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By Greg Wyshynski • Remember how fans of the other 29 teams in the League would mock the Detroit Red Wings for padding their record in one of the weakest divisions in the NHL? Yeah, not so much anymore. [Detroit News] • Honestly, nothing that happened in the Coyotes' HR department is going to be any more brutal t...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Minnesota Wild at Boston Bruins (7 p.m. EST; TV: VS). Manny Fernandez was expected to start for the Bruins, and Aaron Ward was a game-time decision. Marian Gaborik's surgery was successful; only 14 more weeks to go! Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Phoenix Coyotes (9 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC,...

By Greg Wyshynski • Pavel Datsyuk scored a pretty darn sweet shootout goal for the Detroit Red Wings against the Minnesota Wild. Wind-aided, of course. [World of Isaac] • Mike Zigomanis will be placed on injured reserve by the Pittsburgh Penguins. [Penguins]

By Greg Wyshynski NHL Winter Classic 2009, broadcast New Year's Day on NBC from historic Wrigley Field, earned a 2.9 overnight rating and a 6 share (1-4:15 p.m. ET), the best overnight NHL regular season rating in nearly 13 years (Feb. 3, 1996 on Fox, six-game regional, 3.0/7) and a 12 percent increase over last y...

By Greg Wyshynski The Western Conference was overwhelmed by Anaheim Ducks and Chicago Blackhawks voters, as Ryan Getzlaf (716,569 votes) will skate with Patrick Kane (917,551) and Jonathan Toews (809,599) up front while Brian Campbell (784,476) will be teamed up with Scott Niedermayer (637,316). Jea...

By Greg Wyshynski There were many famous faces (as well as "famous for hockey" faces) at the Winter Classic at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings. We enjoyed Puck The Media's snarky gallery because Lepore cracked a good Billy Corgan joke.

By 'Duk Big League Stew editor Kevin Kaduk has been to hundreds of baseball games in Wrigley Field, but like everyone else, he had never seen a hockey game at the corner of Clark and Addison until Thursday afternoon. As a Blackhawks season ticketholder, 'Duk agreed to share his thoughts on the Wint...

By Joe Zedalis No matter the success of the first two Classics, the NHL is squeamish about approaching next year's game. But if persistence counts for anything - as it reportedly did this year with Blackhawks president John McDonough — the Flyers may very well be a participant. McDonough, who spent 25 yea...

The atmosphere was electric. Bundled-up fans got a chance to extend their New Year's Eve parties and watch hockey in a venerable stadium where baseball usually fills the seats. If the setting was different, the results were the same Thursday. The Detroit Red Wings beat the Chicago Blackhaw...

By Greg Wyshynski • After last night's loss to the Boston Bruins, the Pittsburgh Penguins called a players-only meeting. You know, just like the one the Blackhawks had before Denis Savard was ... well, you know. [Post Gazette] • Patrice Bergeron is placed on IR. Boo. [Bruins]

By Greg Wyshynski The first two editions of the NHL's Winter Classic are, in the context of the League's many missteps, close to perfection: The Pittsburgh Penguins and Sidney Crosby facing the Buffalo Sabres in a picturesque snow globe that attracted a huge television audience; and then the Detroit Red...

By Greg Wyshynski Leading up to the 2009 Winter Classic, the NHL has been very good about playing up the distinctive aspects of Wrigley Field in Chicago in its marketing. As we discovered today while the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings took the ice for practice, that includes some representation...

Chicago legend Stan Mikita is helping the Blackhawks return to relevance.

By Greg Wyshynski Savard was a difference-maker in the Bruins' 5-2 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. His power-play goal in the second was a wicked roof shot past Marc-Andre Fleury on the short side. His nifty assist in front of the crease on Phil Kessel's 23rd goal of the season gave Boston the 3-2 lead. He then...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, FSD). Nicklas Lidstrom is out for the Wings. Mike Babcock's line about the Red Wings families vs. the Blackhawks families at Wrigley is pretty damn funny. Preview: Atlanta Thrashers at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. EST; TV:...

