HASB part 2...F@#K Cancer!

Thanks to my fellow readers for taking the time to read or at least look at my last blog F@#K CANCER!!!! Have a Skate with Bob and Rockford Icehogs ....Here's part two of Have a Skate with Bob and Rockford IceHogs with more updated news. First I must start out with the raffle and auction items that will be at this Saturday's game (11/10) at the BMO Harris Bank Center. Game time starts at 7:05 and will be at the upper level of the main entrance.

 

 

 

 (All pics courtesy of HASB and created by Jim Gade)

If you already have a ticket for the game.....you can show it at the door and you would be able to attend the charity games.  Here is the following itinerary:

1:00 fans may enter the seating area of the arena.

1:30 rec game between Humana and Leo the Lion Foundation

2:45 ice cut

3:00 advanced game between MNJ Technologies and Chemo Cargo

7:05 IceHogs vs. Milwaukee Admirals

Games will be 14 min stop time periods. If they are running late, run time may be declared late in the third period.

Once again I have taken pics and clips for your viewing pleasure of another practice for HASB in Rockford on 11/3/12.

 

 

Here are some clips of the practice.  (Notice one of them Im laughing)

Whelp that's all the stuff I have for HASB!  Hope to see all of you on Saturday!  And please go to http://www.skatewithbob.com/#!home/mainPage to make a donation for this cause or to http://www.firstgiving.com/skatewithbob/fundraisers and click on a players page.  Thank you....and as always FUCK CANCER! 

F@#K CANCER!!!! Have a Skate with Bob and Rockford Icehogs

I'm sure one of us knows someone or even has someone in their family that has been taken by pancreatic cancer.  I personally know two angels that are in heaven that were taken by this horrible cancer.  I have a fellow friend that has started a great hockey charity event in regards to help raise money for research for pancreatic cancer called Have a Skate with Bob Foundation


The foundation first came about in 07' when Bob's daughter Rachel suggested having a hockey game in honor of her late mother, Becky, that had passed away from pancreatic cancer.  Last year, they partnered up with AHL Rockford IceHogs to hold Have A Skate With Bob and the Rockford IceHogs, in honor of their late friend Tom Jacobson and Becky Klem....raising over $15,000 for pancreatic cancer research.   This past March....they also partnered with the Central Hockey League's Missouri Mavericks, raising over $9,000 for pancreatic cancer research. 
  

Here's a video of last year's Rockford game. 





Here is the info for the game this season........ 
Have a Skate with Bob and the Rockford IceHogs will be on 
Saturday, November 10th 2012 starting at 1:30 pm.
Tix are $15 each with $5 from each ticket will benefit Rockford Youth Hockey 
-The ticket includes admission to the IceHogs vs. Admirals game at 7:05pm
-There will be a silent auction during the Hogs game.
(Cam Ward signed sweater, Datsyuk auto hat, Doan auto hat, Krueger signed twig, a raffle for the Hawks Legends signed pic, and many more things)
 - There will be two games before the IceHogs game starting at 1:30
-Game 1 they will make a donation to a family in the Rockford area that is impacted by pancreatic cancer
-Game two and the silent auction will benefit the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
-If you would like tickets to the game please e-mail Bob at bob@skatewithbob.com by Friday Nov 3rd.





Here is a roster of the players that will be playing in the charity game. (Click on this)
These are the following players that need more donations on their page...5, 10, 25, 50 dollars whatever you could donate will go directly to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network!  Just click on their name and it will go directly to their page.  If you want to just donate in general to this event here is the link http://www.firstgiving.com/skatewithbob Thank you!!

Mike Kuzelman $0
Ed Pezdek $25......1 donor
Tom Hanson $40.....2 donors
Trevor DiCarlo $45......1 donor
Greg $50
Pete Straube $75
Thomas Leonard $200


For your viewing pleasure....bout 10 guys decided to go have a practice for this event.  I was there to take some pics.  Here they are.

