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If Blackhawks non-goalies designed their own masks

June 15, 2018 at 8:10 p.m.

When it comes to cool goalie masks, this Stanley Cup Final is stocked with them, from Corey Crawford's black-on-black number for home games to Lightning goalie Ben Bishop's glow-in-the-dark metallic...

Marian Hossa celebrates with the Stanley Cup at the United Center.

Hossa may be 36, but he’s still full of surprises

June 15, 2018 at 8:58 p.m.

It can happen at any point during a Blackhawks game or practice. In the blink of eye, Marian Hossa will do something that makes teammates shake their heads in disbelief,...

Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane is having one of the best seasons of his career.

Blackhawks’ midseason report card

June 16, 2018 at 8:28 a.m.

It's just past the midpoint of the season for the Blackhawks, which is a good time to examine the first three-plus months for a team with Stanley Cup aspirations yet...

How the Blackhawks survive road trips

June 18, 2018 at 11:12 a.m.

The annual "circus trip" has arrived for the Blackhawks, which means six tough games and 11 days on the road. That's almost two full weeks of plane hopping, hotel living,...

Kane is now an established veteran and a playoff legend at age 25. Even though the NHL made some rules changes that took away his spin-o-rama move during shootouts, expect another huge season from him.

Does the NHL need fights anymore?

June 17, 2018 at 11:09 a.m.

Like a lot of hockey fans, Daniel Carcillo owned tapes of hockey fights when he was a kid. "I'd fake headaches just to stay home to line up my rock...

Blackhawks dish on dirty diapers and the joys of fatherhood

June 17, 2018 at 10:21 p.m.

The Blackhawks are growing up. They've won the Stanley Cup twice in four seasons, they're again one of the NHL's elite teams--and a handful have become first-time dads recently. Patrick...

7A playoffs | Mount Carmel hangs on against Downers North

August 24, 2021 at 10:23 p.m.

It was sloppy and ugly for everybody but the defensive coordinators Saturday in Downers Grove. And so Mount Carmel won a defensive struggle 7-0 against Downers Grove North at Carstens...

White Sox slugger Paul Konerko participates in the Blackhawks' Shoot the Puck competition between periods during a playoff game in May.

Konerko’s still got his slap shot

June 18, 2018 at 9:55 p.m.

Paul Konerko has become a White Sox icon, but baseball wasn't even his first sport. That would be hockey, which he still follows closely. While he's busy mulling retirement, RedEye...

What’s on the Blackhawks’ playlist?

June 19, 2018 at 2:20 a.m.

Wednesday's Game 7 against Detroit is the Blackhawks' biggest showdown of the season. Winner moves on, loser starts summer vacation. So you can be sure that prior to puck drop,...

Daniel Carcillo: Blackhawks DJ

June 19, 2018 at 2:28 a.m.

Ask the Blackhawks who the team's best DJ and odds are Daniel Carcillo's name will come up. Carcillo, Jamal Mayers, Ray Emery and even "Captain Serious" Jonathan Toews usually man...

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