Thirty years ago, Team USA jubilantly gave Americans reason to believe. Sunday, it silenced a nation.
No medals were awarded following the United States’ surprise 5-3 victory against Canada, but Ryan Miller and the Americans looked plain golden. It was the type of game that could turn casual hockey observers into die-hard fans, and die-hards into [...]

Think about this, and think about it unselfishly and intelligently. Would an NHL player rather win a gold medal representing his country, or would he rather win a Stanley Cup for his city?
My guess is if you ask a player, the question would be extremely tough to answer. That’s the way it should be. The [...]

Haven’t done this in awhile, but here’s a look around the Blackhawks blogsphere:
Reading around the Internet today, everyone seemed to have two things in common: 1) Being shocked at Q-Stache’s decision to start Antti Niemi against Columbus and sending Cristobal Huet to a month-long hiatius between starts; 2) The Blackhawks need this Olympic break — [...]

I’m not going to sit here and write that I’m happy about these past two games, but I’m not exactly upset. The ‘Hawks blew two-goal leads, took at least one period off and had a star player injured on the ice for an extended amount of time in both games against inferior competition. Nothing there [...]

Maybe the 18-year old wunderkind is a bit too young to be considered a villain, but Evander Kane is one hell of a player. And with the recent trade of Ilya Kovalchuk to New Jersey, Evander suddenly becomes the face of a franchise desperately hoping for a bright future.
His 23 points in 58 games this [...]

When I heard news of the Cam Barker trade to Minnesota, that line from “Rounders” immediately came to my mind. A career with the Blackhawks that began so promising as the 3rd overall draft pick ended with a trade many saw coming — and felt was necessary.
Coincidentally, Barker scored his first career NHL goal against [...]

TSN.ca is reporting  the Blackhawks have traded Cam Barker to the Minnesota Wild for d-man Kim Johnsson and Nick Leddy, who was Minnesota’s 2009 first-round pick.
This obvious cost-cutting measure is the first of what we expect to be a couple more moves before the trade deadline and this coming off-season. Barker is in the first [...]

When I went to FanSided asking them to sponsor me to play in Brian Campbell’s tournament to benefit children with autism, I never imagined it would be this much fun. The generosity of Zach and Adam Best to contribute to this cause and allow me to represent FanSided is something I truly appreciate.
Special thanks also go out [...]