Mike Kiley

Ed Belfour hated the headline in last Sunday's Tribune. "Sieve!" the Blackhawks' goalie said. "Who was a sieve? That was a bad headline. That was a lousy story. To come...

Chris Chelios didn't have to practice Tuesday, the first day back for the Blackhawks from the All-Star break. Coach Darryl Sutter told All-Stars Chelios, Jeremy Roenick and Ed Belfour they...

Gary Bettman has come into play in a big way in the National Hockey League. Otherwise, Wayne Gretzky wouldn't lean over to Toronto's Doug Gilmour as he did during Saturday's...

Every All-Star game gives rise to the same question: Can what transpired on the ice really capture any casual fans who might have turned to NBC and found themselves impressed...

While St. Louis' Brett Hull says he would like somewhere between $3.5 and $6 million a year to re-sign next year with the Blues, Blackhawks defenseman Chris Chelios refused to...

Michel Goulet will be 33 in April. But, to paraphrase the Frank Sinatra song, in the October of his playing career, this is a very good year. With 11 goals...

Jeremy Roenick escaped suspension Tuesday after meeting with NHL President Gil Stein in New York. But the Blackhawks still left mad. That's because Stein told General Manager Bob Pulford at...

In the National Hockey League, no decision is still a decision, in a way. Consider the case of goalie Ed Belfour. He was going after a Blackhawk record eighth straight...

Christian Ruuttu has earned a trip to Montreal next week to participate in the fastest-skater category, but the Blackhawk center doesn't want to go to the All-Star skills competition Feb....

The Blackhawks' defense is like a master magician. It can make star players disappear. The most recent example was Pavel Bure last Sunday in Vancouver's 6-2 loss in the Stadium....