Kruger revels in doing dirty work
A little more than a year ago, the somewhat unconventional call-up arrived: Marcus Kruger finished a postseason run with his pro team in Stockholm, momentarily wallowed in the anticlimax, then...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Coyotes’ Smith balks at savior role against Blackhawks
Growing up, Mike Smith watched a lot of playoff hockey featuring Patrick Roy, which meant he watched a lot of playoff hockey during which the goalie erected an impenetrable wall...
Quenneville loads up Hawks’ No. 1 power-play unit
Joel Quenneville appears to be going all-in to jump-start the Blackhawks' power play. The coach stockpiled the No. 1 unit with the Hawks' top offensive players during Monday's practice, with...
Playoffs bring out best in Blackhawks’ Bolland
As the first swell of queries about the Stanley Cup run arrived Monday, Dave Bolland barely made it through a fraction of a thought before the lights went out in...
Toews skates on top line; Bolland, Brunette return
At least to begin postseason preparation, the Chicago Blackhawks worked with a nearly full house. Jonathan Toews, Dave Bolland and Andrew Brunette all practiced Monday at Johnny's Ice House West...
Hawks sign up Emery for next season
DETROIT — There will be no mystery about who the Blackhawks' goaltenders will be next season. The Hawks agreed to terms with veteran Ray Emery on a one-year contract extension...
Confidence factor in Crawford huge
DETROIT — Even though a dog-tired Corey Crawford sat on the dressing room bench staring blankly ahead Saturday, this had been the sight everyone needed to see, the Blackhawks included....
Notre Dame plans to deploy Eifert all over field
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — During an offseason dinner that morphed into a recruiting pitch, Tyler Eifert heard about the multifaceted plans new Notre Dame offensive coordinator Chuck Martin had for...
Notre Dame gets commit No. 10 from CB Butler
Devin Butler made official Wednesday what most had suspected since he left Notre Dame's campus after a visit: He's the next member of the Irish's 2013 recruiting haul. The three-star...
Notre Dame frosh Lynch home for ‘personal matters,’ expected back Monday
SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The first issue was Aaron Lynch not walking into an early morning practice with the rest of his Notre Dame teammates. The more pressing concern was...