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CHICAGO -- The NHL began canceling regular season games on Thursday due to an owners imposed lockout which has entered its second calendar month. It means five Chicago Blackhawks' games are gone and more than likely -- even if a deal is reached soon ...

CHICAGO -- Another sign the NHL is getting closer to cancelling regular season games came on Thursday when the league said goodbye to the rest of the preseason schedule which included Chicago Blackhawks contests against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ph...

CHICAGO -- News on Wednesday that the NHL has canceled preseason games through Sept. 30 eliminated four of six exhibition contests for the Chicago Blackhawks. Two games against Detroit and one each against Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were canceled du...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Blackhawks will open the 2012-13 regular season on Saturday, Oct. 13 at the United Center against the Columbus Blue Jackets, the NHL announced on Thursday. Their first road game will be three days later in Winnipeg. The Hawk...

CHICAGO -- One edge the Phoenix Coyotes could have over the Chicago Blackhawks in their upcoming quarterfinal playoff series is in goal. The Hawks will face the hottest netminder in the league in Mike Smith, the reigning No. 1 star of the week in the...

CHICAGO -- Despite a good run without captain Jonathan Toews, the Chicago Blackhawks remained No. 8 in ESPN.com's weekly power rankings released on Monday. It's the same position they held a week earlier. Solid wins over the Columbus Blue Jackets ...

Call it the Johnny Oduya effect. The Chicago Blackhawks are 8-1-1 since Oduya joined the team at the trade deadline, including Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets that completed a season-series sweep. Or maybe the Hawks defense was j...

CHICAGO -- The question was barely out before Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville cut the reporter off. Would the Hawks be better suited securing the sixth seed in the Western Conference rather than moving up? "You have to be careful what...

CHICAGO -- A quick look at the Chicago Blackhawks' 5-2 win over the Washington Capitals on Sunday night at the United Center. How it happened: For the second straight game, the Hawks got out to a 2-0 lead thanks to goals by Andrew Shaw and Vikto...

The losing streak is over but are the Chicago Blackhawks problems behind them? Logic would say no. Not with a defense that still ranks near the bottom of the NHL. The good news is there are signs of progress starting with the last two games -- a c...

Chicago Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman, coach Joel Quenneville, senior adviser Scotty Bowman, CEO John McDonough and probably every ticket usher at the United Center must be feeling about the same thing today: shock. The way the Hawks have...

EDMONTON -- The life of a top NHL defenseman is never easy. Always on an island, their mistakes can be glaring while many nights their solid play goes unnoticed. At first glance Chicago Blackhawks stalwarts Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook had poor ...

During this weekend's games -- a 3-1 win over the Florida Panthers and a 5-2 loss to the Predators -- a lot of the Hawks' good and bad play on the defensive end was on display. When the Hawks are going well they limit their opponent's shots on goa...

CHICAGO -- The merry-go-round of centers to inhabit the second line for the Chicago Blackhawks grew by one more Tuesday night when Dave Bolland lined up next to Marian Hossa in the Hawks' 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. If you're keeping tr...

CHICAGO -- Call it a franchise scare as the entire United Center saw a Duncan Keith blast deflect off Jonathan Toews' head early in the first period of the Hawks 5-2 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets. Toews was woozy leaving the ice and immediat...

CHICAGO -- Here's a quick look at the Chicago Blackhawks' win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. How it happened: Viktor Stalberg had a huge night, scoring three goals as the Hawks broke out of their funk. The Hawks ran into some trou...