 

FYI.....there will be two other events for Skate with Bob this season
One will be in Topeka, KS on March 2nd, 2013 with the Topeka RoadRunners
The other will be in Independence, MO on March 16th, 2013 with the Missouri Mavericks....there will be an auction for this game.  Please help with the fight against cancer! 


Thanks for reading everyone!!!

NHL......YOU SUCK!

Everyone knows that if the NHL and NHLPA didn't agree on a new collective bargaining by September 15th...that the NHL would close all it's doors for a lockout.  Here is the Message from the NHL to the fans.  Well it's already 9/23/2012 and haven't heard a single thing about the NHL and NHLPA getting together to work out a plan so that hockey could resume.  What we have heard is that NHL announces cancellation of preseason schedule through Sept. 30 ....which is pretty sad.  The NHL told it's staff that it plans 20% pay cut.  There are a few teams that have already announced lay offs.  Florida Panthers lay off employees, including mascot Stanley C. Panther,Canucks' front office will take pay cut over lockout, and Blue Jackets executives, coaches to take salary cuts of up to 50 percent because of lockout. Now to me this is the craziest out of all that I've read....."NHL has instructed the insurers to cancel all insurance coverage, effective September 16, 2012. This includes Medical and Dental coverage for Players and their families, Disability insurance, Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance, and Spousal Life insurance. Thank goodness the NHLPA is working to restore players' cancelled insurance.





Honestly I could careless who is to blame either NHL or NHLPA or both.  Just get your shit together cause you're really screwing everyone over....being fans, employees, or even yourself.  It's almost October and the pre-season should begin but don't hold your breath....this lockout will go on for a while.  There's a lot of  teams are giving an incentive for Season Ticket Holders during the lockout to keep their money with the team.  This is a list of a few of them. 
Chicago Blackhawks 2%
Minnesota Wild 10%
Washington Capitals 1%
Anaheim Ducks 5%
Buffalo Sabres 4%
Columbus Blue Jackets 4%
Winnipeg Jets 3%
Carolina Hurricanes 3%
Philadelphia Flyers 2%
Pittsburgh Penguins 1.5%
Dallas Stars 5%

Now for anyone getting worried that their favorite player is going oversea to play hockey and gets hurts.....well blame it on the NHL.  At least the players have an option to play somewhere else since the owners are a little too greedy.  Im not saying the players are right...just need to work something out asap so that us fans aren't sad and people that work for the NHL aren't getting laid off or taking a paycut.  Thanks your fan of NHL hockey!

Here's a list of NHL Players Playing Overseas so far according to TSN

(it is updated often so check back anytime)

