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-15 posts tagged "Chicago Blackhawks"
Tyler Reidy | Tuesday, March 28, 2023
After posting a 16-16-5 record and missing the NCAA tournament, the Irish hockey offseason is in full swing. Two of the team’s three Hobey Baker Award nominees, senior goaltender Ryan Bischel and senior forward Trevor Janicke, announced Monday they would return for the 2023-24 season. Meanwhile, three Irish forwards have signed professional contracts over the
Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Usually, in late February, hockey fans are gearing up for the trade deadline and all the pomp, circumstance and trades of fourth-line centers for fifth-round picks that come with it. That isn’t the case this year. The NHL pushed the deadline back to March 21 in response to their originally scheduled three-week break in February
Andrew McGuinness | Wednesday, March 17, 2021
The most unique season in the NHL’s 103-year history is about at its halfway point. Most teams are nearing the 50% mark of the pandemic-induced shortened season, giving us a good perception of their future. There’s still plenty of time for some teams to change their fate, but we have a pretty good feel of
Dessi Gomez | Wednesday, October 2, 2019
Senior defenseman Tory Dello, and newly appointed alternate captain, looks forward to his final season as a defenseman on the Notre Dame hockey team. He does so while also keeping in mind the past three years of experience under his belt. “The biggest struggle especially as a freshman and sophomore was just getting used to
Observer Sports Staff | Monday, April 16, 2018
Notre Dame junior defenseman Dennis Gilbert has signed a three-year, entry-level deal with the Chicago Blackhawks, the team announced in a press release Friday. Gilbert was selected by Chicago in the third-round of the 2015 NHL Draft with the 91st overall pick. Gilbert helped the Irish advance to two Frozen Fours in his three seasons with
Michael Ivey | Wednesday, October 4, 2017
On Tuesday, it was reported that the Chicago Blackhawks will be allowed to place right winger Marian Hossa on the long-term injured reserve list (LTIR) for the entire 2017-18 NHL season. This means that Hossa’s salary cap hit of $5.275 million won’t count towards the Blackhawks’ salary cap list. In short, now the Hawks will
Ryan Klaus | Wednesday, April 27, 2016
“This doesn’t feel like a first-round series.” If I had been fortunate enough to receive compensation for every time I heard that phrase or something to its effect from players, coaches or media during the first-round series between the Chicago Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues, then it would be safe to say I’d be in
Marek Mazurek | Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Editor’s Note: This week, the Sports Authority columnists answer the question, “In which competition is it most difficult to win a championship?” Look guys, let’s not make this harder than it needs to be. The toughest competition to win a championship in is clearly the NHL. As Daniel O’Boyle mentioned in his column yesterday, hockey
Brett O'Connell | Thursday, November 19, 2015
There’s a baffling irony to the outrage that always manages to show up whenever a discussion of advertisement on American sports jerseys is initiated by leagues and teams across the country. The NHL is the most recent potential perpetrator of what seems to be — according to the reactions of hockey fans both rabid and casual
Michael Ivey | Tuesday, April 21, 2015
The 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs started Wednesday, and if the rest of the playoffs are anything like the first night was, we’re going to be in for a special next couple of months. The first game of the playoff series between Montreal and Ottawa featured breathtaking back-and-forth action and some heated exchanges. Canadiens star defenseman P.K.