Chicago Wolves practice pics on 3/29/11

Brent Seabrook Hawk Ford signing

Brent Seabrook had a Hawks signing on February 26th from 2-4pm at the Hawk Ford .  Basically he was late....about 30 minutes which is nothing new.  It was freezing outside so I did feel bad for the people that were outside. We got there about 11 am and were already 250th person in line. A lot of people were told to leave after the 400th wristband was passed out.  Cool thing was that Jim Cornelison showed up and sang the national anthem.....now that was AWESOME!  I got Seabs to sign a green puck for my boss.  Here are the pics from the event.  Most of them aren't clear...Sorry!

Jake Dowell visits Meijers in Orland Park

On February 25th, 2011 Jake Dowell visited Meijers in Orland Park to cook Thick N’ Hearty Chicken Cheese Soup, which is a Wisconsin favorite, and signed autographs.  If you don't know Dowell is from WI.  Troy Murray, who is the Hawks radio color analyst, was the host for the event.  He talked to Jake, Maribel, and the fans.  Nice thing about this one was that there weren't too many people there compared to Hjalmarsson....probably cause Patrick Sharp had a signing at the same time.  I got to sit and watch the whole time which was nice.  Here is the recipe:

Thick N’ Hearty Chicken Cheese Soup(Serves 6) recipe provided by Meijer
1 cup carrots, matchstick or shredded- NuVal score 99
¼ cup green onion, sliced- NuVal score 100
3 tbsp. Smart Balance margarine- NuVal score 6
¼ cup Meijer all purpose flour
2 cups Meijer 2% milk- NuVal score 55
1 (10 ¾ oz.) can Meijer fat free, reduced sodium chicken broth
1(12.5 oz.) can Valley Fresh white chicken in water- NuVal score 27
1 cup Meijer shredded sharp cheddar cheese- NuVal score 20
½ tsp. Meijer Worcestershire sauce
1/8 tsp. Meijer ground pepper
    
     1. In a medium saucepan, cook carrots and green onion in hot margarine or butter about 10 minutes or until tender but not browned. Stir in flour. Slowly add milk, chicken broth, Worcestershire sauce and black pepper.
     2. Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly. Stir in chicken and cheese. Cook and stir
over low heat until cheese melts. Serve hot.

Nutrition Information (per serving):
238 calories, 12g fat, 4g saturated fat, 51mg
cholesterol, 572mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate, 1g fiber, 22g protein

Serve with: Dole Green Salad and Whole Grain Crackers

Jake Dowell arriving early for the event

Tommy Hawk arriving late for the event

Freakin' confetti

Troy askin' Maribel what she's doing

Overall, I had a GREAT time!!  Meet a lot of cool people at the event...especially everyone sitting around me.....made time go by faster!  Jake ended up getting their a half an hour early but the show started on time.  Jake be lookin' FINE that day!  No lie.  It was cute that this one lady drove from Wisconsin Dells to have his college jersey signed that she had.  Troy asked this one boy who his favorite player was and the boy said....Patrick Kane.....then Troy goes who's your fav player that's here and the boy was too cute.....Tommy Hawk!  :-)  BTW...surprisely Im in a photo gallery for the Orland Park Prairie for this event.  You should check it out....i would provide a link....but it's a bad pic of me.  Had a fun time overall!

Niklas Hjalmarsson Visits Meijers back in Jan

On January 17th, 2011 Hjalmarsson visited the Meijers in Niles to cook Swedish meatballs and sign autographs.  I got there about an hour before he was suppose to get there.  The place was a madhouse!  John Wiedeman, who does play-by-play on the radio, was the host for the event.  He talked to Niklas, the fans, and Maribel.  I couldn't hear much cause we were pretty far away from where they were.   Here's the recipe for what Niklas made:

