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Blackhawks
Uneasy Lies The Head That Wears The Headdress
Jan 14th
I’ve got to be honest, the premise of this post is in direct contrast to the implication of the title. I just liked the title, that’s all. As mentioned above, I actually think the reigning Stanley Cup champions are handling this post-Cup season about as well as one could ask. I’m sure Coach Q finds nits to pick and that there are issues and events that crop up from time to time behind the scenes, but generally speaking this team has come into this season and handled their business exactly as you would have drawn it up in the pre-season.
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Breaking Good
Nov 20th
I mentioned in my Quick Quips column two weeks ago that this Blackhawks season has gone remarkably well. The story of the 2010-2011 Blackhawks season where they recovered from their first Stanley Cup hangover in 49 years is well chronicled. Duncan Keith came out and admitted that coming off a season that featured a Gold Medal Olympic run and a Stanley Cup championship left him struggling to get up for the monotony of regular season games five months later. There’s a reason repeating a championship is so difficult – particularly in hockey where it hasn’t happened since the Redwings did it More >
Roll Out The Cup
Sep 26th
When the puck drops next Tuesday night at the United Center to officially start the 2013-14 NHL season, it will have been exactly 99 days since they circle the ice in Boston with Lord Stanley hoisted above their heads. By far and away that is the short gap between celebration and the beginning of a next campaign in the history of North American professional sports.
Historically, the summer after winning a Stanley Cup is fraught with parties and appearances that make things like “training” and phrases such as “recovery” or “rest” just become buzz words in the grand scheme of things. More >
It’s About That Time
Sep 17th
It’s almost that time of year again Blackhawks fans. Can you smell it? DAMN I love the smell of vulcanized rubber in the morning…
I Love A Parade
Jun 27th
To bring out Blackhawks celebration weeks comes to a close today with the parade through the city ending in Grant Park – a la the 90s Bulls. I’d attend myself but after passing out due to claustrophobia and the heat after the ’98 Bulls Championship rally I think I’ve learned my lesson and will watch this one from the comforts of my couch. Somehow my mom and her friends are going however so apparently they’re a lot cooler than I am (but we already knew that). Regardless, the summer of fun has just begun for the boys in the Indianhead sweaters and More >
It’s Cup-Tastic Cont.!
Jun 27th
Some additional favorite links and video for those of you still looking to keep the party going from Monday night through tomorrow afternoon…
- Serenading the king himself…
- Patrick Kane went from this to this…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Q1xAsnjwg
I prefer the horse head approach.
- Michael Frolik absolutely loves to party.
- And then there’s this… Boston fans sure have a unique coping mechanism apparently.
It’s Cup-Tastic!!!
Jun 25th
What a fantastic forty-eight hours it’s been eh? At least for us in Chicago that is, can’t speak for the Bostonians I know as I figured I’d give them a full day of recovery before calling to discuss the happenings of Monday night’s Game 6. It was an epic performance by our Blackhawks, one that will stay with everyone who was tuned in to see it for the rest of their lives. In the fallout of the hours since I wanted to put my thoughts and findings to paper to serve as a general catch up to all of the More >
A Call To Arms
Jun 18th
It’s Stanley Cup Finals time and we have a series on our hands Blackhawks fans. In preview of Game 4 I wanted to get a few items broadcast into the web-o-sphere in hopes to in some way help the team and more importantly to allow me to vent in a manner that does no physical damage to our personal property in the family room. Without further ado…
- I want to be very clear on this point – the Blackhawks are beating themselves more than Boston is. I stated in a post a few months ago that the only team that can More >
Cup Check
Jun 9th
Saturday night was one of the best hockey experiences that you’ll come across. If you watched that game start to finish and came out the other side ambivalent to the sport then it’s just not ever going to be your cup of tea. There were highs and lows, twist and turns, the fall of a champion and the return of a star. As the Blackhawks head into their second Stanley Cup Finals in the past four seasons there are a couple points that I’d like to touch on. Before we begin, I’ve been getting some feedback that the site has More >
Time To Prove Their Metal: Blackhawks vs. Red Wings Game 4 Running Blog
May 23rd
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, literate and illiterate, and people from Detroit. It’s time for the crucial Game 4 in the Blackhawks vs Red Wings series. In seven game series the fourth is always the crucial game as it either decides who wins (via a 4-0 sweep or in taking a commanding 3-1 lead) or it leads to a 2-2 draw all but guaranteeing a true playoff battle awaits the rest of the way. Joining me tonight are The Wife and my trusty dog.
I can’t tell if I’m letting my heart take over the logic center of my brain but More >
