Blackhawks

OK, time to complete the trifecta of losing this weekend. First it was the Bulls in person, then it was our floor hockey team. Surely the Blackhawks would bail us out. Nope. It started Friday while we were at the … Continued

OK, I said there’s one thing worse than seeing your team lose in person; that would be if YOUR team loses. By YOUR team, I mean, the team you play on, or in my case, the team that I coach. … Continued

Not going to do it… not going to do it… No… NO! I’m not going to get my hopes up… The Blackhawks are not going to storm back and make the playoffs. Nope… not me… not going to happen. Oh … Continued

I know… the Ducks suck. This Blackhawks win doesn’t mean a damn thing. Although only 6 points out of the final Wild Card spot, there are too many teams in the mix. We had our chance and blew it. Yes, … Continued

In the final month of 2009, the Blackhawks would record their most wins of the season; 11 wins and 31 days later, the Blackhawks would be sitting 17 games over through the first 40; 27-10-3, 57 points, and on their … Continued

Leap day! How would you do it if your birthday was on February 29th? My dad missed by one day; HBD DAD BTW. Would you celebrate every year on the day before or after your real birthday? Would you just … Continued

Finally… At 4-2, in 2nd place in our floor hockey league, we would meet the undefeated first place team. Again, due to an earlier season cancellation, we wouldn’t play them until the final two games of the regular season; the … Continued

November 2009 was an interesting month for the Blackhawks. It started with a loss and a shootout loss and ended with the same. In between, the Hawks would go on an 8 game winning streak; this would be their longest … Continued

As the 2009-2010 NHL season was about to get underway, the Blackhawks would find themselves over 4,000 miles away from the Madhouse on Madison. They were scheduled to start off the season with back to back games in Finland against … Continued