Anisimov, Artem	C	Columbus	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL
Backstrom, Niklas	G	Minnesota	Dynamo Minsk	KHL
Berglund, Patrik	RW	St. Louis	Vasteras	Swedish Elite
Bobrovsky, Sergei	G	Columbus	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL
Brunner, Damien	F	Detroit	EV Zug	Swiss Elite
Bryzgalov, Ilya	G	Philadelphia	CSKA Moscow	KHL
Cervenka, Roman	C	Calgary	Slavia Praha	Czech League
Couture, Logan	C	San Jose	Geneva-Servette	Swiss Elite
Datsyuk, Pavel	C	Detroit	CSKA Moscow	KHL
Daugavins, Kaspars	D	Ottawa	Dynamo Riga	KHL
Demers, Jason	D	San Jose	Oulu	Finnish Elite
Diaz, Raphael	D	Montreal	EV Zug	Swiss Elite
Ehrhoff, Christian	D	Buffalo	Krefeld	German Elite
Ennis, Tyler	C	Buffalo	SC Langnau	Swiss Elite
Fasth, Viktor	G	Anaheim	Tingsryd	Swedish League (T2)
Fedotenko, Ruslan	LW	Philadelphia	HC Donbass	KHL
Ference, Andrew	D	Boston	Ceske Budejovice	Czech League
Filppula, Valtteri	LW	Detroit	Jokerit	Finland
Frolik, Michael	F	Chicago	HC Chomutov	Czech League
Gonchar, Sergei	D	Ottawa	Metallurg	KHL
Hemsky, Ales	RW	Edmonton	Pardubice	Czech League
Hudler, Jiri	C	Calgary	Lev Praha	KHL
Jagr, Jaromir	RW	Dallas	Kladno	Czech League
Joensuu, Jesse	RW	NY Islanders	Assat	Finnish League
Jokinen, Jussi	LW	Carolina	Oulu	Finnish Elite
Josi, Roman	D	Nashville	Bern	Swiss Elite
Kaberle, Tomas	D	Montreal	Kladno	Czech Extraliga
Klesla, Rostislav	D	Phoenix	Trinec	Czech Extraliga
Kopitar, Anze	C	Los Angeles	Mora	Swedish Elite
Kovalchuk, Ilya	LW	New Jersey	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL
Kubina, Pavel	D	Philadelphia	Vitkovice	Czech Extraliga
Kulemin, Nikolai	LW	Toronto	Metallurg	KHL
Martinek, Radek	D	Columbus	Ceske Budejovice	Czech League
Malkin, Evgeni	C	Pittsburgh	Metallurg	KHL
Nash, Rick	LW	NY Rangers	Davos	Swiss Elite
Neuvirth, Michal	LW	Washington	Sparta Praha	Czech League
Ovechkin, Alex	LW	Washington	Dynamo Moscow	KHL
Pavelec, Ondrej	G	Winnipeg	Bili Tygri Liberec	Czech Extraliga
Petrell, Lennart	C	Edmonton	HIFK	Finnish Elite
Plekanec, Tomas	C	Montreal	Kladno	Czech League
Ponikarovsky, Alexei	RW	Winnipeg	HC Donbass	KHL
Sbisa, Luca	D	Anaheim	HC Lugano	Swiss Elite
Seguin, Tyler	RW	Boston	EHC Biel	Swiss Elite
Smid, Ladislav	D	Edmonton	Bili Tygri Liberec	Czech Extraliga
Sobotka, Vladimir	C	St. Louis	Slavia Praha	Czech League
Spezza, Jason	C	Ottawa	Rapperswil-Jona	Swiss Elite
Spurgeon, Jared	D	Minnesota	SC Langnau	Swiss Elite
Streit, Mark	D	NY Islanders	Bern	Swiss Elite
Tarasenko, Vladmir	F	St. Louis	SKA St. Petersburg	KHL
Tatar, Tomas	LW	Detroit	SHK 37 Piestany	Slovakia
Thornton, Joe	C	San Jose	Davos	Swiss Elite
Tlusty, Jiri	LW	Carolina	Kladno	Czech League
Varlamov, Semyon	G	Colorado	Lokomotiv Yaroslavl	KHL
Visnovsky, Lubomir	D	NY Islanders	Slovan Bratislava	KHL
Voracek, Jakub	RW	Philadelphia	HC Lev Praha	KHL
Weber, Yannick	D	Montreal	Geneva-Servette	Swiss Elite
Yakupov, Nail	RW	Edmonton	Neftekhimik	KHL
Zidlicky, Marek	D	New Jersey	Kladno	Czech League

 Me being from Chicago...I have heard of one hockey team taking advantage of the situation....Chicago Steel Hockey Team...Lock in with the Steel this season. As a result of the NHL strike, the Steel would like to offer a “Lockout Ticket Package”. For only $40, you can get four tickets, four hot dogs, four sodas, four pucks signed by MacEachern and Slavin, a locker room tour, and free parking.  Blackhawks and Chicago Express season ticket holders from the 2011-12 season, can also purchase discounted Steel season tickets and flex plans simply by showing their 2011-12 season ticket invoice.  For $150, you can cheer on the Steel at all 32 home games and for $60 you get 12 undated ticket vouchers and can select the games that work best for you. ----Not a bad option to watch live hockey. 




