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Archive for February, 2010

22 Feb

Tremendously tremendous happy humans: United States surprises Canada 5-3 on its way to quarterfinals

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 [...]

16 Feb

Olympians are enjoying themselves, and so should you

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 [...]

15 Feb

Blackhawk Link-Up: More goalie crap; Wild for Barker

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 — [...]

14 Feb

Time to chill: ‘Hawks head into Olympics on high note

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 [...]

13 Feb

Evander Kane? Sounds like a Marvel Comics villain: Thrashers at Blackhawks preview

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 [...]

12 Feb

“I feel so unsatisfied”: Cam Barker’s career in Chicago ends uneventfully with trade to Minnesota Wild

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 [...]

12 Feb

Report: Cam Barker traded to Minnesota

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 [...]

11 Feb

Blackhawk Up attends Campbell For Kids poker event

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 [...]

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