Niklas Hjalmarsson’s Swedish Meatballs with Cream Sauce Recipe
1 meatball per serving, makes 36 servings; recipe provided by Meijer
1 lb. Meijer ground round beef
1 Meijer egg
1/3 cup Meijer 2% milk
1 tbsp. Meijer dried parsley
¼  cup Meijer Naturals old fashioned oatmeal
½  onion, chopped small
½  tsp. salt
¼  tsp. Meijer ground black pepper
¼  tsp. nutmeg
Sauce
1 (10.75 oz.) can Campbell’s Healthy Request condensed cream of chicken soup
1 (10.75 oz.) can Campbell’s 98% fat free cream of mushroom soup
1 (12 oz.) can Carnation low fat evaporated milk
1 tbsp. chopped fresh parsley or 1 tsp. dried parsley

1. Mix together beef, eggs, milk, parsley, oatmeal, onion, salt, pepper, and nutmeg.  Use a tablespoon to scoop meat and shape into small meatballs. 
2. Bake on tray at 450 degrees for about 15 to 20 minutes. 
3. Remove meatballs from tray and place meatballs in a lightly greased 2-quart (8”x11”) casserole dish.  In a separate medium bowl, combine the soups with the evaporated milk, stirring until smooth.  Pour over the meatballs.
4. Bake uncovered at 350 degrees for another 40 minutes.
5. Sprinkle with parsley before serving.

Nutrition Information (per serving):
Calories 50, Fat 2.5g, Saturated fat 1.2g, Cholesterol 15mg, Sodium 159mg, Carbohydrate 2g, Fiber 0g, Protein 3g

Oh btw, he signed my custom-made Hawks fanatic shirt cause he already signed my lampshade.   Kinda sucked not being able to watch him make the Swedish meatballs cause how they set up the line but glad to see him up close and personal.....OH YEAH! 

8 in a row!

Hey there Hawks fans.....well looky here.  Were on a winning streak…..and it’s more than 2 games.  Eight in row….WAY TO GO HAWKS!!!  Bout time!  In the last 6 games, the Hawks are 6-0-0…..getting 12 pts out of 12.  As of right now, Hawks have moved up to 4^th place in their conference and are second in their division.  WOO HOO!!!

                                              

Here are your leaders in each category

Goals-33 Sharp (3^rd in the league)

Assists-38 Toews

Points-65 Toews

+/- +27 Campbell (2^nd in league) -9 Kopecky

Takeaways- 82 Toews (2^nd in the league)

Hits- 218 Brouwer (5^th in the league)

PIM-62 Scott

FO%-57.5% Toews

TOI- 26:40 Keith

Blocked shots-137 Hjalmarsson

S%-16.2% Brouwer

PPG-12 Sharp

Giveaways- 70 Keith

Report Card

Power play- In the last 6 games, Hawks have scored 3 goals in 16 attempts with at least a man-advantage giving them a 18.8%

Grade-B+

Penalty Kill-Last 6 games, Hawks have allowed 3 goals in 18 times of being short handed giving them an 83.3%

Grade –B

Goaltending-Corey Crawford has been doing great in the net.  His GAA is 2.19 which is 3^rd in the league and his SV% is .920

Grade-A

Offense- The Hawks have averaged out 4.5 goals per game in the last 6. 

Grade-A

Defense- Hawks have only given up 2.33 goals per game in the last 6.

Grade-B

Overall-A

The scores and interesting stats of the last 6 games

Hawks vs. Predators (2/24/11)

Hawks win 3-0

Coach Q returns.  Crawford 3^rd shutout of the season.  Sharp’s assist was his 300^th NHL career point.  Hawks had a goal under review and it was washed away.  Glad they were able to still win without that one.  Hawks were outhit  36-16 although they did block 21 compared to 6 for Preds and Preds did giveaway 20.

Hawks vs. Coyotes (2/27/11)

Hawks win 4-3 (SO)

Toews scores twice in regulation and in the shootout.  All Coyotes goals were scored in the 2^nd period with 2 out of the 3 were on the power play.  Bryzgalov stopped 38 shots in regulation compared to 26 for Crawford.  The Coyotes outhit the Hawks 21-14 despite loosing the game. 

