frustrating or unfortunate for people to tap inward and find the mettle to bounce back. The Chicago Blackhawks kind of, sort of find themselves in that position right now. They’re only down 2-1 in their Western Conference semifinal series against..." May 23

Detroit News "If the Red Wings beat the Blackhawks in the Western Conference semifinals, Gustav Nyquist's goal in Game 3 could be the turning point. And it was all possible because of a defensive zone faceoff won by Joakim Andersson. The Red Wings, in fact, clearly have dominated the battle in the faceoff..." May 23

Chicago Tribune "The goal happened in open ice and plain sight, but afterward Brent Seabrook stood in front of his locker stall, looking down at his hands pantomiming a stick-handle movement as he sought words to describe accurately what had happened to him. It was a short flurry in the Blackhawks' 3-1 Game 3..." May 22

Detroit News "There are so many questions that still need answering at this point it's hard to know where to start. Or where and when this'll all finish for Detroit and Chicago in their last wild West showdown. For instance, will the Red Wings ever convert on the power play? Will Blackhawks captain Jonathan..." May 22

Chicago Tribune "That Andrew Shaw lingered in the blue paint of the Red Wings' crease, no one would argue. What everyone in the Blackhawks' locker room would argue vehemently: Shaw didn't impede the Red Wings' Jimmy Howard in any way, which is the bar for goaltender interference, and therefore the tying goal in..." May 21

Detroit News "Chicago captain Jonathan Toews insists he's not going to be bothered by the fact that through eight playoff games, he has yet to score a goal. This after a regular season in which he scored 23 goals and chalked up 25 assists in 47 games. He came up empty again in a 3-1 loss to the Red Wings..." May 21

Detroit News "After watching their Western Conference semifinals series with the Red Wings go from what appeared to be a breeze to a battle almost overnight, the Blackhawks were looking for more speed headed into Game 3 on Monday. To that end, winger Viktor Stalberg was back in after sitting out the first..." May 21

Chicago Tribune "The goal happened in open ice and plain sight, but afterward Brent Seabrook stood in front of his locker stall, looking down at his hands pantomiming a stick-handle movement as he sought words to describe accurately what had happened to him. It was a short flurry in the Blackhawks' 3-1 Game 3..." May 21

Detroit News "The Chicago Blackhawks haven't faced adversity this season but they are most certainly in that position now thanks to the Red Wings. Goals 31 seconds apart by Gustav Nyquist and Drew Miller in the second period and Pavel Datsyuk's key tally in third period Monday propelled the Red Wings to a..." May 21

Chicago Tribune "Viktor Stalberg's absence from the Chicago Blackhawks lineup "likely" ends after two games. The Hawks need better pace in Game 3 against the Red Wings on Monday, so they appear to be reinserting Stalberg, a player with superior speed and lingering hunger from spending the first two games of the..." May 20

Michigan Live "The Chicago Blackhawks have been billed as the better team in their first-round playoff series with the Detroit Red Wings. The bigger team. The most physical team. Yet in Game 2, it was the Red Wings who beat the Blackhawks at their own game, winning 4-1 to even the series at one game..." May 20

ESPN Chicago "Chicago Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews, who hasn't scored a goal in the playoffs, said he feels some added pressure to score, but he's trying not to let it affect him mentally entering Monday's Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series. "Again maybe a little added pressure given the..." May 20

Detroit Free Press "A practically perfectly executed game got the Detroit Red Wings the split they came into Chicago hoping to achieve. The Wings leave the United Center this afternoon with a 4-1 victory banked on the hard work especially of their captain, Henrik Zetterberg, who had two assists. After the Wings'..." May 18

Chicago Tribune "Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville Friday was announced as a finalist for the 2013 Jack Adams Award, given annually to the coach who contributed the most to his team’s success. Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks and Paul MacLean of Ottawa Senators were also named..." May 17

CSN Chicago "Michael Frolik and Marcus Kruger may not have envisioned the penalty kill being such a big part of their repertoire. Frolik, certainly not, considering he was a 20-plus goal scorer in Florida and had never played on the kill before the Chicago Blackhawks acquired him in a trade. But it was..." May 17