By Greg Wyshynski • ESPN columnist Gene Wojciechowski says the Chicago Blackhawks going from also-rans in the Western Conference to Winter Classic stars is like "Barack Obama asking Sarah Palin to hold the family Bible for the swearing-in ceremony." And that's how ESPN covers hockey, folks. [ESPN]

By Greg Wyshynski With the NHL now claiming the potential for snow at this year's Winter Classic at Wrigley Field between the Chicago Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings, we caught up with Miller recently to get his advice for playing hockey in the elements -- and in front of tens of thousands more fans than...

By Greg Wyshynski • Through snowblower accidents and other malarkey this season, Colorado Avalanche fans deserve the go a little overboard after defeating the Detroit Red Wings, right? [Jerseys and Hockey Love] • The idea of Steve Sullivan returning to the Nashville Predators both inspired and fright...

By Ross McKeon The 1-B goaltender made 32 saves and was especially clutch while nursing a one-goal lead, and facing 1:57 of a late power play late, to lead the red-hot Bruins past the Atlanta Thrashers. Fernandez improved to 12-2-1 as Boston won for the eight straight time to catch San Jose for the overall...

By Greg Wyshynski The most recent Weather Channel projection shows a high temperature of 27 degrees Fahrenheit on Wednesday, Dec. 31 in Chicago, followed by snow showers and a high of 31 on New Year's Day. In other words, Winter Classic weather for the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks.

By Greg Wyshynski When we bugged the NHL about how Winter Classic jerseys for the Chicago Blackhawks and Detroit Red Wings were selling, we also inquired about sale figures for this year's crop of third jerseys. There are 18 teams with alternate sweaters this season, and all of them were on sale in time for th...

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By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames (9 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, RSW, Yahoo! Sports). Chicago is looking for its longest winning streak in seven years tonight in Calgary. Nikolai Khabibulin gets the call in goal. But honestly, enough about that: WWE Diva Maria is a Blackhawks fan. Followi...

Usually at Wrigley Field, it's a big Zambrano (Carlos) that draws the attention, the 6-foot-5, 255-pound ace of the Chicago Cubs' pitching staff. On Thursday, two weeks before the Winter Classic outdoor hockey game between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks, it was the Zambon...

By Greg Wyshynski In my waiver wire column two fortnights ago, a pair of ancillary discussions broke out in the comments like unprovoked Sean Avery relationship advice. The first surrounded the proper surname pronunciation of the current captain of your Chicago Blackhawks. As the NHL Arena has invaluabl...

By Greg Wyshynski Heading into their showdown in Detroit this evening, nine points separate the first-place San Jose Sharks and the second-place Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference standings. But what do the standings really tell us, right?

Alain Vigneault is looking for either Curtis Sanford or rookie Cory Schneider to step up and fill the void left by the injury to all-star netminder Roberto Luongo. A strong performance by Sanford in a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday by Sanford should ensure he starts again on S...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks (10:30 p.m. EST; TV: RSW). What a spot for the Oil: coming off a 9-2 curb-stomping at the hands of the Blackhawks, and then turning around to face the Canucks on Trevor Linden Night. They claim they're ready.

By Greg Wyshynski • The NHL has a Web cam set up at Wrigley Field to watch the Winter Classic construction. Worth it just to see if a drunk Bill Murray attempts to ride a golf cart through center ice at 3 a.m. [NHL] • A look at what Alex Goligoski has meant to the Pittsburgh Penguins this season. [Post Gazette]

By Greg Wyshynski • Vancouver Canucks GM Mike Gillis said the Mats Sundin announcement could come on Thursday. So if someone else announces a deadline for Mats, can he still break it? [CP] • Marian Gaborik will be back on the ice for the Minnesota Wild this Wednesday against the Flames. [CBC]

By Greg Wyshynski As we mentioned in the Puck Headlines, the Chicago Blackhawks are going full-steam ahead with their campaign to get Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Brian Campbell into the NHL All-Star Game. The new phase focuses on mobilizing the constituents; but the Hawks have been doing a stellar jo...

