Chicago Black Hawks

The Chicago Blackhawks have dealt defenceman Cam Barker to the Minnesota Wild for defenceman Kim Johnsson and 2009 first round pick, defenceman Nick Leddy.  The 23-year old Barker, who is the in the middle of the first year of his three-year, $9.25 million contract has recorded 4 goals and 10 assists in 51 games this season.  Barker, was [...]

It’s early in the season and the Canadiens are already looking to make more moves in overhauling their roster.  Latest rumors coming out of Montreal are that GM Bob Gainey has a few possibilities in the works.  Nashville Predators veteran centerman Jason Arnott and defenseman Teemu Laasko could be heading to the Canadiens as part [...]

It has been a couple of years since the fans of the NHL have gotten to enjoy the hockey skills of former league MVP Jaromir Jagr.  Jagr left the NHL to go back and play in his native homeland but a couple of years later it seems as if he wants to return to the [...]

Last season the Vancouver Canucks lost to a young and talented Chicago Blackhawks team but they came within a goal of beating the Hawks in 7 games.  Vancouver has some great talent and with an addition or two of some young blood they will be right back in the playoffs and knocking on the door [...]

What a great year it was for the Chicago Blackhawks.  They managed to become relevant again in the NHL’s Western Conference going all the way to the Conference finals before coming up short against the Detroit Red Wings.  Chicago is a very good all-around team, and is likely to get better as its young core [...]

So close.  Losing in game seven of the Stanley Cup Final to the Pittsburgh Penguins on your home ice may have been heartbreaking for the Detroit Red Wings, but they have built up a nucleus that promises to contend for the championship for the foreseeable future.  Given that the Red Wings’ amazing 112-point season in [...]

The New Jersey Devils were not really a bad club last season, they were solid offensively and defensively.  They could have used another scorer but no one could predict that they would lose in the playoffs theway they did.  New Jersey gave up two late goals in game 7 of their series with the Carolina [...]

Yesterday was one of the most exciting days in the NHL, even though the excitement came in the off-season and off the ice.  Free agency began at 12:01 am and teams wasted little time in scooping up the talent.  By the time the day was over only a handful of top tier players remained.  Names [...]

The Canadiens seem to be making the most noise before the NHL draft, which takes place at the Bell Center in Montreal.  The rumors are now Vincent Lecavalier and Jay Bouwmeester coming in via trade and/or free agency.  Tampa Bay is looking to shed their payroll and trading Lecavalier would save them something like 50 [...]

Some people say to truly be considered one of the best hockey players of all-time, you have to be in the NHL Hall of Fame.  The Hall of Fame is where past greats like Wayne Greztky, Gordie Howe, Maurice Richard, Gump Worsley and the list goes on, are remembered for their unbelievable play.  The sticks [...]