Mike Kiley

Knocked back: If he wants to start a fight, all any player must do is bump Wayne Gretzky in a game. But the Los Angeles Kings star has always been...

- The big two: Center Denis Savard and defenseman Doug Wilson probably are the two best-known Blackhawks, and they received further recognition Wednesday when they were named to the Campbell...

- Future shock: Coach Mike Keenan sees the National Hockey League becoming a bigger business in the 1990s and believes the pressures on players will escalate along with the salaries...

Winnipeg was supposed to finish a very quiet and unassuming last in the potent Symthe Division. When the National Hockey League`s 1989-90 ice sculpture is complete, the Jets were expected...

The flareup Dec. 28 between Minnesota and the Blackhawks, which led to player suspensions and fines, was actually one more blowup in a simmering feud between Chicago`s Wayne Van Dorp...

- To the rescue: Since rookie Jimmy Waite is confined to the bench with Alain Chevrier playing well in goal, the Hawks early next week will send Waite back to...

- Enemy hit list: The Blackhawks insist Minnesota was the instigator for last week`s pregame brawl, but St. Louis Blues defenseman Kelly Chase took the opportunity to verbally chide Wayne...

Blind justice: The Blackhawks watched with extreme interest the altercation between the New York Rangers and Pittsburgh after the finish of their Sunday game. They saw several players from both...

If the Hawks can match their first-half production in the second half of the season, they will have 94 points. That would be the most the team has compiled since...

- Appeal denied: Hawks General Manager Bob Pulford was turned down Thursday by the National Hockey League in his appeal to rescind 10 games of the 13-game suspension handed down...