It has been 223 days since Brett Connolly dressed for an NHL game. That streak will end when he takes to the ice for the Chicago Blackhawks against the Washington Capitals on Wednesday night. It has been a long road back to the NHL for the 29-year-old forward, but he showed his class and leadership
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No matter how your favorite NHL team is doing, many fans always have an eye towards the future. When it comes to the Chicago Blackhawks, it’s very easy to want to look back to the Stanley Cup wins of the 2010s, but those days are over. In our new regular column, I will highlight some
The American Hockey League (AHL) is dropping the puck on their 2021-22 season Friday night. Gone are the shortened schedules and taxi squads, as the league will play a full schedule with normal road trips and fans in the building. This season will also include a unique postseason format that will see 23 teams qualify
To say that Scott Darling has had a rollercoaster ride of a career would not do his journey justice. After playing in more leagues than most realize exist, his perseverance finally paid off when he cracked the Chicago Blackhawks’ roster in 2014-15. While he’s since moved on through a handful of other organizations, Darling has