By Greg Wyshynski • The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to set up remote voting stations around the Chicago area to help forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane and defenseman Brian Campbell get elected as all-star starters. Kane now leads all Western Conference forwards, but Ryan Getzlaf is closer th...

By Greg Wyshynski • Ed Moran of the Philadelphia Daily News reports that Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren has admitted his team isn't going to have the cap space to sign Mats Sundin, and that Sundin's agent told the Ottawa Sun that the final four for his client's services are the New York Rangers, Montre...

By Greg Wyshynski Because Patrick Kane is McCartney to Jonathan Toews's Lennon, it's mandated that he must be cuddly and amicable at all times. Which means that when asked about tracking the Western Conference all-star voting, he must say the following to the Chicago Tribune:

By Ross McKeon Honorable mention: The Blackhawks are 10-1-4 at home. … Speaking of Chicago, Patrick Sharp has eight goals in his last dozen games. … And one more Hawk – Cristobal Huet with 31 stops in the win. … Kyle Wellwood should have his name changed to Wellshot – he has 12 goals on just 34 shots for an astoun...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Chicago Blackhawks at Colorado Avalanche (9 p.m. EST; TV: CSNC, ALT, Yahoo! Sports). Adam Foote is back for the Avs, but Adrian Dater is wondering if Colorado is way too over-cautious with the way it handles injuries of the non-snowblower variety.

By Greg Wyshynski • Despite getting good play from Cristobal Huet, the Chicago Blackhawks are handing the No. 1 goalie job back to Nikolai Khabibulin as he returns from injury. [Chicago Tribune] • Finally, Pascal Dupuis of the Pittsburgh Penguins gets shaving creamed after their win against the New York Is...

By Greg Wyshynski The Blackhawks' goodwill stint in Gravenhurst has created a buzz among NHLers. Tallon said he's been getting five to 10 calls a day about it, not to mention text messages from other general managers, owners and players. (He recently got "a lovely one" from Robert Lang, whom Tallon traded to...

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By Greg Wyshynski • Did Roberto Luongo suffer a setback at practice for the Vancouver Canucks? [Vancouver Sun] • Finally ... yes, all of this rough stuff between the Tampa Bay Lightning and the Buffalo Sabres was fun last night. But it's just another needless brawl after a clean check. (H/T to PD reader Vance.)

By Sean Leahy This morning, the National Hockey League announced a contest for all fans during the upcoming Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. During the game, one player on either the Detroit Red Wings or Chicago Blackhawks will have the Reebok logo missing from their jersey. You must find that player t...

By Greg Wyshynski Ladd helped the Blackhawks put away the visiting Phoenix Coyotes after just one period in a 7-1 domination. Ladd's pretty feed sent Dave Bolland in for a shot that beat Ilya Bryzgalov for the first goal; he later stole a puck, allowing Jonathan Toews to score for the second goal; and his cent...

By Greg Wyshynski • As of this evening, Patrick Kane is about 40,000 votes behind Jarome Iginla for the last final starting forward spot for the Western Conference All-Star Team. Chicago Blackhawks teammate Jonathan Toews is almost 90,000 votes off the pace. Perhaps it's time they stop sniping at each othe...

By Greg Wyshynski • Not exactly a goaltending exhibition last night in the Vancouver Canucks/Detroit Red Wings game. The game pretty much could have been played with empty nets. Alanah plots the rising and falling Canucks' fans false hope in a handy, dandy chart. [Canucks and Beyond]

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: Having rejected the New York Rangers' offer of a 10-day conditioning assignment in Hartford, Peter Prucha returned to the lineup and cashed in a plum rebound of a Scott Gomez shot to tie the Pittsburgh Penguins, 2-2. Dany Sabourin gave up goals on all three Rangers shoo...