Hawks vs. Wild (2/28/11)

Hawks win 4-2

Sharp (1A), Kopecky, and Toews (2A) all score in the 2^nd.  Havlat and Burns score for the Wild in the 3^rd to give them hope but Hossa scores a shortie with less than two minutes to go in the game.  Hawks outshot the Wild 34-26 and gaveaway 12 to Hawks 2.  Scott vs. Staubitz....okay fight but i’d give it to Scott.

Hawks vs. Flames (3/2/11)

Hawks win 6-4

Campoli made his debut as a Blackhawk.  Bolland, Campbell, Frolik, and Hossa all had a multi-point game.  They all had a goal and an assist with Frolik having 2 assists.  Kiprusoff allowed four goals on 19 shots before being replaced by Henrik Karlsson in the 3^rd.  Bourque scored twice and Iginla scored for the Flames in the 3^rd but it wasn’t enough to beat the Hawks. 

Hawks vs. Hurricanes (3/4/11)

Hawks win 5-2

It was 2-1 Hawks after 40 minutes of play.  Johnson, Bolland, and Kane scored in a span of  4:32 early in the 3^rd.  Rookie Justin Peters makes 24 saves for the Hurricanes while Crawford made 18 saves for the game.  Johnson gets his first goal as a Blackhawk.  Bickell gets a multi-point game with a goal and assist.  Hawks were outhit 27-15 but won 71% at the dot.

Hawks vs. Maple Leafs (3/5/11)

Hawks win 5-3

12 players on the Hawks got a least a point for the game.  Reimer was replaced by Jean-Sebastien Giguere to start the third period after allowing five goals on 19 shots for the Leafs.  It was 5-1 Hawks after the 2^nd.  Joey Crabb and Joffrey Lupul scored in the 3^rd but wasn’t enough to put a W on the board for them. 

Interesting notes

-Blackhawks presented the Hockey Hall of Fame with a replica of Jonathan Toews 2010 Stanley Cup ring in Toronto.

-Patrick Kane plays his 300^th NHL game vs. Canes being the 2^nd youngest Blackhawk behind G.Mulvey

- Chris Campoli joins the Chicago Blackhawks with a conditional 7^th round pick from Ottawa Senators for Ryan Potulny/conditional 2^nd round pick on the Trade Deadline Day 2/28/11.

- Jordan Hendry’s left knee has a torn ACL. Gone for 6 months and is a free agent after this season. He was injured during a collision along the boards with Shane Doan of the Coyotes.

-Frolik scores his 1^st goal as a Blackhawk vs. Flames (3/2/11) and it’s his first goal in 33 games

- Ryan Johnson gets his first goal as a Blackhawk (3/4/11)

-Blackhawks to visit White House on March 11^th will see the president for their 2009-10 championship season

-Brent Seabrook gets an extension of a 5yr $28 million with a $5.8 cap hit.

-Nick Boynton was placed on waivers and claimed by the Flyers…peace out!

Funny stuff

According to ESPNChiHawks on Twitter vs. Maple Leafs (3/5/11)…Toews on Kane: “He made me eat my words tonight.  I was giving it to him on the bench for not using me on the 5-on-3.  I thought he had me down low.  He basically told me to shut up and then fed me a nice pass so I had nothing to say to him for rest of the night.”

Patrick Sharp joined "Waddle & Silvy" to discuss the Hawks' resurgence and his propensity for practical jokes….here’s the link: Funny guy Sharp recalls Toews prank

Here’s a look at Sharpie with his photo shoot for the Chicago Magazine

Behind the Scenes with "50 most Beautiful Chicagoans" Cover Boy Patrick Sharp

According to BrianHedger on Twitter (3/2/11) vs. Flames………Sharp on Stalberg: "Maybe a little broken nose or something. Maybe knock a tooth out, cuz he's got a pretty face."

