Chicago Blackhawks

The challenge of baseball, and the beauty of it, is the length and density of it. It’s pretty much every day for six months, and every team and every player has to do whatever is necessary to even remember what day it is at this time of…

It is yelling at the rain to lament that commissioners in any league aren’t stewards of the sport anymore. Look at Roger Goodell’s face and wonder if you’d trust that man to steer a fucking tricycle. But there comes a point where the…

Patrick Kane is reportedly headed to New York. His legacy in Chicago goes beyond the stats and titles, though.Photo: Chase Agnello-Dean/NHLI (Getty Images)Everything just slowed down.That was the first thing anyone noticed about Patrick…

Bobby Hull, who is dead now, pleaded guilty to assaulting a police officer who intervened after Hull’s third wife accused him of domestic abuse. Hull’s second wife said he beat her nearly to death with a shoe. Hull was also quoted as saying…

Bobby Hull has died at 84.Image: Getty ImagesBobby Hull was a terrible person. Most athletes can outrun or outskate that with what they accomplish on the field or ice. But even though Hull was one of the best hockey players of all-time, the…

The Golden Jet has died. Hockey icon Bobby Hull was 84.Known internationally for his Hall of Fame NHL career with the Chicago Blackhawks, Hull was also a star for the Winnipeg Jets of the upstart World Hockey Association — famously…

A long-time veteran of the NHL, Edmonton Oilers defenceman Duncan Keith announced his retirement from hockey Tuesday morning. After 16 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, Keith most recently played his 17th season with the Oilers…

The NHLPA investigated itself and found it did nothing wrong.Image: Getty ImagesAren’t those supposedly independent self-investigations just so handy? The NHL Players’ Association released a report Friday (late on a Friday afternoon on a…

/Pat Foley was the voice of the Chicago Hawks for four decades.Image: Getty ImagesThe generations of sports fans who grew up learning and loving a sport and team through the radio are disappearing these days. Another one came to a close on…

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