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Teammate becomes foe. Friend becomes enemy. So it goes for the Olympics when it comes to men's hockey. As the tournament begins, six Chicago Blackhawks will disperse to three different teams and then fight it out for gold in Vancouver. Jonathan...

Newcomer Kim Johnsson passed his initial test as a Hawk, helping his new team to a 4-3 shootout victory in his debut Saturday night. It took him all of just under 10 minutes to score his first goal on a sweet give- and-go with Patrick Kane. "I ...

He may not say it but Tomas Kopecky must have been as surprised as anyone when coach Joel Quenneville announced new line combinations in meetings before the Chicago Blackhawks took on the St. Louis Blues on Saturday. Kopecky wound up playing with ...

Talk in the Chicago Blackhawks dressing room after their Friday morning practice revolved around two things: avoiding a three-game losing streak for the first time this season and the trade of Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers to the New Jers...

Dave Bolland will have a nice, easy, skating game on Wednesday in his return from November back surgery. Not. The St. Louis Blues are in town, which means nothing will come easy. The Blues like to muck it up, and at times, play the physical ang...

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- As the Chicago Blackhawks make on-ice preparations for their showdown with the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, the blogosphere is buzzing with pictures of three players -- Patrick Kane, Kris Versteeg, and John Madden -- shirtless in ...

EDMONTON, Alberta -- These aren't your Gretzky's Oilers but don't tell Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville Tuesday night is going to be an easy win. The Edmonton Oilers may have lost 10 in a row and 17 of 18, but after the Blackhawks were no...

CALGARY, Alberta -- Now, that's more like it. The Chicago Blackhawks returned to form with a solid skating night, outlasting the Calgary Flames 3-1. Hawks coach Joel Quenneville was looking for a rebound effort after Tuesday's loss in Ottawa and ...

DETROIT, Mich. -- Jeremy Roenick knows a little something about scoring. As the last Chicago Blackhawks player to record 50 goals and 100 points, he's been waiting for someone wearing Hawk colors to reach those milestones. He may have found one. P...

DETROIT, Mich. -- Less than 24 hours after taking the ice in Columbus, the Chicago Blackhawks will do it again in Detroit. The good news: The Detroit Red Wings have to do the same. It can be tough enough to adjust to a day game, but two in a row with...

You want some more good news? Very quietly the Chicago Blackhawks' power play has moved into fifth place in the NHL. They are scoring at a 20.8-percent clip. It's been a long, slow climb, and it's not a surprise the addition of Marian Hossa coinci...

The second half of the season began the same way the first half ended. With a resounding victory against an opponent that was clearly overmatched. Playing undermanned, on the road, and against the elite Chicago Blackhawks is no way to go through l...

The easy part is over for Patrick Kane. Now comes trying to win a medal as a major underdog. Kane was selected for the U.S. Olympic Men's hockey team on Friday and called it, "a dream come true for him and his family." He'll be the youngest player...

It's as if the Chicago Blackhawks were telling the Nashville Predators something in their 4-1 victory Saturday night: We know you're looking over our shoulder, now take a step back. They performed the hockey equivalent of such, playing a smart ...

DETROIT -- Not many lumps of coal to pass around the Hawks organization these days. Not when you're 24-9-3 at the Christmas break and have shut out your long time nemesis twice in four days-with two different goaltenders no less: -- Detroit coach ...

It wasn't all bad Tuesday night against the San Jose Sharks. In fact, the players were harder on themselves than I was. Defensively, there were mistakes, but offensively, I thought the shot selection wasn't too bad. Let's face it, when you have th...