Blackhawks show off their improv skills:

Jake Dowell, Corey Crawford, and Tony Esposito at the Improv at Park West

Overall

Hawks are doing GREAT!  Now we finally see the team that we have been waiting for all season....ABOUT TIME!  The Kane-Toews-Sharp line has been phenomenal.  Over the past 6 games that line combined is .......   Nice to see the depth working as well...we can’t forget about them!  Now you finally see the chemistry and it’s somethin’ special.  Like I told all of you out there....Hawks WILL make the playoffs.....just wait for April and then once again I just might be right :D 

Side notes:

The Seabrook signing...not a fan of it.  Glad for people that love him but let me put it this way....there’s a thing called salary cap.  Right now we have 12 players signed for next season and it’s already at 49 mil.  We still need about 10-11 players to sign for about (say if the cap goes up to 62 mil) 13 mil....that’s going to be hard....so it looks like in the off-season don’t be surprised when you see players traded or not re-signed....it won’t be as bad as the last off-season. 

For all the fans of Antti Niemi....well looks like he won’t be back anytime soon.  Just signed a 4yr deal with the Sharks.  Don’t blame them....he’s finally coming around with his slow start of the season. 

For all the fans of Big Buff fans......here’s an interesting stat...from Oct-Dec 31st he had 15G, 25A.  This year as of right now he has only 4 goals and 5 assists. I know he’s a defenseman now but just sayin.

For all the fans of Verabeauty.....he got traded to the Flyers....weird to see him in that jersey.  Wish him the best!

For all you Hawks fans.......GO HAWKS!  OH YEAH!!!!

Let's go Hawks!

Blackhawks play tonight versus Nashville Predators at 7 pm.  I will be missing the game once again…..thank god for Twitter.  Keeps me up-to-date with games.  So as of right now the Hawks are in 9^th place…they moved up 2 spots….not even playing.  In the past 8 games, they were 4-2-2…..getting 10 out of 16 pts.  They had 3 shootouts in those games only winning 1 out of 3….another area to work on.  Once again….Hawks are okay but they do have a 2 game winning streak….let’s see if they can keep the momentum up and start climbing up the standings.

Leaders in each category

Points-55 Toews

Assists-35 Toews

Goals-31 Sharp

+/- +21 Campbell, -13 Kopecky

Hits-204 Brouwer (next player is at 169)

Takeaways- 73 Toews

Shooting percentage- 17.0% Brouwer

FO%- 57.8%  Toews

PIM- 56 Dowell

Blocked shots- 127 Hjalmarsson

Total ice time- 26:53 Keith

Power play goals- 12 Sharp

Giveaways- 66 Keith

Report Card

Power play- 7 goals in 32 attempts the past 8 games giving them a 21.9%

Grade-A

Penalty Kill-allowed 5 goals in 27 attempts the past 8 games giving them a 81.5%

Grade-D

Goaltending-never been an issue.  Both Crawford and Turco make various stops at key times.    Grade-A

Offense-The Hawks averaged 3 goals per game in the past 8 games

Grade-B+

Defense-All I have to say is thank god for special teams especially the power play.  Allowed 2.625 goals per game the last 8.

Grade-D

Overall-C

Here are the scores and interesting stats for the last 8 games

Hawks vs. Flames (2/7/11)

Flames win 3-1

-Toews only player with a plus for the game +1 with 1 assist

-Seabrook played more than Keith with 25 mins

-Sharp 64% at the dot winning 7 out of 11 draws

-1^st period only 3 shots credit to Hawks

Hawks vs. Oilers (2/9/11)

Hawks win 4-1

-Kane 2 goals, 1 assist, +2 rating, 22:05 TOI (3^rd highest), 2 takeaways

-Toews 2 assists, +2 rating, 3 takaways

-Hawks with only 4 shots on goal in the 3^rd period eventhough scoring 2 goals

-Hawks outhit 10-16 and giveaways 14-9 despite winning the game

Hawks vs. Stars (2/11/11)

Stars win 4-3 (SO)

- Turco gets the start with his former team before coming to the Hawks…..The Stars ran a brief tribute to Turco on the jumbotron during a break in the first period

-Kane, Sharp, and Seabrook tally in the 1^st period to make it 3-0.

-Stars rally towards the end of the 2^nd period to make it only a one goal lead.