By Greg Wyshynski • We're hockey photography geeks. David Duprey of the AP had this shot from the Nashville Predators/Buffalo Sabres game last night: • Chicago Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon remembers Pit Martin, who died tragically in a snowmobile accident recently. "Pit was a wonderful human being and a ment...

By Greg Wyshynski After yesterday's release of that rather awesome commercial, the hype machine is humming for the 2009 Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks at Wrigley Field. We called on our Y! Sports blog buddy Kevin Kaduk of Big League Stew, a Blackhawks fan who will be pro...

By Greg Wyshynski He's as much an icon in the Windy City as the Sears Tower, the Magnificent Mile and Wrigley Field, where the Detroit Red Wings will face the Chicago Blackhawks in the NHL's Winter Classic on Jan. 1, 2009. That's a few weeks before things start to get really busy for Obama, so the Blackhawks see a...

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: Sidney Crosby had two second-period goals to rally the Penguins. ... Jeff Carter scored his league-leading 16th goal for the Flyers. ... Michael Ryder had two goals and Phil Kessel notched his 12th in the Boston Bruins' emphatic 7-2 win at the New York Islanders. ... Marian Hossa no...

By Greg Wyshynski • Happy Thanksgiving, Nashville Predators fans: "It's a complicated and torturous route to navigate, but there exists a legal road map that could lead billionaire Canadian businessman Jim Balsillie into the ownership suite of the Nashville Predators." [Globe & Mail]

By Greg Wyshynski • Spector looks at how the Boston Bruins and Chicago Blackhawks have turned around their fortunes. Hint: Having good players and solid goaltending helps. [Fox Sports] • Your three stars of last week: Marc Savard, Boston Bruins; Henrik Sedin, Vancouver Canucks; Nikolai Khabibulin, Chic...

By Ross McKeon Playing in his fifth game since returning from injury, Pavol Demitra sparked a Vancouver Canucks team that could have been distracted with the loss of star goalie Roberto Luongo with a big offensive showing en route to a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. Demitra scored two goals, one a...

By Greg Wyshynski • Can Rick Tocchet's line juggling for the Tampa Bay Lightning shake the Barry Melrose funk off the players? [Puck Update] • Mike Van Ryn of the Toronto Maple Leafs hits back at critics who say that he put himself in a position to be injured against the Montreal Canadiens. [Toronto Sun]

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: Jiri Hudler scored two impressive goals in the Detroit Red Wings' 4-3 win at the Edmonton Oilers; the Wings were 3-for-5 on the power play. ... Crosby had at three-point night in leading the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 3-2 victory at the Atlanta Thrashers. ... Radio analyst Sherry...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Detroit Red Wings at Edmonton Oilers (9 p.m. EST; TV: FSD, OPPV, Yahoo! Sports). Ladislav Smid up from the blue line to the left wing to play with Kyle Brodziak and Marc Pouliot for the Oil. Will the Edmonton fans boo Marian Hossa for not taking the big contract offered to him this summer...

By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mention: Shawn Horcoff broke a goal-scoring drought with a three-point night, helping the Edmonton Oilers to a 7-2 pounding of the Columbus Blue Jackets. Dustin Penner also added a goal, and was fit enough to play over 17 minutes. ... Patrick Sharp scored his 10th goal of the season -...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.m. EST; TV: VS, RSN). These two teams have already played twice, splitting games back in Boston. The Bruins have earned at least a point in 10 of their 12 games up in Toronto. Tim Thomas is likely to get the nod between the pipes.

By Greg Wyshynski • Finally, this would appear to be former Boston Bruins goaltending draft pick Mike Brown, now playing for Schwenningen ERC in Germany and obviously auditioning via YouTube for a mascot position in the NHL. Please tell us beer was somehow involved. Ned Braden would approve, but alas Brown...

