Hello.....how bout them Hawks?? They be smokin' and Im not even talking about their looks :) They are currently ranked 1st in the division, conference, and league. They are 10-0-2 with 22 points leading the pack. They just finished up their DOI road trip with getting 10 out the 12 points possible. Crawford had a shutout for last nights game vs. Predators. His last shutout was on April 21 2011 vs Vancouver but his last shutout in regulation was on March 23, 2011 vs. Florida. This is his 6th career shutout. Let's look back at the last six games.
Top Leaders in each category
Goals- 9 Kane
Assists- 10 Kane
Points- 19 Kane
+/- +9 Toews and Oduya -1 Bolland, Kruger, Brookbank
Takeaways-12 Toews
Hits-26 Bickell
Blocked Shots- 35 Seabrook
Giveaways-12 Seabrook
FO%-59.8 Toews
PIM- 25 Keith
PPG- 3 Kane
TOI-23:57 Keith
S%-33.3% Bolland
GWG- 2 Hossa
Overall as a team
Power play-In the last 6 games, Hawks were given 23 opportunities and only scored 2 goals giving them an average of 8.7% on their PP. They have moved down to 16th place in the league with a 18.4%.
Penalty kill- In the last 6 games, Hawks were short-handed 19 times and only allowed 2 goals giving them a 89.5% on their PK. Hawks are currently ranked 1st in the PK with a 92.9%
Offense- In the last 6 games, Hawks averaged 3.67 goals per game. They are currently ranked 2nd with 3.42.
Defense- In the last 6 games, Hawks allowed 1.67 per game. They are currently ranked 5th with 1.92
Goaltending- In the last 6 games, Emery played two games while Crawford played 4. In the two games Emery started...he had only allowed 4 goals in 71 SOG. His SV% was 0.944 with a 2 GAA. Currently he has a .920 SV% with a 2.59 GAA. Crawford got his first shutout the season today so Congrats to him. In the four games he played he allowed 6 goals in 103 SOG. His SV% was 0.942 with a 1.5 GAA. Currently he has a .935 SV% and 1.62 GAA.
The good -PK, offense, defense, and goaltending
The bad-power play
Game Stats n Recap
Hawks vs. Wild (1/30/12)
Wild win in a SO 3-2
-Matt Cullen scores 90 seconds into the game
-Harding got pulled 6:45 into the game allowing 2 goals in 4 shots
-Hawks were 0 for 2 while Wild were 0 for 4
-Backstrom made all 28 saves for the Wild
-Wild outhit the Hawks 13-6
-Backstrom, Clutterbuck, and Cullen were your three stars of the game
Hawks vs. Canucks (2/01/13)
Canucks win in the SO 2-1
-Kane was the lone scorer for the Hawks
-Edler scored during regulation and Schroeder scored in the SO for the Canucks
-Hawks were 0 for 5 while Canucks were 0 for 4 on their power play
-Canucks outhit the Hawks 22-6, Higgins with the most at 4
-Hawks won 30 faceoffs, Canucks with 20 faceoff wins
-Luongo, Crawford, and Schroeder three stars of the game
Hawks vs. Flames (2/2/13)
Hawks win 3-2 in a SO
-Ray Emery with 45 saves for the night....a career high
-Flames outshot the Hawks 24-6 in the third period.
-Bouwmeester scores 35 seconds left in the game
-Hossa ties the game 2.3 seconds left in the game to tie the game and go into overtime
-Kane is the lone scorer in the SO for the Hawks
-Hawks actually hit 13 while Flames had 7
-Hawks blocked 26, Flames 16
-Hawks were 0 for 1 on their power play, Flames were 1 for 5
-Emery, Bouwmeester, and Wideman were the three stars for the game
Hawks vs. Sharks (2/5/13)
Hawks win 5-3
-5:18 into the game Sharks score twice.
-A minute in a half 4 goals were scored with three of them from the Hawks starting at 10:08 into the game.
-Kane with 2 goals for the game
-Hawks were 0 for 4 while Sharks were 0 for 3
-Hawks were outhit 23-18 for the game
-Murray and Havlat -3 for the game
-Toews, Wingel, and Kane were the three stars for the game
Hawks vs. Yotes (2/7/13)
Hawks win 6-2
-Kane with 2 PPG, 1A, +1 for the game
-Sharp 3A for the game
-Hawks had 33 SOG, Yotes had 24 SOG
-Hanzel with a PPG and Torres were the scorers for the Yotes
-Hawks lead 4-0 after the 1st
-Hawks were outhit 31-12
-Yotes were 1 for 2 while Hawks were 2 for 9
-Yotes had 35 PIM while Hawks had 11
-Kane, Sharp, and Emery were your three stars of the game.
