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Lindbloom’s View: “Peaking” too early
16-0-3 Isaiah 40:31 “but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will “skate” and not be faint. – RL abridged...
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Blackhawks re-acquire Michal Handzus, send Brandon Bollig back to Rockford;...
By Chris Block Chicago Blackhawks on Monday acquired center Michal Handzus from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for a fourth round selection in the upcoming 2013 NHL Entry Draft. In 28 games this...
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IceHogs playoff chances and scenarios; Dylan Olsen injury; notes on Drew...
By Chris Block First off, a quick note: I don’t have any shows of my own planned at the moment, but I can announce that I will be joining the HockeeNight PuckCast this Sunday night, April 21st. We’ll...
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Old Dog, New Bicks
From this past Saturday night’s issue of The Committed Indian By Chris Block Anyone whose read or followed my work over the years would know that I haven’t exactly been a huge fan of Bryan Bickell’s....
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Update on Stephen Johns, BMO $1.5M upgrades, Saad All-Rookie team, Danault,...
By Chris Block Some news and notes to kick off what appears will be a very eventful weekend. –We’ll have full, pick-by-pick coverage on this site of the Blackhawks’ draft selections this Sunday from...
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Coaching Changes: Blackhawks relieve assistants Ben Simon, Steve Poapst of...
By Chris Block In addition to the breaking news today that goaltending coach Stephane Waite is leaving the Chicago Blackhawks for the same position with the Montreal Canadiens, (this after last week...
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PuckChatter~Radio; e.132, Prospect Camp and Free Agency review
By Chris Block On this edition of PuckChatter~Radio, I’m joined by Brad Gardner of HockeysFuture.com and frequent contributor to TheThirdManIn.com to review all the Blackhawks news of the past two...
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PuckChatter~Radio: Hjalmarsson, Crawford contracts and a mess of other stuff
By Chris Block It’s back. Click the player below to listen here in your browser, Or, Right-Click Here to Download the MP3 file - Download audio file (2013Sept04_PuckChatter_e134_Season_Kickoff.mp3) The...
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Audio: Rockford Season Preview interview with IceHogs head coach Ted Dent
Rockford IceHogs head coach Ted Dent By Chris Block On Saturday, we had a chance to chat with IceHogs head coach Ted Dent about the upcoming 2013-14 American Hockey League season. Over the course of...
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PuckChatter~Radio, e.137; The Hjalmarsson Dance
By Chris Block PuckChatter~Radio pulled off 2 shows in 6 days with another brand new episode on Tuesday night. dissecting the Kris Versteeg trade and the reasons why Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen were...
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Exclusive interview with Kyle Beach, plus Ted Dent talks Beach’s absence from...
Kyle Beach being announced Nov 30th’s 1st star of the game photo credit: Rockford IceHogs, Greg Hamil —– By Chris Block After being sat out four consecutive Rockford IceHogs games due to what head...
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Thoughts on Brandon Pirri, the Tallon link and what’s become of the Hawks’...
Brandon Pirri handles the puck in his second-to-last home game as a member of the Rockford IceHogs vs Chicago, February 21, 2014 photo: Todd Reicher, courtesy of Rockford IceHogs By Chris Block I...
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Audio: An hour of post NHL draft and Blackhawks trade talk
By Chris Block Sunday afternoon I was a guest again on Bill Swierski’s Sports Talk Chicago. We analyzed the Blackhawks draft, the Patrick Sharp trade rumors – the who, what and why…. why the Ryan...
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Blackhawks make more changes to hockey operations staff
By Chris Block Chicago Blackhawks Vice President and general manager Stan Bowman made several additions to his pro scouting staff recently. As expected, Wade Brookbank has retired (again) and accepted...
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More news on Blackhawks scouting, Hockey Analytics and off season front...
By Chris Block We have further information on Chicago Blackhawks front office and hockey operations shakeups from the off season before we advance into the heart of the matter now that training camps...
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Stan Bowman talks Enforcer role; its place on the Chicago Blackhawks
By Chris Block Amidst Tuesday night’s exhibition opener at United Center, which was essentially a nothing evening save for Cuba Gooding Jr.’s disrobing during the very first conciliatory version of...
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Puck Chatter~Radio, Road to the 2014-15 Blackhawks
By Chris Block Al Cimaglia and I joined forces through the technologies Monday night to produce the first podcast this site has managed to push through in months. Over the course of the hour we...
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Audio: HockeeNight and Chris Block talk Blackhawks moves and preview the season
By Chris Block Sunday night, I joined Krista, C.T. and “Forklift” from HockeeNight.com for our annual Blackhawks’ season preview “PuckCast.” Of course, with the news coming down over the weekend, we...
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Rockford sets roster for Opening Night; a look at the IceHogs team,...
Mark McNeill skates in a preseason game Oct 2nd in Rockford Photo courtesy of Rockford IceHogs By Chris Block Rockford IceHogs open their season tomorrow night when they host Milwaukee at the BMO...
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Odds and Saads: Whole Lotta Rosie?, Dent talks Teuvo; notes on signings,...
By Chris Block Michal Rozsival hopes to be an everyday player again in Chicago. [Mark Lazerus, Sun-Times] Rozsival is expected to make his season debut Saturday in Nashville. –Blackhawks have added...
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