Mike Kiley

All the pieces are falling in place for the Blackhawks as next week`s playoffs approach. Defenseman Steve Konroyd and hard-driving winger Jocelyn Lemieux are both close to returning to the...

Cam Russell has played just one game with the Blackhawks this season, that being last Saturday night in St. Louis. But the young defenseman proved in that effort he deserves...

A goalie winning 40 games in a season, as Blackhawk Ed Belfour did Saturday night in St. Louis, doesn`t happen very much. Just two National Hockey League goalies accomplished it...

Brian O`Neill, the National Hockey League executive vice president, said Tuesday after a hearing in Chicago with Blackhawk Ed Belfour that he would probably announce Wednesday if Belfour would be...

Greg Millen`s uneventful season on the bench has been painful for him, but he felt even worse Sunday. The Blackhawks` backup goalie injured a hamstring in morning practice and is...

Jocelyn Lemieux will have a nasal operation Thursday to clear up some chronic breathing problems. This repair is separate from the cracked orbital bone over his right eye, which probably...

Now that we have gotten past Denis Savard`s return to Chicago Oct. 28 and Chris Chelios` return to Montreal Feb. 6, natural objects of attention because they were in the...

Blackhawk coach Mike Keenan believes he should receive some credit for how he has conducted himself in player trades since being elevated to general manager last June. ''Some people thought...

Hockey is a game of such size, speed and intensity that injuries are expected, considered part of the routine. But the Blackhawks were still shocked and shaken by the serious...

Blackhawks coach Mike Keenan has fueled speculation he will bring up one of his two rookie minor-league goalies in the final weeks of the regular season to see how they...