Of course we have to end it with a few good videos on You Tube which explains are heartache of this lockout. 

The lockout Song (No More Merch)
Wake Me Up When The Lockout Ends

Hawks player appearances so far for July

Hey everyone....been awhile.  Well I see that there a few Hawks player appearances coming up so I figure might as well list them.  Some are paid but figured I'd list all that I see so far for this month.

Bobby Hull- Sat July 7th  3-5pm
Cicero American Fest (34th & Laramie)

Denis Savard- Sun July 8th 3-5 pm
Cicero American Fest (34th & Laramie)

Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito- Sun July 8th 5-7pm
Cicero American Fest (34th & Laramie)

The Town of Cicero is where you can see the info 

Ben Smith- Sat July 14th 1-2:30 pm

$15 per autograph...free inscriptions

Steven's Collectibles

35 E Plainfield Rd

Countryside, IL 60525

708-352-7758 

Bridges Scoreboard Restaurant

121 North Griffith Boulevard   •   Griffith, IN 46319-2153   •   (219) 924-2206

Monday, July 16th 7-8pm
Tickets for the appearance of Chicago Blackhawks, Daniel "Carbomb" Carcillo are now on sale. Tickets are $20 a piece and include 2 free autographs of any 2 items you bring to get signed. We will have photos and pucks for sale! Doors will open at 4pm. See our bartender for tickets.
Thursday, July 19th 7-9pm
Tickets for the appearance of Chicago Blackhawks, Andrew Shaw are now on sale. Tickets are $20 a piece and include 2 free autographs of any 2 items you bring to get signed. We will have photos and pucks for sale! Doors will open at 4pm. See our bartender for tickets.

There you go Hawks fans.  Not sure if I'll make any of these but just wanna let you know.

*side note-anything in blue is a link to their site

Best of 2011-2012 season and updated news

The Blackhawks had a Fans Choice Awards for the 2011-2012 season and here are the winners.

Best Newcomer- Andrew Shaw/Best Kane Shootout-Kane Game Winner vs. Wild
-The choices for Best Newcomer Daniel Carcillo, Ray Emery, Jamal Mayers, Johnny Oduya, and Andrew Shaw.

My pick-Jamal Mayer and this was the best Kane Shootout





Most improved-Viktor Stalberg/Best Hawk on Twitter-Brandon Bollig
-The choices for Most Improved  Marcus Kruger, Nick Leddy, Brent Seabrook, and Viktor Stalberg
-There are a number of Blackhawks players on Twitter

My pick-suprisely I would have to agree on both.  Although I enjoy Sami Lepisto's Twitter too!




Play of the Year-Kane's Spin-o-rama assist/Best Blackhawks TV Feature-Holiday Carols 







Best Forward-Jonathan Toews/Best Defenseman-Brent Seabrook/Team MVP-Jonathan Toews
-The choices for Best Forward Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Patrick Sharp, Viktor Stalberg, and Jonathan Toews
-The choices for Best Defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson, Duncan Keith, Nick Leddy, Johnny Oduya, and Brent Seabrook

My pick- Best Forward-all of them/Best Defenseman-Seabrook/MVP-Toews




 
There's a few things missing so I am gladly here to provide it.
Best pick-up-Johnny Oduya


Best save from Crawford- Corey Crawford makes an outstanding save, stretching his leg and glove over to deny Nick Spaling a goal.

