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The Key to Winning in Hockey Is, Obviously, Coaching Changes

It's not exactly a national secret that hockey teams tend to go through coaching changes about as often as a high school kid goes through a change of clothes (speaking on personal experience, that's about once per year). As we begin the conference finals, it's probably worth pointing out that three of the four teams taking...

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...

Carolina Hurricanes Fire Peter Laviolette, Paul Maurice Takes Over

Interesting news coming out of Carolina this morning, as the Hurricanes -- second place in the Southeast Division and eighth in the Eastern Conference -- have fired head coach Peter Laviolette and replaced him with a former bench-boss, Paul Maurice, as reported by TSN.Laviolette becomes the third head coach to be fired...

Hawks Fire Denis Savard

Even before the start of what looked to be a promising season, rumor was that Chicago Blackhawks head coach Denis Savard might be on the hot seat if the team got off to a slow start -- word that was attributed to the arrival of Scotty Bowman as a special adviser in Chicago. Heck, Savard actually made a CBC list of five...

NHL Season Preview: Chicago Blackhawks

Welcome to the NHL FanHouse 2008-09 season preview. While other sites are previewing "30 teams in 30 days," we decided to take advantage of the extra time off before the start of the season to bring you all 30 previews over the next three weeks. We're counting down in reverse order of finish from last season in each...

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04/22/12 Verdi: There's no tomorrow in NHL playoffs Source: Daily Herald - Arlington Heights IL How many times have we heard or uttered this hymn?
04/06/12 Hundreds of Hawkey fans have a blast at Roadwatch Party Source: Lake County News Sun - Waukegan IL Casual fans of the team/sport, probably don't know this, but there actually is a "Blackhawks Roadwatch Party Tour." The difference is that the tour spots are in pub-like establishments in the Chicago area.
04/04/12 It's Hawkey night in Libertyville Source: Lake County News Sun - Waukegan IL Chicago Blackhawks legend Denis Savard will be the celebrity "ambassador" at the Blackhawks Roadwatch Party on Thursday at the Libertyville Sports Complex.

Background on denis savard

Denis Joseph Savard (born February 4, 1961) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League from 1980 to 1997, and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000. He has also served as head coach of the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL, and now serves as an ambassador for the Blackhawks' organization.

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