By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Chicago Blackhawks will take the ice at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville tonight (April 20) in an unfamiliar position, trying to avoid a much quicker than expected exit for the 2017 NHL playoffs. The West Conference champs find themselves on the brink of elimination as they take the
After remaining somewhat quiet in the early games this season, the front line guys stepped up in a big way Tuesday (Oct. 18) night helping the Chicago BlackHawks to a 7-4 win at home against the Philadelphia Flyers. In other action involving Midwest based NHL teams, the Minnesota Wild took advantage of a Los Angeles
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info You’ve heard the joke about if you don’t like the weather in (pick your place), just wait 10 minutes. The American Hockey League Central Division has been like that for several years. Just wait a week and the standings will all be different. This season the division did more or
The Chicago Blackhawks reassigned eight players — six forwards and two defensemen to Rockford of the American Hockey League Friday (Oct. 2) to get within a single player of the 24-player roster required for the opening of the NHL Regular season. Among those returned are forward Brandon Mashinter and Ville Pokka who had been recalled
Playing at the Scottrade Center Thursday (Oct. 1), the St. Louis Blues collected a 5-2 pre-season win against the Chicago Blackhawks thanks in part to a goal and assist from Jori Lehtera who was playing his first game since undergoing ankle surgery in August. Lehtera was named as the game’s Second Star for his efforts
The Rockford IceHogs made its first playoff appearance in several seasons following a solid 2014-15 campaign, but don’t expect the team to stand pat through the summer months. The Powerful Pig added several players through the month of July and got a look at some top prospects at a camp hosted by the parent team
