Mike Reilly heads to free agency after choosing not to sign with Blue Jackets Todd Richards, Team USA head coach, had a window of several weeks to try and sell free agent-to be Mike Reilly one final time on the Columbus Blue Jackets while at the World Championships. It didn’t work. On Wednesday, the Blue Jackets announced that Reilly, who the team drafted 98th overall in 2011, would not be … [Read more...]
Marek vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Elliotte Friedman on NHL; Stanley Cup Playoff favorites
Marek vs. Wyshynski Podcast: Elliotte Friedman on NHL; Stanley Cup Playoff favorites LISTEN HERE! [And if that doesn't work, try here.] It's a Wednesday edition of Marek vs. Wyshynski beginning at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT, and we're talking about the following and more: Special Guest Star: Elliotte Friedman of CBC Sports and Sportsnet! • The Stanley Cup Final! • The Conn Smythe! • Hockey News … [Read more...]
Blackhawks ‘got black people lovin’ hockey’ and apparently everyone else in Chicago
Blackhawks ‘got black people lovin’ hockey’ and apparently everyone else in Chicago Fan-on-the-street interviews after major championship victories usually mean hundreds of screaming idiots trying to distract a poor reporter as he or she attempts to set the scene in the middle of a drunk tank. So this WGN reporter was lucky in the sense that he was getting one-on-one chats with Chicago … [Read more...]
Steven Stamkos leaves Lightning coach feeling ‘sick’ over Game 6
Steven Stamkos leaves Lightning coach feeling ‘sick’ over Game 6 CHICAGO – Steven Stamkos was alone. Alone with Corey Crawford, the Chicago Blackhawks’ goaltender, and with ample time to find a way to put a puck past him for the first time all series. Stamkos had played a hell of a Game 6 – flying around the ice, creating chances, ringing a puck off the crossbar behind Crawford in the first … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup arrival at United Center delayed thanks to bad Chicago weather (Video)
Stanley Cup arrival at United Center delayed thanks to bad Chicago weather (Video) The Chicago Blackhawks won the Stanley Cup on Monday in Chicago. Players and fans were clearly and obviously pumped about this fact. But there was an odd question circulating in the building and on social media. Where was the Cup? It apparently did not arrive at the time the game ended, thanks to bad weather … [Read more...]
Blackhawks win third Stanley Cup in six years
Blackhawks win third Stanley Cup in six years Chicago Blackhawks vs. Tampa Bay Lightning, Stanley Cup Final, Game 6 Blackhawks 2, Lightning 0 | Blackhawks win series 4-2 Game 6 in a nutshell: There simply is not a better organization in the NHL right now than the Chicago Blackhawks. Thanks to their 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night, the Blackhawks successfully climbed to the top … [Read more...]
Stanley Cup Final handshake line brings hugs, happiness and sadness (Video)
Stanley Cup Final handshake line brings hugs, happiness and sadness (Video) Ah, the handshake line at the completion of an NHL series. One of the greatest traditions in all of sports. Oh shoot, I now have to throw a buck into the Puck Daddy cliché jar. Sigh. What is Jonathan Toews saying to Steven Stamkos in the above photo? I’m thinking something along the lines of … ‘FIRE IT IN THERE! … [Read more...]
Duncan Keith opens Game 6 scoring with incredible goal for Blackhawks (Video)
Duncan Keith opens Game 6 scoring with incredible goal for Blackhawks (Video) CHICAGO – Duncan Keith entered Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final as the prohibitive favorite to win the Conn Smythe Trophy. Scoring one of the most spectacular goals of the playoffs didn’t harm his case. After a thrilling second period that saw the Chicago Blackhawks and Tampa Bay Lightning trade chances in a … [Read more...]
Blackhawks remember Clint Reif, Steve Montador during Stanley Cup celebration
Blackhawks remember Clint Reif, Steve Montador during Stanley Cup celebration CHICAGO — As the Chicago Blackhawks celebrated their third Stanley Cup in six seasons, two people who played roles in the franchise were on the minds of many players. Long-time assistant equipment manager Clint Reif, who spent nine years with the franchise, and Steve Montador, who played two years in the … [Read more...]
Lightning’s Tyler Johnson calls broken wrist ‘disappointing’
Lightning's Tyler Johnson calls broken wrist 'disappointing' Ben Bishop’s torn groin wasn’t the only injury the Lightning dealt with in the Stanley Cup Final. According to the Tampa Bay Times’ Joe Smith, forward Tyler Johnson had a broken right wrist. Ouch. Per Johnson via Smith: "Disappointing, you want to give 100-percent, especially in situation like this, really not capable of doing … [Read more...]