Throwin’ Spray, a phrase from “Here Come the Hawks” and title of the semi-daily post on BlackhawkUp.com, will feature quick-hitting Chicago Blackhawks- and NHL-related news and links. This episode previews each NHL team — in haiku format.
Sometimes, watching hockey truly is poetry in motion. After reading the tweets of @TheBearsInHaiku, I got some inspiration for this post. I decided to preview 30 NHL teams with 30 unique haikus, staying true to the 5-7-5 syllable rule.  Everyone in the blogsphere will have their previews, so I thought I would throw in a twist and veer away from the norm. Without further [...]

Well, it’s finally over. Chicago Blackahwks 20-year-old star Patrick Kane pleaded guilty to a non-criminal charge, ending this on-going saga which began nearly three weeks ago with his arrest in Buffalo.
Hopefully, this is the end of the Blackhawks off-season drama and we can begin to focus on hockey again. I’ve been sick of having to come up with something to write about this ridiculous story. I’m glad Kaner apologized to the fans, to the city of Buffalo and to the Blackhawks — and rightfully must apologize to the cab driver.
Hey, at least he’s not accusing Chicago fans or racism like [...]

Throwin’ Spray, a phrase from “Here Come the Hawks” and title of the semi-daily post on BlackhawkUp.com, will feature quick-hitting Chicago Blackhawks- and NHL-related news and links. This time, we take a look at the NHL’s 5 hottest ice girls.
I did a lot of research for this post — more than I’ve done for any other post to this site. I’m not ashamed to admit that. There haven’t been any 20-year-old Chicago Blackhawks beating up cab drivers lately, nor any NHL investigations of newly signed stars, mishandled contract offerings or sudden front-office shakeups recently.
Might as well spend my time doing [...]

The folks over at HockeeNight were gracious enough to ask me on as a guest for their weekly Puckcast to chat about the Blackhawks, greatest mustache-for-mustache trades of all-time and Fork’s new charity adventure featuring Jonathan Toews F-bombs. Enjoy!
WARNING: Adult language — don’t listen near young children. And no, I’m not kidding.

Former Chicago Blackhawks enforcer Stu Grimson took some time out from his current life working as a lawyer in Nashville to trade e-mails and answer a few questions about his time in Chicago, his career and the current state of the Blackhawks.
Stu Grimson has appeared on numerous all-time NHL goons lists since his retirement in 2002. Nicknamed the “Grim Reaper” because of his bloddy battles on the ice, Grimson racked up a whopping 2,113 penalty minutes in his 14 seasons with the Calgary Flames, Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes, Los Angeles Kings and Nashville Predators.

Jeff Bartl: Your [...]