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For the first time in a long while, Chicago is seeing success from both the Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) and the Chicago Wolves (AHL). The Wolves are off to a 13-1-1 start, giving them the best winning percentage in the league--which should come as no surprise to their faithful fans. On the other hand, it is a surprise that after a quarter of the season, the Blackhawks aren't breaking their fans' hearts. The Hawks have skated...

The Chicago Wolves find themselves down 3-0 and on the road in the American Hockey League Western Conference Finals. With a win the Hamilton Bulldogs will make it to the Calder Cup final for the second time in as many years. If the Bulldogs pull of the sweep it would be the first time in their club history.

The Chicago Wolves hosted the Iowa Stars on Saturday night in Game 6 of the West Division Finals. The Wolves fell behind early, 1-0, just two minutes and eight seconds into the game. That goal would be Iowa's only score of the night while the Wolves scored five to win the series 4-2.

The Chicago Wolves have a chance to advance to the 2007 Calder Cup semi-finals with a win tonight over the Iowa Stars. The winner of the series will face off against the North Division finalist, either the Manitoba Moose or the Hamilton Bulldogs, the Bulldogs lead that series 2-1.

Two Allstate Arena-based franchises are finding success. The Chicago Wolves kicked off their playoff campaign this weekend against their rival to the north, the Milwaukee Admirals. The Wolves took advantage of home ice, winning the first two games in the best of seven series. They won the first game 3-2 and skated to an easier victory in the second game, 4-1.

Starting in the fall, Chicago will add yet another pro hockey team to the area, as the Chicago Hounds join the UHL. They'll begin play in October, playing their home games at the Sears Centre -- currently under construction in suburban Hoffman Estates. Is there enough of a market to support a second minor league hockey team, in addition to the NHL's Blackhawks? Chicagoist believes there is. There are certainly a lot of hockey fans...

Chicago's river is not the only thing that turns green around St. Patrick's Day. Many of Chicago's sports franchises are celebrating St. Patrick's Day by donning green uniforms.

The Chicago Blackhawks were supposed to open their season tonight against the Minnesota Wild, but the season remains on hold due to the owners' lock-out of the players. The owners voted to lock out the players until a new collective bargaining agreement could be hammered out between the clubs and the players association. With many of the teams opperating in the red and 75% of team revenue going to the players' salaries, the owners want a new economic structure. Of course, the players don't want their gravy train to be cut off. The sides are far apart and it seems likely that the matter will wipe out the entire NHL season.