NHL.com "Bruce Boudreau of the Anaheim Ducks, Paul MacLean of the Ottawa Senators and Joel Quenneville of the Chicago Blackhawks were named Friday as the finalists for the Jack Adams Award, presented "to the NHL coach adjudged to have contributed the most to his team's success." Both Boudreau and..." May 17

Detroit News "When most teams turn to their penalty-killing units, it's not necessarily a good thing. But for the Blackhawks, it's becoming a situation that is almost desired. That might be overstating it a bit, but considering the Blackhawks entered Wednesday's Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals..." May 16

NHL.com "Patrick Kane of the Chicago Blackhawks, Matt Moulson of the New York Islanders and Martin St. Louis of the Tampa Bay Lightning have been named the finalists for the 2013 Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, awarded "to the player adjudged to have exhibited the best type of sportsmanship and gentlemanly..." May 16

CSN Chicago "Faster skating, dictating the tempo more, firing a plethora of shots at the opposing goaltender: that is Chicago Blackhawks hockey. And it was more evident Wednesday night than in any other postseason game they’ve had thus far. Patrick Sharp had a three-point night and Johnny Oduya scored the..." May 16

Detroit News "Hockey players tend to give credit where credit is due, even after they've been slammed face-first into the boards or cross-checked in the back or speared in the nether regions. Or in the case of the Chicago's Patrick Kane, even after you've had your mouthguard yanked from your teeth and tossed to..." May 15

NHL.com "Patrice Bergeron of the Boston Bruins, Pavel Datsyuk of the Detroit Red Wings and Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks have been named the finalists for the 2013 Frank J. Selke Trophy. The award is given annually "to the forward who best excels in the defensive aspects of the..." May 15

Chicago Sun-Times "Winger Viktor Stalberg again found himself in a white jersey Tuesday, skating outside the top four lines for the third consecutive practice. And he wasn’t in much of a mood to discuss it. ‘‘I don’t really have anything to say about it,’’ he said. ‘‘Ask Q.’’ Hawks coach Joel Quenneville said..." May 15

CSN Chicago "The Blackhawks have gotten plenty of rest already ahead of their Western Conference semifinal series against Detroit, and the first four games will provide even more. After opening Wednesday night at 7 p.m. at the United Center, Game 2 will be a noon puck drop on the west side Saturday. While..." May 14

Detroit News "They landed in triumph Monday at Metropolitan Airport. Now, another task ahead. Despite a growing number of reports about the Blackhawks' super-human abilities, the Red Wings' players and coaches said that as they flew back from California they did not see the Chicagoans flying around up..." May 14

Detroit News "There was no split-screen video review or reassessment of systems and line combinations. On the one day all weekend they hit the rink, the Blackhawks looked inward, not forward, not concerned that preparation for their next opponent likely would involve a very quick turnaround. Familiarity, it..." May 14

Detroit Free Press "Valtteri Filppula was leaning against a wall, casual, calm, the Game 7 victory against Anaheim already in his past and the series against Chicago on the horizon. The Red Wings returned to Detroit on Monday, flew home pleased after upsetting the second-seeded Ducks and pumped up to take on the..." May 14

CSN Chicago "Admit it: there’s a little part of you that wanted to see this matchup one more time in extended series form. The rivalry, the longstanding dislike for the other, the two Original Six teams that will be in separate conferences starting next season. But it’s not before one final Western..." May 13

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago Blackhawks hit the ice for practice Monday morning finally knowing who their second-round opponent will be -- and it's a familiar foe. The Hawks will kick off the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night at the United Center against the Detroit Red Wings, who defeated the..." May 13

Chicago Tribune "The Chicago Blackhawks finally know their opponent for the second round of the playoffs. When the Detroit Red Wings knocked off the Anaheim Ducks 3-2 in Game 7 on Sunday night in Anaheim, it set up an Original Six showdown between the Wings and Hawks in the Western Conference semifinals. The..." May 13

