Author: Peter Elliott

Morning Bag Skate: Crawford, Hawks blank Wild 2-0

By Peter Elliott | Nov 5th 2017 | 4 min read |

For the second game in a row, the Blackhawks shut out their opponents, as they voided the Wild 2-0 Saturday night. Corey Crawford turned in a stellar ...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks keep rolling, outlast Predators 2-1 in overtime

By Peter Elliott | Oct 15th 2017 | 4 min read |

The Blackhawks had their first chance to avenge last season’s first-round sweep by the Predators on Saturday night, and they capitalized on that opp...

Morning Bag Skate: Blackhawks rout Blue Jackets 5-1 as Saad, Toews shine

By Peter Elliott | Oct 8th 2017 | 4 min read |

The Blackhawks improved to 2-0-0 in their youthful season on Saturday night, as they soundly defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-1. Patrick Kane, Bra...

Morning Bag Skate: Corey Crawford, Blackhawks shut out Bruins 1-0 in preseason finale

By Peter Elliott | Oct 1st 2017 | 4 min read |

Corey Crawford made 38 saves and Patrick Sharp scored a power play goal midway through the third period for the Blackhawks, who finished the preseason...

Morning Bag Skate: Hinostroza’s team victorious over Kane’s team in local charity game

By Peter Elliott | Aug 6th 2017 | 3 min read |

The defense failed to show up, but this was one time where that didn’t matter. What did matter showed up on Saturday at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Gene...

Morning Bag Skate: Who did the Blackhawks leave unprotected for Expansion Draft?

By Peter Elliott | Jun 18th 2017 | 3 min read |

The deadline to protect players from being available for the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was yesterday, and it shouldn’t have shocked anyone to see...

Morning Bag Skate: The Rumor Mill is swirling for the Blackhawks

By Peter Elliott | Jun 11th 2017 | 3 min read |

The Blackhawks offseason shot off to a newsworthy start following their elimination from the NHL playoffs, with the firing of assistant coach Mike Kit...

Morning Bag Skate: Predators squash Penguins 5-1 in Game 3 of Stanley Cup Finals

By Peter Elliott | Jun 4th 2017 | 2 min read |

After struggling in the first two games of the Stanley Cup Finals and down 2-0 in the series, the Predators clawed back into it with a defining 5-1 vi...

Morning Bag Skate: Should the Blackhawks trade away Artemi Panarin?

By Peter Elliott | May 21st 2017 | 3 min read |

Although it’s been a relatively slow news weekend for the Blackhawks, an interesting proposal was floated by Tim Lively of Blackhawk Up. He writes t...

Morning Bag Skate: Stan Bowman speaks out on recent moves

By Peter Elliott | May 14th 2017 | 3 min read |

Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman spoke on Saturday regarding the prominent decisions his team has made in the weeks since his joint press confer...