Best scraps-
John Scott vs Deryk Engelland Dec 20, 2011
Jamal Mayers vs Matt Bradley Nov 3, 2011
Kyle Clifford vs Brandon Bollig Mar 11, 2012
Brandon Bollig vs Ryan Reaves Mar 6, 2012

Favorite Joey video




Here's some update news since the Blackhawks were eliminated in the playoffs. 
Montreal Canadians hire Marc Bergevin as a general manager

Blackhawks relase a statement on Marc Bergevin

Ben Youds re-signs with Rockford Icehogs

Blackhawks promote Norm Maciver to assistant general manager

Blackhawks relieve Mike Haviland of coaching duties
(very upset about this)

Blackhawks agree to terms with forward Rob Flick





According to cap geek come July 1st these Blackhawks players will be free agents
-Andrew Brunette
-Brendan Morrison
-Jamal Mayers
-Brandon Bollig (restricted)
-Johnny Oduya
-Sean O'Donnell
-Sami Lepisto


I think the only players that could possibly come back would be Oduya and Bollig.  Oduya def made an impact on our blueline....maybe not playoffs but def reg season.  Stan said that he would be back.  Honestly if he hasn't signed now then I'm assuming the Hawks will move on since he prob wants a raise. Bollig seems to be an effective enforcer and is pretty good with his upper cuts.  Personally I'd love to see Mayers come back out of all the players.

I do see the Blackhawks making some trades too in the off-season.  I'll throw a few names out there and NO Kane is not one of them.  Frolik and Hjalmarsson come to my mind although I would have said Bickell but the guy only makes 541k whereas Frolik makes 2.3 mil and Hjalmarsson makes 3.5 mil. 

Anyways, looks like the salary cap might stay the same or go down for next season....then again who know if there will be a next season since NHL-files-CBA-termination-notice-to-NHLPA  It expires on Sept. 15th.  The two parties wont get together til after the NHL Draft.  Hopefully they will come with an agreement so that I can watch my HOCKEY and my beloved team.







Oh by the way.......If you haven't seen it here's are a few pics my brother sent me when he was at O'hare.

The reg season has ended!

Well, the Chicago Blackhawks regular season has ended.  They were 45-26-11 with 101 points which put them in 10th in the league, 6th in the conference, and 4th in their divison which tells you a lot about the Central.  The Hawks will play the Phoenix Coyotes in the first round.  First game will be on Thurs., April 12th at 9pm.  So lets look back at some of the stats of the regular season 11'-12'.

 Top winners in each category
Goals- Sharp 33
Assists- Hossa 48
Points- Hossa 77
+/- Sharp +28 Brunette -13
PPG- Hossa 8
GWG- Sharp 8
SHG- Bolland 3
Shooting percentage- 16.0 Brunette
Hits- Seabrook 198
Blocked Shots- Seabrook 165
TOI- Keith 26:53
Takeaways- Hossa 94
FO%- 59.4 Toews
Giveaways- Seabrook 57
PIM- Mayers 91

Over the season
The Hawks averaged 2.94 goals per game which ranked them 6th in the league and allowed 2.82 goals against putting them at 22nd.    They had 31.5 shots per game and allowed 28.6 shots.  There power play was 15.2% which had them at 26th in the league and 78.1% on the penalty kill putting them at 27th. 


Highlights of the Chicago Blackhawks player for the season
Bryan Bickell- 9 goals, 15 assists for the season...was 2nd on the team with 128 hits.

Dave Bolland- Highest multi-point game with 2 goals and 1 assist vs. Wild on Jan 12th

Brandon Bollig- Had 58 penalty minutes in 18 games in the Hawks uniform with 8 majors

Andrew Brunette-Registered 27 points for the season...25 of those points were made when the Hawks won and Andy didn't have any multi-point games. 

Daniel Carcillo-Season was cut short of a knee injury but had two assists vs. Calgary on Nov 11th and racked up 82 penalty minutes in 28 games.

Michael Frolik-Had 2 multi-point games. (2A) vs. Wild on Jan 12th and (1G, 1A) vs. Blue Jackets on Oct 29th.

Jimmy Hayes- Had three multi-point games 1 goal and 1 assist (Jan 12th, Jan 18th, and Feb 21st) while only playing 31 games.

Marian Hossa- On Jan 21st 2012 vs. Preds, it was 12th straight season he's reached the 20-goal mark.  Registered 400th goal of his NHL career in a three-point night (1G, 2A) on Dec. 8 vs. Islanders, becoming the 85th player in league history to reach it.  Skated in the 900th regular-season game of his NHL career on Oct. 13 vs. Jets.

