Blackhawks

With over a foot of snow on the ground, how would the attendance be over the weekend for our weekly floor hockey game?  We ended up having the minimum… six kids showed up and the snow Sharks were ready for … Continued

As schools began to announce closings, and the snow anticipated in Chicago reached 14 inches, I thought of something; I’m sure those ticket prices for the Blackhawks home game at the UC on Thursday night against the Stars would be … Continued

Each game that goes by is more painful than the previous one.  The lackluster performance in Vancouver followed by the OT loser in Calgary, topped by another loss on home ice vs the Flames…again.  There is no other way to … Continued

Let it begin.  Today marked the start of our floor hockey season.   It was time to get our shirts, strap on our helmets, and play our season opening double header.  I was ready. I had a twinge of nervousness…hoping … Continued

A trip to Vancouver… playing the lowly Canucks… a playoff spot 4 points out of reach… on a 3 game point streak… It was all setup for the Hawks to keep the good vibrations going, but they flopped.  That’s not … Continued

THAT’S the way to start off the 2nd half of the season.  What a nice win that was in Nashville on Tuesday night, especially nice because it was beating those Predators on their home ice.  I don’t care that Rinne was … Continued

Saturday brought the final official practice of the season for the Shark kids.  The real games start next week.  I’m starting to get excited about this whole hockey thing. Remember, I really didn’t play a lot of hockey growing up… … Continued