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May not be the El, but there's still plenty of room on the Chicago Blackhawks bandwagon. Winners of three straight and four of their last five games, the Hawks are at last an NHL team to be reckoned with. Chicago's success has largely been due to the aggressive philosophy of General Manager ...
Chicago Blackhawks Star In A Heart-Warming Tale Of Thanksgiving Joy [NHL]
Chicago Blackhawks Star In A Heart-Warming Tale Of Thanksgiving Joy [NHL]
deadspin.com — I got an interesting email this morning about the Chicago Blackhawks. (Wait guys, that's not a joke!)... Last month, the Hawks had six straight road games sandwiched around the Thanksgiving holiday. They went from Phoenix to Dallas to Toronto (nice ... (more) Chicago Blackhawks Star In A Heart-Warming Tale Of ...
Marketing the Classic: Behind the scenes of NHL's Wrigley TV spot
Marketing the Classic: Behind the scenes of NHL's Wrigley TV spot
sports.yahoo.com — (Ed Note: This is Part One of Puck Daddy's interview with Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of... Marketing for the NHL, regarding how the League plans to sell and create interest around the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Part Two runs on ... (more) Marketing the Classic: Behind the scenes of NHL's ...

Marketing the Classic: Can hockey have a 7th-inning stretch?
Marketing the Classic: Can hockey have a 7th-inning stretch?
sports.yahoo.com — (Ed Note: This is Part Two of Puck Daddy's interview with Brian Jennings, Executive Vice President of Marketing... for the NHL, regarding how the League plans to sell and create interest around the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field. Read Part ... (more) Marketing the Classic: Can hockey have a 7th-inning stretch?

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Chicago Poised To Make A Run At The Wings
KK Hockey — ... aggressive philosophy of General Manager Dale Tallon to land hockey talent in the Windy City, as well as Joel Quenneville’s success since taking over the job behind the bench.... Detroit lost tonight, 3-1 to Dallas, so the Hawks are just seven points back of the Red Wings now with a game in hand.... The excitement continues, as the Hawks not only remain poised to finally return to the playoffs, but also look to give Detroit a serious push for the top spot in the Central Division. more Filed in: ...

Saturday morning smack talk
Snapshots — ... ever-popular Bill "I just turned 40" Houlihan will introduce me to a whole new audience as I am chock full of snappy banter. The Windy Citizen's Craig Kanalley actually ticked me off this morning with this missive: December 13, Windy Citizen : May not be the El, but there's still plenty of room on the Chicago Blackhawks bandwagon. Winners of three straight and four of their last five games, the Hawks are at last an NHL team to be reckoned with. ... The team returns home for a Sunday contest against Columbus. It's posted a sensational 9-1-4 record at the United Center thus far ...

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