The Blackhawks traded two more members of their Stanley Cup-winning club yesterday, with an eye toward the future. more ›

It may be baseball season, but it's time to start looking ahead to basketball and hockey playoffs after the Bulls clinched the top seed in the East and the Blackhawks nearly wrapped up their spot in the playoffs Friday night. more ›

The Chicago Blackhawks announced today defenseman Brain Campbell will likely avoid surgery for a broken clavicle and broken ribs, make a full-recovery, and could be back to playing for the team in seven-to-eight weeks. Of course, there are only four weeks left in the regular season, so the seven-to-eight week return would put Campbell back on the ice no sooner than sometime during the second round of the playoffs. Campbell sustained the injuries Sunday when Washington Caps star Alex Ovechkin checked Campbell from behind and into the boards. Ovechkin was suspended for two games by the NHL yesterday and issued an apology. more ›

That hit Washington Caps star Alex Ovechkin took on Blackhawks' defenseman Brian Campbell will cost Ovechkin two games, according to the Washington Post. Ovechkin met with the NHL's head disciplinarian Colin Campbell about the hit today. Still no official word on Campbell, but it's likely at least his regular season is over. more ›

A few days after this year's Winter Classic, and the ratings are in. The prognosis? Good. Very good. Better than last year, in fact. It earned the NHL's best overnight ratings in 13 years and increased 12 percent over last year's game.

This year's outdoor game between the Blackhawks and Red Wings earned a 2.9 overnight rating and a 6 share. Each overnight ratings point equals about 735,000 TV homes. Last year's game featuring the Pittsburgh Penguins and Buffalo Sabres had a 2.6 overnight rating and 5 share...In Chicago, Thursday's game drew a national high of an 11.8 rating and 21 share, with Detroit second at 10.5 and 21.

The Blackhawks, and hockey in general, have pretty much been off Chicagoist's radar the past few years between the lost season of '04-'05 and the generally unfriendly fan treatment by Bill Wirtz over the years. more ›