By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Saukhockey.info Two Midwest-based NHL teams met up on Wednesday (Nov. 16) possibly heading in opposite directions. The St. Louis Blues continued its winning streak, capturing a 5-2 win against the host Chicago Blackhawks at the United Center in the Windy City. After the game, the Hawks remain a point ahead
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info In the years this website has been run the five Midwest-based NHL teams have gone through big changes. The Blackhawks have gone from a rebuilding team to three Stanley Cups and now back to a rebuilding team. The Columbus Blue Jackets had never won a playoff series when
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info When Chicago Blackhawks fans awoke on July 7, they had little to look forward to that night with no first-round selections in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal. By the time they turned in for the night they had witnessed perhaps the busiest day in terms of moves
Captain Serious knows when he is needed and he came up big, scoring twice for the Chicago Blackhawks, including the game winner with 76 seconds to play in Edmonton Wednesday (August 5, 2020) against the Edmonton Oilers. Jonathan Toews’ goal, 76 seconds from the final buzzer put the Hawks in front to stay and moved
Connor McDavid fired three goals to pull the Edmonton Oilers even with the Chicago Blackhawks with a 6-3 win in Game 2 of their Best of Five NHL Western Conference Qualification Series at Edmonton last night (August 3, 2020). A pair of middle period goals pulled the Hawks back from a 3-1 deficit but the
If the voting for NHL Awards has not been completed yet, Dominik Kubalik likely helped his cause. Chicago Blackhawks’ 24-year old rookie and Calder Cup (Rookie of the Year) finalist played a key role in the team’s first game back from the pause, playing a role in five of his team’s goals in a 6-4