Yzerman Praises Toews
Tampa Bay Lightening GM Steve Yzerman gave some much-deserved credit to the one of the core pieces of the Chicago Blackhawks -- Jonathan Toews.
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Tampa Bay Lightening GM Steve Yzerman gave some much-deserved credit to the one of the core pieces of the Chicago Blackhawks -- Jonathan Toews.
Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane and Ray Emery helped the Blackhawks salvage a point Monday night.
Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews was named the NHL's second star for the month of November, the league announced Thursday.
Jonathan Toews scored the go-ahead goal in the second period after winning a faceoff from Mike Richards, helping the Blackhawks beat the Los Angeles Kings 2-1 on Saturday night.
Antti Niemi made 34 saves against his former team for his first shutout of the season and Jason Demers broke a scoreless tie late in the second period with his first goal to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
The Edmonton Oilers didn't just break their four-game losing streak, they smashed it to pieces. Taylor Hall had a hat trick, Jordan Eberle had a goal and three assists, and rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins set up five goals for the Oilers, who ended their skid in a big way with a 9-2 rout of the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night.
Andrew Brunette and Patrick Kane scored power-play goals midway through the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied from an early deficit to win their fourth straight game, 5-1 over the Vancouver Canucks on Wednesday night.
Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews was named the NHL's Third Star of the Week Monday after scoring foul goals and recording two assists in four games last week.
Jonathan Toews and Steve Montador each scored twice to help the Blackhawks beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-3 on Sunday night for their third straight victory.
The Blackhawks have six players on the 2012 NHL All-Star ballot, which is tied for the league-high along with the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins.
After an offseason focused on getting tougher to handle teams like Vancouver, the Blackhawks watched the Canucks come into the United Center Sunday, take their fair share of punches and still leave with a 6-2 victory.
Patrick Kane scored the winning goal in the shootout and had two assists in regulation, lifting the Chicago Blackhawks to a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday night.
Dave Bolland scored one third-period goal and had an assist on the other to help the Chicago Blackhawks pull away to a 5-2 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Tuesday night.
So that leaves just the Blackhawks as the Chicago team with championship potential and few serious problems. When would anyone have thought that would happen?
You can't fault fans for still thinking about it. It's only human. Patrick Sharp was standing all alone to Roberto Luongo's right and Jonathan Toews gave him a perfect pass.
Shortly after signing general manager Stan Bowman to a three-year contract extension, the Blackhawks set their 23-man roster for the season opener Friday.
Jonathan and David Toews had countless basement battles while honing their hockey skills and they always dreamed of playing on the same team in the NHL some day. It will happen for the first time this week when both suit up for the Blackhawks in the preseason.
Following practice Tuesday morning, a number of the Blackhawks will board a plane for Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for tonight's preseason game against the Edmonton Oilers.
Patrick Sharp's appendectomy is certainly a setback, but the Blackhawks are happy it didn't happen during the season and all signs point to him being ready right around the start of the regular season.
It was an accident, but Blackhawks captain Jonathan Toews accidentally knocked over a kid while participating in a youth hockey camp in Canada recently.
The Blackhawks acquired David Toews, the brother of center Jonathan Toews, Friday in a trade with the New York Islanders.
In only its fourth year of existence, the Chicago Blackhawks Convention has turned into a hot ticket. On Tuesday, the organization announced the scheduled appearances by current and former players to the sold out event this weekend.
For being such an important part of rebuilding the Chicago Blackhawks, Patrick Kane's name has been thrown out as potential trade bait by fans, and even some members of the media, on a surprisingly regular basis.
Vancouver Canucks foward Ryan Kesler won the Selke Trophy Wednesday night, beating out Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews and Red Wings forward Pavel Datsyuk.
Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals didn't go the way the Vancouver Canucks fans wanted it to go: Roberto Luongo gave up three goals on 20 shots and they saw Boston raise the Stanley Cup in Vancouver.
