Bob Foltman

There was a lot not to like about what happened Sunday night at the United Center. This is a Blackhawks team that sees itself as a factor in the playoffs,...

Blackhawks rookie defenseman Brent Seabrook should have clipped out the NHL scoring statistics Saturday and put them in a scrapbook. It's not every day someone playing two career NHL games...

What was a glorious first victory of the season for the Blackhawks was tempered with questions about the health of Eric Daze, Adrian Aucoin and Tuomo Ruutu. The Hawks scored...

It would be easy to look at Wednesday night's final score and come to the conclusion that not much has changed for the Blackhawks since they were last seen in...

The United Center opener is Wednesday night. Hockey fans have waited more than a year for the puck to be dropped. Tribune reporter Bob Foltman looks at 5 keys to...

Oct. 29 vs. Detroit Red Wings: This is the second of three straight games against the Hawks' archrivals and the only one of the three at home. Three games against...

1. Is Detroit done? Is this the end of the reign of the Detroit Red Wings? The Wings have been bounced early in the playoffs the last two seasons, and...

There has been a gradual changing of the guard in the NHL's Western Conference the last couple of seasons, and it figures to continue. While Detroit, Colorado and Dallas once...

1. Luring Kovalchuk Can Atlanta persuade Ilya Kovalchuk he's better off in the NHL? The league was worried it would lose some players to European leagues that offered higher salaries...

Craig Anderson and Michael Leighton have been in this spot before: going into the final week of Blackhawks training camp trying to win the backup goalie job. But while the...