-Morrow scores 47 seconds in the 3^rd to tie up the game and go into OT

-Hawks were outhit 16-39 and Frolik makes his debut

Hawks vs. Yotes (2/12/11)

Yotes win 3-2 (SO)

-Brouwer 1 goal, 5 hits, and 1 B/S

-Bolland 2 assists, 1 hit, 1 takeaway, 2 B/S, and 57% at the dot

-Both Hawks goals were on the power play (Keith and Brouwer)

-Toews, Kane, and Hossa do not convert in the shootout…Vrbata does.

Hawks vs. Wild (2/16/11)

Hawks win 3-1

Hawks vs. Blue Jackets (2/18/11)

Blue Jackets win 4-3

Hawks vs. Peguins (2/20/11)

Hawks win 3-2 (SO)

Hawks vs. Blues (2/21/11)

Hawks win 5-3

Notes

-Michael Frolik and goaltender Alexander Salak from the Florida Panthers in exchange for Jack Skille, Hugh Jessiman, and David Pacan on 2/9/11

-Frolik first player in Hawks history to wear #67 and just 4^th to have a number in the 60’s

-Hawks had only 9 forwards for the 3^rd period vs. Stars (2/11/11)

-Hossa tallied his 800^th career NHL point on Brouwer’s goal vs. Yotes (2/12/11)

(137^th player in NHL history to reach that milestone)

-Keith scored his 50^th  career NHL goal vs. Yotes (2/12/11)

-Campbell’s first goal of 2011 vs. Wild (2/16/11)

-Sharp has 7 goals vs. the CBJ this season

-Kane and Toews both score their 20^th goal vs. Peguins (2/20/11)

-Bishop gave up 4goals in 18 shots on goal although it was 4 goals in 9 shots

Overall

The Hawks are doing okay.  They need to keep on winning…it’s a tight race in their conference.  Once playoffs start…it’s anyones game.  A few comments about a few players.  Patrick Kane….we don’t care what you do off the ice unless it affects your game.  Jack Skille….just heard he got a ankle injury and should be out for a while for the Panthers.  To say you don’t think you’re fourth line player…well that was your role and look what happen.  Brent Seabrook….sorry to say but if you want more than 5 mil a yr after playing the way you have this season….I’d say Hawks time to walk away.  Stan Bowman is not going to trade Seabrook this season but to be honest….im surprised the Hawks haven’t signed him yet and now that Big Buff got a HUGE contract…. I have a feeling…it could possibly turn into a Niemi situation.  Oh well….it’s all about business.  Not everyone stays and there is a salary cap.  Who knows what’s going to happen before Feb 28^th deadline.  Just heard Sopel got traded to the Habs.  Best of luck Sopel!  As always GO HAWKS!!!

Hawks need improvement

HEEEEEYYYY!!!  Well, it’s been while since I wrote one of these up but oh well….life is one crazy roller coaster ride and someone has to ride it!  So the Hawks have been 5-3-1 the past 9 games…..11 out of 18 pts.  Goals per game is 3.15 (5^th in the league) while their goals against per game is 2.79 (14^th in the league).  Special teams….power play is awesome at 24.9% (1^st in the league) while there penalty kill is scary at 78.9% (26^th in the league and yes every time they are on it I do cringe).  The Hawks have been okay…..they need to be better! 

Leaders for the Hawks

Takeaways- 63 Toews (2^nd in the league)

Total ice time- 26:42 Keith (2^nd)

Power play goals-11 Sharp (2^nd)

Hits- 173 Brouwer (5^th)

Goals- 27 Sharp (5^th)

Giveaways-Keith (5^th)

Game winning goals- 6 Sharp (Ovechkin has only one more)

Blocked Shots- 106 Hjalmarsson (14^th)

Points- 47 Sharp

Assists- 27 Seabrook

+/-    +23 Campbell   -10 Sharp

Faceoff Percentage- 58.4% Toews

Shooting Percentage- 17.2 Brouwer

Penalty minutes- 54 Dowell

Report Card (How each player has played from beginning of season til now)

