Mike Kiley

Stephane Matteau hasn`t made the impact yet that the Blackhawks expected from the big, physical winger. But coach Darryl Sutter sees some improvement in his willingness to battle in the...

Darryl Sutter has veterans Steve Larmer and Michel Goulet under his microscope. And the Blackhawks coach is dissecting their failure to meet scoring expectations. ''Maybe they aren`t capable of it,''...

Igor Kravchuk received glowing reviews last season. But that was for a four-month performance that came when the Lithuanian defenseman joined the team after playing for the Unified Team in...

Steve Smith may need a minor operation. But he is hoping to delay it until after the season because the removal of a swollen ankle bursa would sideline him at...

A good loss. That may sound contradictory, but that was largely the feeling the Blackhawks carried away from Tuesday night`s 5-4 collapse in Detroit when they failed to hold a...

The Blackhawks were forced to shuffle their defense Tuesday night against Detroit. Steve Smith had to be sidelined because of a foot infection that has plagued him at times this...

Blackhawk Ed Belfour is the top vote-getter among goalies battling for a spot on the Campbell Conference team for the National Hockey League All-Star Game Feb. 6 in Montreal. In...

Fans can make a donation to the Blackhawks Alumni Scholarship Fund and youth hockey in Illinois and get to see Blackhawks players compete in skills competition that could send one...

Bob Pulford said Hawks management will sit down later this season to decide how to prepare the way for his successor as general manager. Pulford returned to the position last...

One player doesn`t make a team. And yet Hawks coach Darryl Sutter thinks it`s more than coincidence that the Hawks won their last two games in impressive fashion and that...