Chicago Tribune (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
Kris Versteeg, Cam Barker and Patrick Sharp score; Cristobal Huet sharp in goal Maybe it was the matchup between Original Six teams that made the Blackhawks go all old-time hockey Friday night.
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
AP Photo/Paul Sancya Missed opportunities and a stellar performance by Chris Osgood spoiled the Blackhawks' return to our fair continent, losing their first game in regulation of the season to the Red Wings in Detroit, 3-2. It wasn't for lack of trying. Continuing the season's trend, the Hawks once again outshot their opponent (34-23). Their aggressiveness led to a 1-0 lead early in the second period,...
Detroit Free Press (Free subscription) | 10/09/2009
WHAT HAPPENED: Patrick Sharp tipped in a shot 1:23 into the second period. Nicklas Lidstrom's power-play shot went in off John Madden at 10:36 of the second period. Kris Draper swiped the puck away from Cameron Barker and fired a shot high past Cristobal Huet at 16:15. At 17:49, Johan Franzen tapped the puck an inch across the goal line after Tomas Holmstrom tipped Pavel Datsyuk's...
Chicagoist (Free subscription) | 10/06/2009
With all of the Olympics hoopla last week, we hadn't yet had a chance to preview the Blackhawks season, which opened in Helsinki, Finland against the Florida Panthers on Friday. After last season's renaissance on the ice, hockey has re-emerged as a sport we in Chicago care about, and we fans have high expectations for our Blackhawks in 2009-10. But a bizarre off-season splashed a large dose of ice...
Fantasy Hockey Scouts (Free subscription) | 09/28/2009
One common fantasy folly is getting carried away drafting the hot rookie of the year too early. Last year, we saw breakouts from rookies like Steve Mason and Kris Versteeg but others like Kyle Turris and Nikita Filatov failed to...
Icing (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
The Blackhawks hit the ice for their morning skate in preparation for the final home exhibition game Friday night against the Minnesota Wild. Forwards Kris Versteeg (upper body) and Dave Bolland (back) practiced with teammates but only Bolland will play....
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
from Spectors’ Hockey, Mike Kiley posts a Los Angeles blogger is reporting a rumor that has the LA Kings dealing forward Alexander Frolov to the Chicago Blackhawks for forward Kris Versteeg and defenseman Cam Barker. Kiley doubts the Blackhawks would part with Barker without getting a quality defenseman in return. Agent Allan Walsh (via his Twitter account) said he’s been told the Frolov...
St. Louis Game Time (Free subscription) | 09/21/2009
Blues news The Blues lost to the Avalance in overtime. [Blues] Lars Eller , Brett Sonne and others have been sent out. [Blues] Ouch. Aaron Palushaj almost really, really messed up his foot. [Morning Skate] Chris Mason is hoping to build on last season's success, hopefully by getting a few days off. [Belleville News-Democrat] Paul Kariya looks old. Great. [Stltoday.com] Ty Conklin is yet another Detroit...
ESPN (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
Chicago forward Kris Versteeg suffered an upper-body injury in the Blackhawks' 3-2 preseason overtime loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday night and will be day to day.
From The Rink (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
More photos » by M. Spencer Green - AP Browse more photos » Who's in: Marian Hossa , Tomas Kopecky , John Madden Who's out: Martin Havlat , Nikolai Khabibulin , Sami Pahlsson, Matt Walker Outlook: You can't argue with the ‘Hawks success of late, but their method of getting there continues to be curious. Chicago's first big sign of tumult in the summer came when a handful of restricted...
MOUTHPIECE Blog (Free subscription) | 07/21/2009
You may remember when Kris Versteeg sang some Fergie — well, it’s was actually the Ludacris verse from Fergie’s “Glamorous” but whatever — for our Sarah Spain. It became kind of like a big deal. And it’s spawned more of it. Witness Versteeg at this weekend’s Blackhawks Convention, where a kid asked him to rap it [...]
Toronto Mike's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/16/2009
I like this article from the Daily Herald. The Blackhawks have talked to Toronto about Patrick Sharp, among other clubs, according to a team source. Where those discussions go now is unclear, but what is clear is that players like Sharp ($4 million), Dustin Byfuglien ($3 million), Kris Versteeg ($3 million) and Cam Barker ($3 million) are available because a movable contract today may not be movable...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
The Chicago Blackhawks just came off their best season in ages when they made it to the Western Conference Finals last year, losing to the Detroit Red Wings in five games. Many will tell you the Hawks’ new found success is due to three things: their home games being on television, ownership changing hands to Rocky [...] Added by: egriffin Viewed: 1 time(s) Tags/Keywords: uncategorized bill wirtz...
Kukla's Korner (Free subscription) | 07/15/2009
Stan Bowman has been seen as a future NHL GM for a couple years now. He has served various roles with the Chicago Blackhawks in his eight years with the team (special assistant to the GM, director of hockey operations and assistant GM). The question was where would he become a general manager and when. If it was to be in Chicago, something would have to happen to Dale Tallon, who was their current...
The FanHouse - Phoenix Suns (Free subscription) | 07/14/2009
by Adam Gretz Filed under: Blackhawks , NHL Economics Dale Tallon made a tremendous blunder this offseason when the qualifying offers for Cam Barker , Kris Versteeg and the team's other restricted free agents didn't get sent out in time. Tallon admitted it was his responsibility, admitted he screwed up, and in the end, worked out contract extensions with the key players (Barker, Versteeg), assuring...
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