Mike Kiley

Bob Probert is an original. Try as they have, no National Hockey League team has turned out a carbon copy of the Detroit Red Wings` intimidator. ''It`s to the point...

What happened to Jeremy Roenick in the first round, can`t happen again. Or rather, it shouldn`t occur again, if the officiating crew does its job. Players such as this Blackhawks...

Until the playoffs, defenseman Frantisek Kucera hadn`t been scratched by Blackhawks coach Mike Keenan since a four-game stretch Dec. 5-10. But when Kucera was kept out of the lineup Tuesday...

Oddly enough, Blackhawk Keith Brown was tied for the lead in scoring among defensemen in the NHL playoffs before Monday`s Wales Conference games. Another strange twist was that the Hawks...

Some questions had arisen about Blackhawks defenseman Igor Kravchuk entering the playoffs. After showing promise immediately upon his arrival in late February, the Ukrainian foundered a little in the final...

For the second straight year, the referees` decision-making has become a major part of the Blackhawks` first round. It scares coach Mike Keenan to think the series could be taken...

Brent Sutter at less than his best is still a player to be reckoned with, according to his brother. But Blackhawks associate coach Darryl Sutter admitted that the center has...

Ed Belfour not only accepted his backup`s role in Game 3 Wednesday night, the goalie welcomed Dominik Hasek`s start as a chance to take a deep breath. ''I`ve been tired...

Associate coach Darryl Sutter is in favor of spliting up center Jeremy Roenick and right wing Steve Larmer, who haven`t scored a goal in the first two playoff games with...

Brett Hull reacted with disdain and annoyance to a comment by a Blackhawk player in Monday`s Tribune that he had overheard Hull telling St. Louis coach Brian Sutter not to...