Patrick Kane- Check out his shootout goals!

Marcus Kruger- Collected a pair of assists for the first multi-point of his NHL career on Feb. 2 vs. Oilers.

Jamal Mayers- Recorded the first point of his Blackhawks career with the GWG on Oct. 18 vs. Phoenix. 

Brendan Morrison- played 11 games in a Hawks uniform since being acquired on Jan 27th from Calgary. 

Patrick Sharp- Became first player in franchise history to record an OT GWG in back-to-back games on Dec. 8 vs. Islanders and Dec. 11 vs. Sharks.  Second hat trick of his NHL career on Nov. 25 vs. Ducks.

Andrew Shaw- First goal of his NHL career on his first shot in his NHL debut on Jan. 5 vs. Philly.

Viktor Stalberg- First hat trick of his NHL career on Jan. 10 vs. Columbus and had (8G, 2A) vs. the Blue Jackets for the season.

Jonathan Toews- Collected an assist for the 300th regular-season point of his NHL career on Dec. 14 vs. Wild.  Career-high five points (2G, 3A) on Nov. 25 vs. Ducks

Niklas Hjalmarsson- 2nd on the team with 142 blocked shots and had

Duncan Keith- Collected the 200th assist of his NHL career on Nov. 18 vs. Flames.  Missed three straight games from Nov. 3-6.  Last time that happen was 2008-09 season...tells ya how much of a workhorse he is.

Nick Leddy- Netted the Blackhawks' first goal of the season on Oct. 7.....In losses he is a -31.

Sami Lepisto-Netted the first goal of his Blackhawks career on Feb. 18 vs. Columbus

Steve Montador-Tallied the first goal of his Blackhawks career, added an assist, and recorded a fighting major for Chicago's first 'Gordie Howe Hat Trick' since 2009 on Nov 11th vs. Blue Jackets

Sean O'Donnell-The first point of his Blackhawks career with an assist on Oct. 8 vs. DAL

Johnny Oduya-Acquired from the Calgary Flames on Feb 27th 2012.  Nice pick-up and great on the back end.

Dylan Olsen-Made his NHL debut on Jan 5th vs. Philly. Had 43 hits, 23 blocked shots in 28 games. 

Brent Seabrook-Reached the 20 points (4G, 16A) for the seventh straight season on Feb. 3 vs. Flames.  Collected an assist in his 500th regular-season game of his NHL career on Dec. 11 vs. Sharks.

Corey Crawford

Ray Emery- 15-9-4 this season with the Hawks.  Made a season-high 41 saves on Jan. 5 vs. Flyers, his highest single-game total since March of 2007.  Stopped 35 shots on Dec. 11 vs. SJS to record his 100th regular-season victory of his NHL career.



My thoughts
Seems like yesterday when the Hawks were on their 9 game-losing streak.....and everyone thought we were out of the playoffs.  Well news flash...it's a long season with 82 games to be played.  The Hawks have figured out how to win games without one of their star players Jonathan Toews.  He's been out for a while with a concussion.  Hopefully he's ready to go on Thursday....the team will be upstoppable but there are two areas of concerns.  Special teams and goaltending.  If the Hawks can figure out a way to score some power play goals....maybe shooting more on goal......that would be amazing....then maybe us fans wouldn't think it's a waste of time.  As for goaltending....yes i know....if the team in front of you isn't playing defense...well chances are your going to get shots headed your way....you have to be on your game and not let in soft goals.  Smith, the Coyotes goalie, he's been pretty good this season and why some might think he's the reason they are in the playoffs.  It will come down to who's on their game and hopefully Crawford will be up for it.  The playoffs begin Wed April 11th.   It literally came down to the last game this season which teams would play each other. Here is the list of matchup for the NHL playoffs.  I will be at Game 4 for this series so if you see me make sure you check out my playoff beard and GO HAWKS! 




