Here’s a quick look at what’s been up for the five Midwest-based NHL teams since the start of the New Year. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS The team sits dead last in the East Conference in terms of standings, but a trade on Jan. 6 has the team and the town buzzing. It’s no secret young prospect
Despite off season speculation and in my case, hopes, it seems most of the five Midwest-based NHL teams are in a similar position to where they stood 365 days ago. If the post season started today, four of the five teams would be invited to the dance while the lone outsider — the Columbus Blue
Corey Crawford and Scott Darling with be the goaltenders for the Chicago Black Hawks when the team begins the regular season Wednesday (Oct. 7) at home against the New York Rangers. In a final tune up match Saturday (Oct. 3), the pair showed themselves ready to roll sharing the shutout in a 4-0 win for
There are plenty of new faces in the Chicago Blackhawks, but the old standbys were the ones piloting the ship in the Hawks most recent pre-season test — a 3-1 win at the United Center Saturday (Sept. 26) against the St. Louis Blues. It was the Blues on the board first, prospect Joel Edmundson, a
Tomas Tatar was the difference in a return match between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks at the Joe Louis Arena Wednesday (Sept. 24). The same two teams met in pre-season play at the United Center in Chicago the previous night with the host Hawks opening the pre-season with a win. Tatar opened
By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor Marcus Kruger scored seven goals in the regular season and added one more in the post season, heading into action Tuesday night. All of that was before he scored the biggest goal of the season for his team to date. Standing to the left of Anaheim Ducks goaltender
