Both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets started the regular season with losses in their first two games. For both, that seems like a long time ago now. While the offense is starting to come around, stellar goaltending has helped in a huge way for both clubs. The Blue Jackets entered the weekend
There are several veteran players who appear to have been given a new lease on a new National Hockey League club this fall. Add Eric Staal to the list as the NHL veteran who had his struggles in Carolina and New York seems to to off to a good start in the Twin Cities with
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
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
One of the newest faces in the lineup of the defending Stanley Cup Champion Chicago Blackhawks lineup helped his new club start out the pre-season right, Trevor Daley‘s overtime tally lifting the Hawks to a 5-4 win at the United Center against the visiting Detroit Red Wings. The Hawks opened up a 2-0 first period lead
With the trade of Patrick Sharp, one of the team’s assistant captains over the off season, the Chicago Blackhawks had an opening and early in the pre-season have awarded the letter to Brent Seabrook. A 30-year-old native of Richmond, BC, Seabrook has played his entire career so far with the Hawks after being selected by