Hawks vs. Predators (2/10/13)
Hawks win 3-0
-First shutout of the season for Crawford
-Hawks score two goals in the second 66 seconds apart.
-The second period was the only period where there were penalties for the game
-Crawford only faced 17 SOG while Rinne with 27
-Preds outhit the Hawks 15-8
-Hawks were 0 for 2 on their power play while Preds were 0 for 1
-Hawks had 12 takeaways, Preds with 6
-Three stars of the game were Kruger, Kane, and Crawford
Overall
Hawks are doing pretty well in all different areas. One area that does need improvement is their power play. Somehow they manage to win games so if they could turn that around power play....this team would be unstoppable with everyone staying healthy. Im looking forward to returning to the UC on the 17th which is the only game I'm attending this month. As I always say GO HAWKS!!!
In other related news
Blues Langenbrunner is out indefinitey
Military vetern Sweeney shining for national sled team
Bruins trade Thomas to Islanders
Bueckert, YWAM bringing hockey to kids around the globe
Jeff Sauer brings hockey to deaf, paralyzed individuals
War vetern Joe Bowser helping through hockey
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
My boys are back!!
Hello Hawks fan! How bout them Hawks??? 6-0 to start the season. It's a franchise history. WOO HOO! So glad to see my boys back on the ice. Hawks have 12pts. They are ranked 1st in the division and tied with the Sharks. Let's look back at the first 6 games and how they got here.
Top players in each category
Goals- Hossa 5
Assists- Kane 7
Points- Kane 9
+/- Oduya +8 Keith -5
Takeaways- Toews 7
Hits- Bickell 15
Blocked Shots- Seabrook 19
Giveaways-Toews 7
FO%- Toews 61.4% (Won 78 out of 127)
PIM- Bollig 12 (Hossa with 10)
PPG- Kane, Hossa, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Bolland with 1
TOI- Keith 24:22
S%- Bolland 37.5%
GWG- Hossa 2
Overall as a team
Power play-In 6 games, Hawks have scored 7 goals in 26 power play opportunities. They are at a 26.9% and have the same amount of PPG as St. Louis and Phoenix. They are ranked 9th in the league.
Penalty kill-In 6 games, Hawks only allowed 1 goal in 23 chances of being short-handed. Islanders and Bruins are the only other team with 1 PPGA. Hawks are ranked 2nd with a 95.6%
Offense- In 6 games, Hawks have averaged 3.67 goals per game ranking them at 5th in the league
Defense-In 6 games, Hawks have only allowed 2.17 goals against per game ranking them 6th in the league.
Goaltending- In 5 games Crawford is 1.78 GAA with a .933 SV% Emery with a 4.00 GAA and a .862 SV%
The good -Power play, offense, PK, defense, goaltending
The bad-You can tell who has played and who has been conditioning on the ice.
Who's Hot
Kane-leads the team in points and assists. Had at least a point for the first five games
Hossa-leads the team in goals. Only one game out of the six..he did not register a point
Hjalmarsson-bout time he showed up. Been playing very well this season
Who's Not
Brookbank-Not exactly sure what he's been doing
Bollig-He's got a nice upper cut but that's where it ends
Game Stats
Hawks vs. Kings (1/19/13)
Hawks win 5-2
-Hawks were 1 for 5 on their PP while Kings were 0 for 5
-Hawks were out hit 39-22
-Hawks blocked 15 shots while Kings blocked 7
-Kings gave-away 14 compared to Hawks 7
-Hossa with 2G, 1A, +2
-Clifford with 2A, +2,had the most hits in the game with 7
-Toews with 1G, 1A, +3, dominated at the dot at 64% winning 16 out of 25.
-Hossa, Seabrook, and Clifford were your three stars
Hawks vs. Coyotes (1/20/13)
Hawks win 6-4
-Hossa and Stalberg score 50 seconds apart in the 2nd.
-Hawks were 1 for 5 on their PP, Yotes 0 for 3
-Yotes outhit the Hawks 31 to 14
-Bolland 2G, 1A, +1, 1 hit
-Doan 1G, 1A, +2, 3 hits
-Yotes 29 SOG, Hawks 31 SOG
-3 stars for the game....Hossa, Doan, and Bolland
Hawks vs. Blues (1/22/13)
Hawks win 3-2
-Blues are winless at the UC since Feb 3rd 2010. Have only won one in 11 visits.
-First goal for Hawks was on a 3-0 breakaway....rarely see those.
-Hawks with 34 SOG, Blues 27 SOG
-Blues were 1 for 2, Hawks were 1 for 3
-Blues outhit Hawks 34-21
-Hawks with 19 blocked shots, Blues with 9
-Hawks dominated at the dot with 34 FOW, 26 for Blues
-Seabrook with 1G, 3 hits, and 4 blocked shots
-3 stars of the game Kane, MacDonald, and Keith
Blackhawks vs. Stars (1/24/13)
Hawks win in OT 3-2
-All three goals scored by the Hawks were on the power play (Sharp, Toews, & Hossa)
-Eriksson scores a short-handed goal with a second left in the 1st period.
