The period between the Hawks' last playoff game in 2008-09 and the first regular season game in 2009-10 keeps getting worse. Now Adam Burish is out six months with knee surgery tentatively scheduled for Friday. And Dustin Byfuglien has a groin injury that'll keep him out a few days, as well. Dave Bolland is finally practicing with the team again after a long battle with back problems and Kris Versteeg might be back with the team by Wednesday after dealing with an upper body injury. Burish will be missed off the ice even more than he will be missed on it. He's been a great teammate and a positive voice in the lockerroom. The Hawks need more players like that.
Burish injury is latest Hawks' problem
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Len Ziehm just completed his 40th year as a member of the Sun-Times sports department. He has been the beat writer for the Chicago Blackhawks since the 2001-02 season and he covered the minor league Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League as part of his writing duties before that, starting with the Wolves' creation in time for the 1994-95 season.
In addition to covering hockey Ziehm has been the Sun-Times golf writer for the past 39 years, during which he covered 25 U.S. Opens, 15 Masters and 17 PGA Championships.
Prior to assuming Blackhawks' duties he was the beat writer for Northwestern sports for 11 years, which encompassed the Wildcats' run to the 1995 Rose Bowl, and beat man on soccer from 1984 through 2008. He was selected into the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.
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