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Chicago Blackhawks: History will be made tonight against the Blues

ByRyan Fedrau|
VICTORIA , BC - FEBRUARY 3: Kendall Coyne Schofield #26 of team USA skates against team Canada during a Rivalry Series game at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on February 3rd, 2020 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)
VICTORIA , BC - FEBRUARY 3: Kendall Coyne Schofield #26 of team USA skates against team Canada during a Rivalry Series game at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on February 3rd, 2020 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)

Tonight, the Chicago Blackhawks will face off against the Blues for the last time this season. In this game, there will be history made on commentary.

Yes, there will be history made for tonight’s game. The Chicago Blackhawks will host the Blues at 7:30 PM EST. On NBC, there will be the first-ever all women’s commentary team, including Chicago’s own Kendall Coyne.

I’m very excited personally about this. Coyne was apart of the 2019 NHL All-Star skills competition, that is where this all started. From there, Coyne has been making headlines for her support for women’s hockey.

Coyne is apart of USA’s Women’s Hockey team and is a star. At 27, she’s already won Olympic gold for hockey on many different levels. She’s changed the game in her way.

In 2019, it came out that both Coyne and Olympic teammate Hilary Knight were boycotting the NWHL. They wanted all of the women in the league to be paid fairly.

You can read her statement below:

Coyne, along with many of her other Olympic teammates are trailblazers for the sport. They’re also trailblazers for women in sports. Not many women would boycott their league to make a stand. Especially, in the prime of her career, when she’s one of the top athletes on the planet.

There are a lot of great things going on tonight. The broadcast will be all women, from top to bottom.

The women involved are Kathryn Tappen, Jen Botterill, Kate Scott, AJ Mleczko, and Coyne. There will also be women behind the scenes directing the game. Those women are Lisa Seltzer, Kaitlin Urka and Rene Hatlelid.

All of this will be held tonight, on International Women’s Day. Hopefully, this isn’t the last time we see amazing events like this happen. It would be nice to see this happen more often. It gives a fresh voice to the product.

Other sports have done the same now. The NBA and the WWE have had women commentators as regulars. Maybe the NHL will do the same.

This is a historic night but also is an important night. The Blackhawks have their backs against the wall in a must-win situation. They’re six points out of the playoffs and need some help to keep their playoff chances alive.

I keep saying crazier things have happened, but the Blackhawks are simply running out of time. If they can’t get the job done tonight, it’s officially over in my book.

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