*As always stats can be found on NHL.com.  The videos can be found on YouTube.

Andrew Brunette and Jamal Mayers signings

Hello readers.....what is new?  Haven't wrote in a while.....been busy and don't have a computer which is a BUMMER!  Anyways figured I show you a few pics from two signings that I attended.  Add Bruno and Jamal to my list of players that have been added to my lampshade. 


The first one I attended was the Bud Light Hockey Night is Chicago sponsored by 670am The Score in which Andrew Brunette was a guest with host Jay Zawaski.  It was located at the Neutral Zone in Westmont, IL.  Here's a few pics from this event. 

Andrew Brunette signature

Brunette answering a question from a fan

The next one that attended was a Cooking with Meijers with Jamal Mayers in which he made a pasta dish with Meijer Healthy Living Advisor Maribel Alchin.  It was located in Orland Park.  If you look further down you will see two videos that I took from my phone.  Haven't been able to figure out how to zoom in and was my first time recording....the sound is not that good but oh well.

Hello Jamal

Mayers signature

Till next time.....my adventures with the Hawks!

New upcoming Hawks PAID signings

Chicago Blackhawks are having some paid signings coming on up. Sorry none of these that Im posting are free...but here you go!

Lets start off with the cheapest being at the Chicago Auto Show
General admission is $11 (all you pay is admission)

Sat Feb 11th
2-4 pm Tony Esposito           Chevrolet Family Fun Zone - South Hall

Sun Feb 12th
3-4pm Brent Seabrook         Kia Display - South Hall
5-6pm Viktor Stalberg          Kia Display - South Hall
4-6*pm Patrick Kane
           Jonathan Toews         Chevrolet Family Fun Zone - South Hall

*Just to let you know for Kane and Toews they are only passing out 300 wristbands (one auto per player) so I suggest getting there before the place open if you want a wristband. 

Mon Feb 13th
4-6pm Bobby Hull                Chevrolet Family Fun Zone - South Hall

Wed Feb 15th
4-6pm Dennis Savard            Chevrolet Family Fun Zone - South Hall

Fri Feb 17th
4-6pm Eddie Olczky              Chevrolet Family Fun Zone - South Hall


Those are all for the Chicago Auto Show





These are all at Jim N Steve Sportscards

Saturday Feb 11th, 2012
Pierre Pilote Chicago Blackhawks Hall of Famer Public Signing
Time: 11:00-12:30PM

Location:SidsGraphs is bringing Pierre to Jim N Steves Sportscards
2909 Grand Ave Waukegan
All items are 29.00 each.
Inscriptions are 5.00 each (HOF '75 & '61 Champs only 2 available)

You can also reserve your tickets by calling Jim N Steves 847-244-1981
Send ins should be sent to the address below
(attn: Pilote signing) and MUST BE RECEIVED by Thursday, Feb 9th.

MAIL ORDER:
SidsGraphs
PO Box 217
Frankfort IL 60423
Our items (postage paid):
Souvenir Puck $34.99
8x10 photo $34.99

You may also contact Dennis at SidsGraphs (815) 405 4578


Saturday March 10th, 2012

Tony Esposito Chicago Blackhawks Hall of Famer Public Signing

Time: 10:30-12:00PM

Location:SidsGraphs is bringing Pierre to Jim N Steves Sportscards
2909 Grand Ave Waukegan

Puck & Pictures up to 16x20 35.00 each.
All other items 69.00 each
Inscriptions are 10.00 each (HOF '88 & 2 x Vezina only 2 available)

You can also reserve your tickets by calling Jim N Steves 847-244-1981
Send ins should be sent to the address below
(attn: Espo signing) and MUST BE RECEIVED by Thursday, March 8th.

