The posturing has begun.
With the current collective bargaining agreement coming to an end after this season, the first public battle between the NHL and the NHL Players' Association took place Friday with the release of separate statements.
Not everyone is on board with the NHL's new conference alignment, which brings back divisional playoffs in a four-conference format. Blackhawks veteran Andrew Brunette has his concerns.
EDMONTON, Alberta -- Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman didn't sound like his trade for Michael Frolik was his last.
In fact, he made it sound like more moves were on the way.
If you haven't seen them yet ... here are the NHL 2009-10 All-Star teams:
It's official now. About a week after the cover was leaked and displayed by Yahoo's popular Puck Daddy blog, EA Sports announced that Hawks captain Jonathan Toews will be on the cover of NHL 11.
Patrick Kane was the cover boy of last year's video game, which continues to win awards.
Here's Toews on the cover:
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- A look at the notable moves made during Dale Tallon's run as general manager from June 21, 2005, to July 14, 2009, that make the Hawks what they are today -- a team in the Western Conference finals for the second consecutive year:
Here's a look back at the Hawks' first-round series win over the Nashville Predators. It wasn't an easy series, and the Hawks never expected it to be.
"Whenever you can win a playoff series, especially against a team like Nashville, it feels good," Patrick Sharp said. "I don't know who said it was going to be an easy series or we were going to get upset. It was two teams that played hard going back to the regular season. It was a very tough series. I give them a lot of credit. It could have really gone either way."
NASHVILLE, Tenn. --- Marian Hossa is a happy man.
After going through his first-ever NHL disciplinary hearing, the Hawks winger was happy to learn from general manager Stan Bowman that NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell ruled against suspending him for his major penalty for boarding in Game 5.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis disagreed with the NHL's decision not to suspend Marian Hossa.
"I thought it was a little bit light," Hamhuis said Monday. "It was a dangerous play. My injury, his prior past shouldn't have anything to do [with it]. it doesn't change the action."
Hawks winger Marian Hossa was not suspended by the NHL Sunday for his hit on Nashville Predators defenseman Dan Hamhuis in Saturday's win in Game 5.
Adam L. Jahns is a native Chicagoan hailing from the Far Northwest Side. Jahns has been with the Sun-Times since 2005, covering the Hawks since 2009. He's also helped cover the Bears, Cubs, Sox and high schools.
