Mike Kiley

Instant replay is on its way for the National Hockey League, Blackhawks Senior Vice President Bob Pulford said Sunday. ''But I wouldn`t expect it to start before the playoffs in...

Steve Thomas wanted to recapture it all in his first two games back after a strained knee sidelined him the first 11 games this season. That`s one reason the Blackhawks...

Dominik Hasek has turned No. 1 Blackhawks draft pick Jimmy Waite into a secondary goaltender. Hasek is 4-0 in Indianapolis this year with a 2.20 goals-against average, while Waite`s a...

Brian Noonan remains steadfast in his refusal to report to the Blackhawk minor-league club in Indianapolis, where he was assigned Oct. 18. Several of the Hawks met Friday night with...

The Hawks` power play has never fallen far from the top in the NHL in coach Mike Keenan`s first two years in Chicago. But for the first time the penalty...

Hawks defenseman Doug Wilson has had the Bulls` John Paxson as a reference guide while healing from surgery on his right ankle ligament. Paxson underwent the same operation as Wilson...

Hoping to sit beside greatness, some people repeat the timeless prose of Churchill and Shakespeare. Bob Pulford quotes Pogo, whose words of wisdom are recycled with the daily trash. ''As...

Defenseman Dave Manson faces a possible suspension for a match penalty called at the finish of Saturday night`s game in Toronto, but Blackhawks General Manager Bob Pulford claims the National...

Steve Larmer is heading for a salary-arbitration hearing, probably at the end of next week, that could make him the second highest-paid Blackhawk after Chris Chelios. That`s if his agent,...

Blackhawks owner Bill Wirtz hasn`t given up hope he and Bulls-White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf can build a new Stadium on West Madison Street. But he has revised the opening...