Most consistent all season (A+ to A-)

#10 Patrick Sharp-most goals so far surpassing previous season totals

#51 Brian Campbell-plus 23 for only playing 39 games

#19 Jonathan Toews-one of the best two-way player…shows in the takeaways and FO%

#28 Jake Dowell-sure the numbers don’t show but does the little stuff

#50 Corey Crawford-16-10-2    2.19 GAA (5^th)

Slow start but looking GREAT! (B+ to B-)

#36 Dave Bolland- 7 goals, 3 assists last 9 games

#22 Troy Brouwer- 5 goals, 3 assists last 9 games

#29 Bryan Bickell- def been more noticeable with Bolly on 3^rd line

#4 Niklas Hjalmarsson- since Campbell came back now +6…stay at home D

Doing okay (C+ to C-)

#81 Marian Hossa-has different spurts on the scoresheet….was injured though

#8  Nick Leddy- he’s been playing since being called up 1/07/11….can only get better

#82 Tomas Kopecky- 10 goals so far…tied for the highest in his career

#30 Marty Turco- he’s doing okay just need a better D in front of him

#15 Fernando Pisani-does his job….gritty forward has the veteran presence

#6  Jordan Hendry- eventhough Coach Q don’t like you…you do great with Leddy

Where the FU@# are you at??? (D+ and below)

#2  Duncan Keith- Mr. Norris Trophy winner (10’)…..still haven’t seen it

#7  Brent Seabrook- you’re not as bad as your partner but it sure seems to rub off

#88 Patrick Kane- got injured but showing up only two games and disappearing isn’t cool

#20 Jack Skille-crashing the net/shooting the puck a million times…have to convert more

#25 Viktor Stalberg-you’re a fast skater and big…start shooting the puck/be physical!

#32 John Scott- not a very good skater but needs to use the body more!

#24 Nick  Boynton-not sure what to say….been in and out of the lineup!

Here are the scores and interesting stats for the last 9 games

Hawks vs. Islanders (01/09/11)

Hawks win 5-0

-Hossa 1G, 2A +2

-Hjalmarsson 1G, 1A ,+2, 2 B/S

-Crawford 1^st shutout of the season and 2^nd of his NHL career

-Toews 63% at the dot

-4 goals scored by the Hawks in the 2^nd period

Hawks vs. Avs (1/12/11)

Hawks win 4-0

-Crawford second straight shutout in a row

-Ended 2^nd early and added 2:07 to the 3^rd period because of broken glass

-Bolland and Pisani both had 1G, 1A, +2, and 3 Takeaways

-Brouwer and Bolland score 40 seconds apart in the 1^st period

-Seabrook 2A, +4, 5 hits

Hawks vs. Preds (1/15/11)

Preds win 3-2 in SO

-Predators are scoreless til 11 minutes left in the game and tie it up 8 mins left

-Goc scores in the shootout while Toews, Kane, and Sharp don’t

-Brouwer with 6 hits for the game

-Nashville has 35 faceoff wins while Hawks only had 27

-Stalberg 7^th goal of the season

Hawks vs. Preds (1/16/11)

Hawks win 6-3

-Bolland and Brouwer both score 2 goals each with Brouwer scoring 40 seconds apart for both his goals in the 3^rd period

-Hjalmarsson a +3 with 6 blocked shots

-Turco gets the start for the game hasn’t played since Dec 30^th with 20 saves

-Preds score 2 power play goals in the game

-Jonathan Toews scores his 100^th goal in NHL career

Hawks vs. Wings (1/22/11)

Hawks win 4-1

-Cory Emmerton scores a goal in his NHL debut for Detroit

-Kopecky scores two goals and is a +1 for the game

-Hawks were 2 for 3 on their power play

-Skille had 5 hits…the most in the game by a single player

-Hawks had 17 blocked shots while Wings only had 8

Hawks vs. Flyers (1/23/11)

Flyers win 4-1

-Hossa was awarded a penalty shot after one of the Flyers covered the puck with his hand in the crease…he SCORES!!!