-Lehtonen with 38 saves for the game, Crawford with 21
-Hawks were 3 for 7 on PP, Stars 0 for 2
-Stars had 24 blocked shots while Hawks had 7
-Hawks with 35 faceoff wins, Stars 23
-3 stars of the game Hossa, Lehtonen, and Toews
Hawks vs. Blue Jackets (1/26/13)
Hawks win 3-2
-Brassard's goal was waved off during a power play in the second period due to another player interfering with Crawford.
-Hawks were 0 for 3 on their PP...first time they hadn't score on special teams, CBJ were 0 for 5
-Blue Jackets outhit the Hawks 22-12
-Toews, Bickell, Bolland with the goals
-Letestu and Anisimov with the goals for Blue Jackets
-3 stars of the game Kane, Anisimov, and Hjalmarsson
Hawks vs. Red Wings (1/27/13)
Hawks win 2-1 in overtime
-Hawks made franchise history starting the season with 6-0
-According to Brian Hedger NHL.com correspondent....Chicago hasn't had a shutout since beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on April 21, 2011 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and hasn't had a regular-season shutout since March 23, 2011 – when Crawford shut out the Florida Panthers on home ice
- According to Associated Press for NHL....The 1971-72 Blackhawks won nine of its first 11 games en route to a 46-17-15 record and first place in the NHL's old Western Division
-Wings were 0 for 6 on their power play, Hawks 1 for 3
-Hawks gaveaway 12 while Wings had 3
-Leddy with the OT winner and Keith with a PPG for the Hawks
-Franzen was the lone goal for the Wings
-3 stars of the game Crawford, Datsyuk, and Krueger
Overall
The Hawks have been playing well overall. There are times where they do look like they are gassed but somehow manage to win the game and that is all that matters. Their special teams have definitely improved but sometimes their power play seems to go back to way it was last season where all they do is pass or the other team controls it. The goaltending has been decent with Crawford making great saves at times and other times I say to the TV...."Dude.....shut your 5 hole!" The Hawks start their two week road trip tomorrow against the Wild and ending in Nashville. Hopefully they can keep the momentum up and we keep on seeing the wins. As always.....GO HAWKS!
In other related news
Montreal Canandian sign PK Subban to a two year deal
Marleau, Crawford, and St. Louis three stars of the week.
Benn, Stars reach agreement on 5 year deal
Detriot Red Wings Holmstrom retires
Flames sent Karlsson to Blackhawks for draft pick
Top players in each category
Goals- Hossa 5
Assists- Kane 7
Points- Kane 9
+/- Oduya +8 Keith -5
Takeaways- Toews 7
Hits- Bickell 15
Blocked Shots- Seabrook 19
Giveaways-Toews 7
FO%- Toews 61.4% (Won 78 out of 127)
PIM- Bollig 12 (Hossa with 10)
PPG- Kane, Hossa, Sharp, Keith, Seabrook, Toews, Bolland with 1
TOI- Keith 24:22
S%- Bolland 37.5%
GWG- Hossa 2
Overall as a team
Power play-In 6 games, Hawks have scored 7 goals in 26 power play opportunities. They are at a 26.9% and have the same amount of PPG as St. Louis and Phoenix. They are ranked 9th in the league.
Penalty kill-In 6 games, Hawks only allowed 1 goal in 23 chances of being short-handed. Islanders and Bruins are the only other team with 1 PPGA. Hawks are ranked 2nd with a 95.6%
Offense- In 6 games, Hawks have averaged 3.67 goals per game ranking them at 5th in the league
Defense-In 6 games, Hawks have only allowed 2.17 goals against per game ranking them 6th in the league.
Goaltending- In 5 games Crawford is 1.78 GAA with a .933 SV% Emery with a 4.00 GAA and a .862 SV%
The good -Power play, offense, PK, defense, goaltending
The bad-You can tell who has played and who has been conditioning on the ice.
Who's Hot
Kane-leads the team in points and assists. Had at least a point for the first five games
Hossa-leads the team in goals. Only one game out of the six..he did not register a point
Hjalmarsson-bout time he showed up. Been playing very well this season
Who's Not
Brookbank-Not exactly sure what he's been doing
Bollig-He's got a nice upper cut but that's where it ends
Game Stats
Hawks vs. Kings (1/19/13)
Hawks win 5-2
-Hawks were 1 for 5 on their PP while Kings were 0 for 5
-Hawks were out hit 39-22
-Hawks blocked 15 shots while Kings blocked 7
-Kings gave-away 14 compared to Hawks 7
-Hossa with 2G, 1A, +2
-Clifford with 2A, +2,had the most hits in the game with 7
-Toews with 1G, 1A, +3, dominated at the dot at 64% winning 16 out of 25.
