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
Three unanswered second period goals turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 margin for the host Minnesota Wild against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night (Oct 15) at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild went on to a 4-3 win, for a happy finish to its home opener and helping the team rebound from a
Midwest NHL Notebook for Oct. 12, 2016 The 2016-17 season started the same way the 2015-16 season ended for the Chicago BlackHawks on Wednesday night as the Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the visiting St. Louis Blues. It was the first meeting between the two since the finally figured a way past the Hawks
Four of the five Midwest (USA) based teams qualified for the NHL post season, but one round in only the St. Louis Blues remain. The Blues finally scratched ‘Beat the #$@&^ Chicago BlackHawks‘ off of its bucket list in the opening round and it is hoped the team is not satisfied as it has a legitimate shot at
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