-Jeff Carter with 2 goals, 1 assists, 2 hits, 1 blocked shot, and +3 rating

-Hartnell vs. Bickell (NBC kinda late on showing it!)

-Carcillo vs. Dowell (I’d say draw)

Hawks vs. Wild (1/25/11)

Wild wins 4-2

-Havlat scores 1:47 into the game….with a nice wrister

-Toews with 2 assists, 2 hits, 1 takeaway, 64% at the dot….with 4:33 left into the game, officials disallowed his goal because of the net knocked off it’s moorings.  Replay shows something different (2^nd star of the game)

-Stalberg with 6 hits for the game but Stoner with 8 hits for the Wild

-Sharp and Brouwer both with a goal, 3 hits, 1 takeaway, -1 rating

Hawks vs Blue Jackets (2/1/11)

Hawks win 7-4

-Toews with a short-handed goal and 2 assists

-Columbus scores 2 goals in a 42 second span and end up taking the lead 3-2 but Hawks rally and win the game

-Keith with the PPG in the 1^st period (2^nd 5-on-3 goal this season)

-Once again….the period was shorten and added onto the 2^nd due to lights being dimmed

-Marty Turco with the start making 29 saves

Hawks vs. Canucks (2/4/11)

Canucks win 4-3

-one of the most worst officiated games this season (questionable goals and penalties)

-Luongo made 45 saves for the game even though the Hawks lost

-Hawks were 0 for 5 on their power play….were given a 2-man advantage in the 2^nd period and a power play 3 mins left in the game

-Canucks were 2 for 4 on their power play  (Hawks….STAY OUT OF THE BOX!)

-Boynton 1^st goal in 69 games

-Seabrook 2 assists and 7 blocked shots

Notes

-Corey Crawford scoreless streak ends at 176:37…. longest since Tony O 192:29 in 1972….2 shutouts this season 3^rd in his NHL career

-Hossa scored on his penalty shot….last time a Hawk scored was back in the old Chicago Stadium in 1987 by Troy Murray

-The Hawks honored 61’ Stanley Cup Championship team before the game (1/9/11)

-Hawks snapped a six-game losing streak vs. Islanders (1/9/11) with their 1^st victory since a 3-2 road win on 12/10/02

-1st win in four game series this season vs. Avs (1/12/11)

-Hawks got 3 out of 4 pts. from their back-to-back game with Nashville

-Kopecky has tied his career high for goals (10) vs. Wings (1/22/11)…have 30 games left

-Brian Campbell has played in his 600^th career game vs. Vancouver (2/5/11)

-Troy Brouwer was the last Hawks player knocked out of the Campbell for Kids tournament for the 2^nd year in a row

-1^st appearance for Patrick Sharp for the All-Star Game and was awarded MVP (1G, 2A) for the game....was the lone Hawk player on Team Staal while Kane, Toews, and Keith were on Team Lindstrom….Lindstrom won 11-10

-Zdeno Chara sets a new record for the hardest shot at 105.9 MPH

-Pre-season game is set to be versus Edmonton Oilers in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan during 2011 preseason (Sept. 20^th)

-Bronze statues of Hull and Mikita will be outside the UC early next season (11’-12’)

Overall

I will have to admit the last game vs. Canucks….had to be one of the worst officiating (I could go on and on about it) that I’ve seen this season but then again Hawks should have converted on one of their power plays since they are 1^st in the league especially on the 5-on-3.  Even though they are 5-3-1 in last 9 games…..they have lost 3 out of the 4 last games….although the last game….did see some light even though they lost!  I just wish they would keep the momentum up, play it simple, goalie is not the problem, have certain player play GREAT, and PK needs MAJOR improvement but I feel this is the same tune I keep on saying kinda like the movie Groundhogs Day.  Stan Bowman.....NOW is the time to make some CHANGES!!!  For all of the people saying are they going to make the playoffs???…the question should be….well how far will they be in the playoffs….won’t know cause it’s a whole different level!    As always…..GO HAWKS!!!