-Hossa, Seabrook, and Clifford were your three stars
Hawks vs. Coyotes (1/20/13)
Hawks win 6-4
-Hossa and Stalberg score 50 seconds apart in the 2nd.
-Hawks were 1 for 5 on their PP, Yotes 0 for 3
-Yotes outhit the Hawks 31 to 14
-Bolland 2G, 1A, +1, 1 hit
-Doan 1G, 1A, +2, 3 hits
-Yotes 29 SOG, Hawks 31 SOG
-3 stars for the game....Hossa, Doan, and Bolland
Hawks vs. Blues (1/22/13)
Hawks win 3-2
-Blues are winless at the UC since Feb 3rd 2010. Have only won one in 11 visits.
-First goal for Hawks was on a 3-0 breakaway....rarely see those.
-Hawks with 34 SOG, Blues 27 SOG
-Blues were 1 for 2, Hawks were 1 for 3
-Blues outhit Hawks 34-21
-Hawks with 19 blocked shots, Blues with 9
-Hawks dominated at the dot with 34 FOW, 26 for Blues
-Seabrook with 1G, 3 hits, and 4 blocked shots
-3 stars of the game Kane, MacDonald, and Keith
Blackhawks vs. Stars (1/24/13)
Hawks win in OT 3-2
-All three goals scored by the Hawks were on the power play (Sharp, Toews, & Hossa)
-Eriksson scores a short-handed goal with a second left in the 1st period.
-Lehtonen with 38 saves for the game, Crawford with 21
-Hawks were 3 for 7 on PP, Stars 0 for 2
-Stars had 24 blocked shots while Hawks had 7
-Hawks with 35 faceoff wins, Stars 23
-3 stars of the game Hossa, Lehtonen, and Toews
Hawks vs. Blue Jackets (1/26/13)
Hawks win 3-2
-Brassard's goal was waved off during a power play in the second period due to another player interfering with Crawford.
-Hawks were 0 for 3 on their PP...first time they hadn't score on special teams, CBJ were 0 for 5
-Blue Jackets outhit the Hawks 22-12
-Toews, Bickell, Bolland with the goals
-Letestu and Anisimov with the goals for Blue Jackets
-3 stars of the game Kane, Anisimov, and Hjalmarsson
Hawks vs. Red Wings (1/27/13)
Hawks win 2-1 in overtime
-Hawks made franchise history starting the season with 6-0
-According to Brian Hedger NHL.com correspondent....Chicago hasn't had a shutout since beating the Vancouver Canucks 5-0 on April 21, 2011 in the Stanley Cup Playoffs and hasn't had a regular-season shutout since March 23, 2011 – when Crawford shut out the Florida Panthers on home ice
- According to Associated Press for NHL....The 1971-72 Blackhawks won nine of its first 11 games en route to a 46-17-15 record and first place in the NHL's old Western Division
-Wings were 0 for 6 on their power play, Hawks 1 for 3
-Hawks gaveaway 12 while Wings had 3
-Leddy with the OT winner and Keith with a PPG for the Hawks
-Franzen was the lone goal for the Wings
-3 stars of the game Crawford, Datsyuk, and Krueger
Overall
The Hawks have been playing well overall. There are times where they do look like they are gassed but somehow manage to win the game and that is all that matters. Their special teams have definitely improved but sometimes their power play seems to go back to way it was last season where all they do is pass or the other team controls it. The goaltending has been decent with Crawford making great saves at times and other times I say to the TV...."Dude.....shut your 5 hole!" The Hawks start their two week road trip tomorrow against the Wild and ending in Nashville. Hopefully they can keep the momentum up and we keep on seeing the wins. As always.....GO HAWKS!
In other related news
Montreal Canandian sign PK Subban to a two year deal
Marleau, Crawford, and St. Louis three stars of the week.
Benn, Stars reach agreement on 5 year deal
Detriot Red Wings Holmstrom retires
Flames sent Karlsson to Blackhawks for draft pick
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
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.
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.
(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!
Monday, October 29, 2012
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!!!
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!!!
Sunday, September 23, 2012
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! |
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| Here's a list of NHL Players Playing Overseas so far according to TSN |
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| Anisimov, Artem | C | Columbus | Lokomotiv Yaroslavl | KHL |
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| 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
Sunday, July 1, 2012
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
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
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
35 E Plainfield Rd
Countryside, IL 60525
708-352-7758
121 North Griffith Boulevard • Griffith, IN 46319-2153 • (219) 924-2206
Monday, July 16th 7-8pmTickets 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
Friday, May 25, 2012
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.
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.
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