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Blackhawks Overreact, Reportedly Fire General Manager Dale Tallon

Dale Tallon made a tremendous blunder this offseason when the qualifying offers for Cam Barker, Kris Versteeg and the team's other restricted free agents didn't get sent out in time. Tallon admitted it was his responsibility, admitted he screwed up, and in the end, worked out contract extensions with the key players...

Lidstrom Had 'Nearly Catastrophic' Testicle Injury

It was a pretty big deal when Red Wings defenseman Nicklas Lidstrom, for the first time in his NHL career, missed a playoff game in the Western Conference finals. The future Hall of Famer missed Games 4 and 5 against the Chicago Blackhawks (both Detroit wins) and, as it turns out, he had a pretty good -- and extremely...

Mike Babcock Patiently Waits for Salary Cap to Break Up the Blackhawks

After jumping out to a 1-0 series lead in the Western Conference Final, Red Wings head coach Mike Babcock held a press conference on Monday and fielded a variety of questions from the media. For the most part, it was your typical, run-of-the-mill press conference. About half way through, a reporter started asking Babcock...

Western Conference Finals Preview: Youth vs. Experience

The Western Conference Finals brings us one of the classic Original Six rivalries in the NHL, as Detroit and Chicago square off with a trip to the Stanley Cup Finals on the line. The Red Wings are looking to become the first team to repeat as champions since they did it during the 1997 and 1998 seasons, while Chicago is...

Franzen Earns His Bucks in the Playoffs

When the Detroit Red Wings signed Johan Franzen to an 11-year contract extension back in April, reactions were mixed. Some folks, like a number of the commenters at the Hockey's Future boards, thought the Red Wings were out of their minds for signing a soon-to-be 30-year-old forward to an 11-year contract. Others, like the...

PatrickSharp News From the Web

05/14/12 Sharp lands in fine company Source: The Chronicle-journal The recent offensive outburst by Patrick Sharp during a world men's hockey championship game last week landed the Thunder Bay product in some exclusive company.
05/10/12 Hawks look forward to facing each other in Worlds Source: WTGN TV - Chicago IL By the time Patrick Sharp got to Helsinki, his familiar No. 10 already was taken by â coincidentally enough â his Team Canada roommate, Corey Perry.
05/07/12 Canada cruises to 7-2 win over France Source: Edmonton Sun - Edmonton - AB - Canada France's Charles Bertrand (R) falls on ice as Canada's goalkeeper Devan Dubnyk (L) and Marc Methot save a puck during their 2012 IIHF men's ice hockey World Championship game in Helsinki May 7, 2012.
05/04/12 Albany selected as host for America East basketball... Source: Burlington Free Press - Burlington VT The University at Albany will play host to the first three rounds of the 2013 America East basketball tournaments in March, marking the first time the conferences combined mens and womens playoffs have been awarded to a school other than the University of Hartford.
05/03/12 Sharp named Team Canada alternate captain for IIHF... Source: NHL - Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Canada announced Thursday evening that Ryan Getzlaf (Regina, Sask./Anaheim, NHL) will serve as Canada's team captain for the 2012 Ice Hockey World Championship, with Dion Phaneuf (Edmonton, Alta./ Toronto, NHL) and Patrick Sharp (Thunder Bay, Ont./ Chicago, NHL) named as alternate captains.