MAIL ORDER:
SidsGraphs
PO Box 217
Frankfort IL 60423
Our items (postage paid):
Souvenir Puck $39.99
8x10 photo $39.99
You may also contact Dennis at SidsGraphs (815) 405 4578

Saturday March 25th, 2012
Ed Belfour Chicago Blackhawks Hall of Famer Public Signing

Time: 1:00-2:30PM
Location:Jim N Steves Sportscards 2909 Grand Ave Waukegan

Puck & Pictures up to 16x20 49.00 each.
All other items 79.00 each
Inscriptions are 15.00 each (HOF 2011 & The Eagle only 2 available)

You can also reserve your tickets by calling Jim N Steves 847-244-1981
Send ins should be sent to the address below
(attn: Espo signing) and MUST BE RECEIVED by Thursday, March 8th.

MAIL ORDER:
SidsGraphs
PO Box 217
Frankfort IL 60423
Our items (postage paid):
Souvenir Puck $59.99
8x10 Photo $59.99
16x20 Photo $79.99
You may also contact Dennis at SidsGraphs (815) 405 4578

Here are a few others.

Event: JIMMY HAYES, ANDREW SHAW (BLACKHAWKS)

Where: Cubby Bear North - 21661 N. Milwaukee Ave (Lincolnshire, IL)
Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Come meet these two outstanding rookies who are gaining lots of ice time, scoring lots of goals, and gathering lots of press in the Chicago papers. At 6-6 Hayes adds size and quickness to the Blackhawks front line while Shaw brings lots of creativity and toughness. The two have combined for 4 and 5 goals apiece in only their first 10 games.

JIMMY HAYES and ANDREW SHAW
$45.00 for both autographs, $25.00 for single player autograph

Public signing tickets are available in advance, and all advance tickets are numbered and guarantee a signature. To purchase in advance call Auction Merchandise Source (AMS) at 847-913-0177 or email AMShelpspeople@gmail.com. Dropoffs are also available.

There will also be a special raffle for Blackhawks signed memorabilia plus special opportunities for youth hockey teams to meet Jimmy Hayes and Andrew Shaw, have items signed and have a team photo with these NHL stars! Please call AMS at 847-913-0177 for these limited player opportunities.

With the increased focus on violence in professional and youth sports, proceeds from this signing benefit the Jack Jablonski Fund for Safer Hockey http://www.jabby13.com Jack's 'Pledge' is focused on creating a safe and fun environment for hockey players of all age where athletes, youth and professional, play hockey by the rules, safe, smart and skillfully.

Sponsored by Auction Merchandise Source, AM Sports Marketing Group and Cubby Bear North.








Event: BRENT SEABROOK, COREY CRAWFORD, DANIEL CARCILLO (BLACKHAWKS)


Where: Yorktown Center - Highland Ave and Butterfield Rd. (Lombard, IL)

BLACKHAWK DAY @ YORKTOWN CENTER
Chicago Blackhawk Enforcer,
the "Car Bomb" sponsored by CSAC and http://www.WeKnowTickets.com
DANIEL CARCILLO
1:00pm to 3:00pm
$20 Any Item



Chicago Blackhawk
All-Star Defensemen
BRENT SEABROOK
3:00pm to 5:00pm
$40 Any Item (No loose jersey numbers will be signed)



Chicago Blackhawk Goalie

COREY CRAWFORD
3:00pm - 5:00pm
$30 Pictures & Pucks
$40 Sticks & Jerseys

Ticket Sales
630-627-1975 or 630-294-4207

http://www.sportsnewsshows.com/
Free Photo Ops

Yorktown Center
Butterfield and Highland Ave.
Lombard, IL 60148
Use the Lucky Strike Lanes entrance

Blackhawks vs. Oilers (1/2/12)

I went to the Chicago Blackhawks game vs. Oilers on Jan 2nd 2012.  Hawks lost 4-3.  Here are some pics that I took!

The boys during warm-ups

The national anthem

Opening face-off

Oilers coming out of the dressing room before the 2nd period

 

 Assistant Coach Steve Smith (I was such a dork....i was so excited to see him!)

After the game

Hope you enjoyed them!  I sure had fun taking them!