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2010-11 Chicago Blackhawks Preview: Rebuilding While Contending

There are many good reasons why it's exceptionally tough to repeat as a champion in virtually any sport. The nature of the Stanley Cup Playoffs -- combined with the salary cap in the NHL -- conspire to make it even harder in hockey. The Chicago Blackhawks learned that this summer, as close to a dozen players who were a...

Daniel Carcillo Accidentally Takes Out Teammate Jeff Carter

After losing Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals on Monday night -- by a 2-1 margin -- the Philadelphia Flyers are in a pretty deep hole, down 2-0 in their best-of-seven series with the Blackhawks. Recent history is not on their side, as only one team has erased a 2-0 deficit in the Finals since 1980 and gone on to win the...

Opener Like No Other in Cup Finals

CHICAGO – It began with a light show that felt as if it lasted an entire period, the Madhouse on Madison rocking to tunes that stabbed the eardrums and caused the joint to shake with giddy anticipation. Revolving strobes bathed the arena in the color of blood, and when Danny Briere raised his head and glanced...

Tomas Kopecky Exits Press Box, Scores Game 1 Winner

CHICAGO -- Tomas Kopecky was unable to crack the Chicago Blackhawks' lineup for the entire Western Conference Final against San Jose, but came out of the press box to score the game-winner in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. "A remarkable comeback," Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville said of Kopecky, a healthy scratch...

Blackhawks Beat Flyers in Highest-Scoring Final Game in 18 Years

CHICAGO -- In a stunning display of Madcap Mayhem on Madison, the Chicago Blackhawks out-scored the Philadelphia Flyers, 6-5, in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. The last time 11 goals were scored in a Stanley Cup Final was in Game 4 of the 1992 Final, when Pittsburgh completed its sweep of Chicago with a 6-5...

Tomas Kopecky News From the Web

05/21/12 Mollerisms: Kopecky Nets A Winner Source: NHL - Florida Panthers FloridaPanthers.com takes a look at some of the best goal calls of 560 WQAM radio play-by-play man Randy Moller from the 2011-12 season.
05/21/12 Russians capture world hockey championship Source: The Chronicle Herald Russia steamrolled its way to gold at the IIHF world hockey campionship on Sunday with an impressive 6-2 victory over Slovakia, completing a perfect run through a tournament where it was barely even threatened.
04/22/12 Panthers shut out Devis, take 3-2 lead Source: TCPalm.com - Fort Pierce FL Shawn Matthias's battle with Marek Zidlicky in the third period typified the play of the Florida Panthers on Saturday night â gritty and workman-like.

Background on Tomas Kopecky

Tomáš Kopecký (; born February 5, 1982) is a Slovak professional ice hockey right winger, an alternate captain for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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