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Chicago Blackhawks Announce Roster for Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament
September 9th, 2010
The Blackhawks will send a team to compete in the 2010 Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament, which begins on Saturday, Sept. 11 in London, Ontario. The selected prospects will compete in three games against teams from the Leafs, Senators, and Penguins. The roster is below: Forwards Kyle Beach Jeremy ...
Chicago Blackhawks Sign Center Ryan Potulny
September 8th, 2010
According to CapGeek.com, the Chicago Blackhawks signed center Ryan Potulny on Wednesday evening to a one-year, $500,000 deal. Potulny, 26, was among the top 15 prospects in the Edmonton organization entering last year, and cracked the NHL with the Oilers for 64 games. He scored 15 goals and added 17 ...
How Much Is Bobby Ryan Worth To The Anaheim Ducks?
September 8th, 2010
At 23, Anaheim Ducks wing Bobby Ryan is just entering the prime of his career. He's coming off an impressive season in which his 35 goals led the injury-plagued Ducks.
But Ryan is staring at free agency, and wants new paper.
There have been a lot of rumors floating around, including years ...
Meet the Chicago Blackhawks’ Speedy New Forward Viktor Stalberg
September 8th, 2010
Viktor Stalberg, F 6’3 210 DOB: 01/17/1986 Stalberg was acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks this summer in the trade that sent Kris Versteeg to the Toronto Maple Leafs, and is being viewed as (hopefully) his immediate replacement. Drafted in the sixth round (161st overall) by Toronto in 2006, Stalberg was one ...
NHL, Players’ Association Agree to Terms
September 3rd, 2010
On Friday afternoon, ahead of the NHL's adjusted deadline, it appears there is resolution to report. Ilya Kovalchuk's attempted contract(s) with the New Jersey Devils opened a firestorm of posturing between the league and the Players' Association that began with the league denying Kovalchuk's contract and now ends with an ...
Top 25 All-Time Chicago Blackhawks
September 2nd, 2010
Last year, I looked back into the history of the Chicago Blackhawks, an Original Six franchise, and ranked the top players in the organization's great history. Some of arguably the best players to ever play their position wore the Indian head sweater, but the Blackhawks weren't ever able to get ...
Ilya Kovalchuk Chaos: NHL Gives Players Association Ultimatum
September 2nd, 2010
On Wednesday afternoon, the NHL's deadline to either accept or reject the New Jersey Devils latest attempt to sign star forward Ilya Kovalchuk was pushed back to Friday at 5 p.m. ET. The reason might lead to a historic series of events that could unfold in the next two days. ...
Antti Niemi to Sign with San Jose Sharks?
September 1st, 2010
Sportsnet is reporting on Wednesday afternoon that goalie Antti Niemi could sign with the San Jose Sharks as soon as Friday, according to a source.
Sportsnet also cites a $2M base salary amount, which is $750,000 less than an arbitrator awarded the netminder after winning the Stanley Cup with the Chicago ...
Ilya Kovalchuk Chaos: Reported Numbers, NHL Decision Coming Wednesday
September 1st, 2010
The New Jersey Devils sent an amended contract to the NHL for review last week, with reports saying the 17-year, $102 million contract had been "edited" to a 15-year, $100 million deal.
On Tuesday, Sportnet's Nick Kypreos tweeted the annual salaries in the new deal, however it appears to be dramatically ...
Chris Chelios To Retire: One of the Best Chicago Blackhawks Ever
August 31st, 2010
On Tuesday, Chris Chelios will formally announce the end of his great NHL career.
Acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks on June 29th, 1990 from the Montreal Canadiens, Chelios was a second-round draft pick in exchange for Denis Savard, who would go on to play in 664 games from 1990 to 1999. He would also serve as ...