Yahoo! Sports "Legendary NHL coach Mike Keenan has signed a 2-year contract to coach Metallurg Magnitogorsk of the KHL. We’ll just go ahead and assume it’s to launch a thousand “Iron Curtain Mike” jokes. From Metallurg’s press release, about the “Canadian Specialist”: May 13 an agreement was signed between..." May 13

Detroit News "Get ready for some more hockey, Red Wings fans. And starting at a reasonable hour, too. The Red Wings advanced to the second round with a 3-2 victory in Game 7 Sunday over the Anaheim Ducks. With the victory, the Red Wings will play the league-best Chicago Blackhawks in Round 2 and open..." May 13

Chicago Tribune "The chants began hesitantly in the 300 level and by the time they made their way around the United Center and down to the ice were at full force. "Corey, Corey, Corey." Standing in the crease, breathing hard and pouring sweat after a flurry of big saves against the Wild during Game 5 of the..." May 12

ESPN Chicago "Chicago Blackhawks forward Dave Bolland and goaltender Ray Emery are expected to play in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series when it begins next week, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville said on Saturday. Both players missed all five games of the first-round series against the..." May 12

NHL.com "The National Hockey League moved closer to an agreement to send its players to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia during a meeting in Stockholm on Friday. The meeting included representatives from the NHL, National Hockey League Players' Association, International Olympic Committee,..." May 10

CSN Chicago "The chant went up through the stands moments after a big stop: “Corey, Corey, Corey…” Corey Crawford’s heard plenty from the fans over the past few seasons, although it’s probably not been as pleasant as what he heard Thursday night. “Yeah, I definitely heard it. It’s a good feeling. They’ve..." May 10

St. Paul Pioneer Press "Among reasons the Blackhawks lead their playoff series 3-1 against the Minnesota Wild entering the game Thursday night, May 9, in Chicago is former Minnesota Mr. Hockey Nick Leddy from Eden Prairie. Leddy, 22, was acquired from the Wild in a 2010 trade for Cam Barker. The 6-foot former Gophers..." May 09

Yahoo! Sports "Antti Niemi is a Vezina Trophy candidate for the San Jose Sharks, which is rather remarkable when you consider he’s Antti Niemi. That’s not a knock on his talent, which is considerable, or his importance to the Sharks, which was enormous. That’s to say that Antti Niemi getting credit for his..." May 09

Chicago Tribune "The question was an easy one. Following the Chicago Blackhawks' 3-0 victory over the Minnesota Wild in Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinals Tuesday night at Xcel Energy Center, defenseman Duncan Keith was asked how long it'd been since he'd slept. "How long have I been up?" Keith..." May 08

CSN Chicago "It wasn’t the prettiest game the Blackhawks ever played. In fact, it was pretty black and blue. But on a night when they went to the penalty box plenty, their penalty kill came up plenty big. Patrick Sharp scored twice and the Blackhawks killed off six Minnesota Wild power plays en route to a..." May 08

Chicago Tribune "The news arrived via a call from his agent Monday morning, and the congratulations arrived later via teammates at Xcel Energy Center: Blackhawks rookie Brandon Saad is a Calder Trophy finalist. That done, the 20-year-old left wing preferred to figure out how to crack the scoresheet in Game 4..." May 07

Chicago Tribune "The moment called for a little push, a subtle shove, perhaps a quick stick jab to the ribs when the officials' attention was focused elsewhere. When the Wild ramped up the chippiness in Game 3 of the Western Conference quarterfinals, something — or someone — was missing in the Blackhawks'..." May 07

CSN Chicago "It wasn’t surprising that the Minnesota Wild had some spark, some good energy in their first home playoff game in five seasons. What was surprising was that the Chicago Blackhawks really didn’t get close to matching them. Duncan Keith tied the game late in regulation, but Jason Zucker netted..." May 06

Buffalo News "NHL awards season has begun. The league has announced the finalists for the Calder Trophy, given annually to the Rookie of the Year. The three candidates are Brendan Gallagher of Montreal, Jonathan Huberdeau of Florida and Brandon Saad of Chicago. Voting, done by the Professional Hockey..." May 06