By Greg Wyshynski • What killed the Edmonton Oilers' Kid Line? [CBC Sports] • Lost in all of that Pittsburgh Penguins celebration from earlier in the week: Darren McCarty scored a nice goal for the Detroit Red Wings. Now, when is he going to drop the gloves again? [Snapshots]

By Greg Wyshynski • Two Stanley Cup rings from the Montreal Canadiens were stolen as part of a million-dollar heist. Police describe the Ottawa Senators as "persons of interest." [Kuklas] • A postmortem on the San Jose Sharks' first home loss last night to the Nashville Predators. [Two for Elbowing]

By Greg Wyshynski • Hey, did you hear the Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings are playing tonight? And that they don't really like each other? It's pretty remarkable that a single defection from one conference champion to the team that beat them for the Stanley Cup could cause so much tension. Sort of m...

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Dallas Stars at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. EDT; TV: FSSW, CSNC). The last time these two teams met, back on Oct. 2, they combined for "141 penalty minutes, three fights, three misconducts and a match penalty." And Blackhawks tough guy Adam Burish wasn't even in the lineup. With a gam...

By Greg Wyshynski • The Colorado Avalanche defeat the streaking Buffalo Sabres, and suddenly Avs fans are rushing to un-push that panic button. [Mile High Hockey] • Finally, major props to rookie Luke Schenn of the Toronto Maple Leafs for playing the enforcer role last night against Chris Neil:

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Atlanta Thrashers at Detroit Red Wings (7:30 p.m. EDT; TV: SS, FSD). Playing the Red Wings makes you do wacky things, and Atlanta coach John Anderson is no exception after refusing to reveal his lineup for tonight's game after the pregame skate. While the focus is on Marian Hossa faci...

By Greg Wyshynski Perhaps inspired by Crosby's success as Pittsburgh Penguins captain, three teams this offseason turned to players in their early 20s to lead: Jonathan Toews of the Chicago Blackhawks (20); Dustin Brown of the Los Angeles Kings (23); and Mike Richards of the Philadelphia Flyers (23). Ri...

By Greg Wyshynski • Icethetics breaks news about third-jersey leaks from the Chicago Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks. We're sure the Blackhawks one will sell well, but when it's so inferior to their other two jerseys, what's the point again? [Icethetics]

By Greg Wyshynski Preview: Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks (8:30 p.m. EDT; TV: FSAZ, CSNC). What, no red carpet? The 2-0 Yotes face the winless Blackhawks, as Kevin Allen predicts that the line of Peter Mueller, Olli Jokinen and Shane Doan could be one of the best in the League this season. No matter what h...

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By Greg Wyshynski Honorable Mentions: Martin Brodeur of the New Jersey Devils stopped 25 shots, including a Kyle Okposo penalty shot, as the Devils beat the New York Islanders, 2-1 ... Brian Campbell lost his first game with Chicago, but made a nifty end-to-end rush to set up a Patrick Kane goal and played clo...

By Greg Wyshynski • Great blow-by-blow recap of the Boston Bruins' 5-4 win over the Colorado Avalanche, from the Avs' perspective. In summary: "Okay I admit it, this might be another frustrating season, but if the Avs keep up the tempo it might not be lame." [Dog and Pony Show]

By Greg Wyshynski • "Do Hawks have a reason for not extending Savard?" Uh, yeah: What if the team blows this season, and they need a scapegoat? Because the Chicago Blackhawks aren't firing Brian Campbell now, are they? [Daily Herald] • Dennis Kane presents his letter from the Montreal Canadiens denying hi...

By Greg Wyshynski Yet as of Wednesday morning, StubHub.com had 153 listings for the New Year's Day game between the Blackhawks and the Detroit Red Wings -- including two tickets priced at $19,900 apiece. Who knew Oliver Stone was a hockey fan, let alone a Blackhawks fan?