The Blackhawks struck first in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals but couldn’t hold off the Red Wings, falling 5-2 to the defending Stanley Cup Champions.  The Hawks came out strong, carrying the play for most of the first period and taking a 1-0 lead about five minutes in, but the Wings came back, took [...]

Well it’s really going to happen.  The team I’ve followed, written about, and cheered for (most of the time) this year against the team I’ve always loved and cheered for.  Normally I would be upset about this match-up, but this is great for hockey and great for both teams.
Not only is it a throwback to [...]

Hey, the Blackhawks played last night too and their game was fairly exciting.  The Blackhawks wish they could have played a few overtimes though, because that’s where it looked like the game was heading when Dave Bolland tied the game at three late in the third, but it wasn’t to be and the Hawks ended [...]

After refreshing ESPN’s hockey playoff schedule just over 30 times, I finally figured out that the Blackhawks will start their series with Vancouver on Thursday night in Canada.  The series will shift to Chicago for Game 3 on Tuesday, May 5th for the first second round playoff hockey game in the United Center since the [...]

What an unbelievable start to the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the Blackhawks in their return to the postseason.  After a slow start the Hawks got it together in the second period and ended up beating the Flames in overtime to take a 1-0 lead in the series.
After the slow start, the Hawks managed to tie [...]