Mike Kiley

Hawks coach Mike Keenan often says that he makes coaching decisions based on his instincts. His gut reaction Thursday night was to remove goalie Ed Belfour midway through the first...

The Blackhawks get to be guinea pigs Monday at practice. They will test the equipment that will be used for a skills competition Friday, Jan. 18, the night before the...

Owner Bill Wirtz has been telling people privately that he has no problem with the idea of retiring Denis Savard`s uniform number, 18, when his career ends. Relations have been...

Steve Larmer rarely misses practice. He did Tuesday with a sore back. Larmer never misses games. And coach Mike Keenan doesn`t expect the Blackhawks right wing to be absent Thursday...

Don`t expect to see Blackhawks defenseman Dave Manson moved to wing so coach Mike Keenan can use all eight defensemen. ''I`ve thought about it, but I don`t want to screw...

The Blackhawks usually have returned home prodigal sons after their lengthy November trips, begging forgiveness and understanding. But this year, they have the rest of the National Hockey League on...

Defenseman Doug Wilson can`t predict how his right ankle will feel in the next couple of days. One of his concerns was he not come back too soon and have...

In life, as in hockey, Steve Larmer doesn`t rush. Larmer long has admired the Lexus, a luxury car, a status symbol with a sticker price that`s sticky indeed for players...

Alberta never has been especially friendly to the Blackhawks. Since Edmonton and Calgary, both located in the Canadian province of Alberta, entered the National Hockey League in 1979-80, the Hawks...

Blackhawks coach Mike Keenan called his meeting Monday in New York with National Hockey League President John Ziegler ''positive and productive.'' Keenan said the session ''didn`t center around whether I`d...