Once again, the National Hockey League Conference finals sees just one Midwest based team remaining as the Hawks made its third straight visit to the battle for the Clarence Campbell Bowl. It was evident early on that the Midwest crew in the NHL would not match the 2013-14 season performance that saw all five of
Only one of 30 teams enters a new campaign as defending champion but it is becoming a popular occurrence for the Chicago Blackhawks. The team has claimed the cup three times in the past six seasons, but has yet to to put back-to-back championships together. In some ways this past season’s run to the Cup
The Chicago Blackhawks will officially raise its 2015 Stanley Cup Championship banner at the start of one of three opening night contests for the NHL on Oct. 7. The League will release its full schedule tomorrow, but today announced the home openers for all 30 teams. Four of six Original Six teams will be in action
The Ontario Hockey League released its 2015-16 schedule earlier this month and all three of the American entries will be among the six league teams with the earliest opening night. The two Midwest entries, the Flint Firebirds and Saginaw Spirit will go head to head as the Flint squad makes its OHL debut at the
The Flint Firebirds, announced a pair of additions to its staff this week. Yesterday, General Manager Terry Christensen announced the hiring of Petr Jonak, a second assistant coach who will join Head Coach John Gruden and his assistant Dave Karpa, both former NHL veterans, behind the Firebirds’ bench this season. A native of Czech Republic, Jonak
