Category: Features

Q&A: Blackhawks’ Matthew Highmore details ‘little bit different’ experience during first few days inside NHL bubble

By Brandon Cain | Jul 28th 2020 | 7 min read |

Leading up to the Blackhawks’ qualifier series against the Oilers, Chicago forward Matthew Highmore has agreed to give Second City Hockey readers an...

Road to 2020 NHL draft: Marco Rossi looking to enter NHL as OHL champion

By Ian McLaren | Feb 7th 2020 | 4 min read |

This is the second edition of Second City Hockey’s Road to the NHL draft covering top prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL draft in Montreal. Ian sit...

Road to 2020 NHL draft: How goalie Nico Daws has stormed up prospect rankings

By Ian McLaren | Jan 24th 2020 | 6 min read |

Here is the first edition of Second City Hockey’s Road to the NHL Draft covering top prospects eligible for the 2020 NHL Draft in Montreal. Ian sits...

Blackhawks week ahead: Chicago looks to continue season-high win streak

By Brandon Cain | Mar 5th 2019 | 4 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks ride a seven-game win streak into a three-game slate this week that includes a back-to-back on the road. The Hawks open the wee...

We shouldn’t need #BellLetsTalk, but we do, so let’s talk

By Satchel Price | Jan 31st 2018 | 4 min read |

It says something about where our society is at that we need a corporate hashtag to encourage people to open up about mental illness. I’m grateful f...

The Second City Hockey guide to Chicago Blackhawks slang, nicknames, and jargon

By Liz McNeill | Mar 23rd 2017 | 28 min read |

If you are new to Second City Hockey or to the Blackhawks fan base, you might find yourself bewildered by the multitude of unfamiliar words and phrase...

The Chicago Blackhawks and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad penalty kill

By Adam Hess | Oct 25th 2016 | 5 min read |

One of the hallmarks of the Chicago Blackhawks during the Joel Quenneville era has been their strong penalty killing in Stanley Cup-winning seasons. I...

Blackhawks week ahead: Chicago vs. Los Angeles caps sleepy schedule

By Brandon Cain | Oct 25th 2016 | 4 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks have a light week with three games on the schedule. Chicago hosts Calgary (Monday) and has the rest of the week off until Frida...

Blackhawks week ahead: Chicago hosts Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs

By Brandon Cain | Oct 18th 2016 | 3 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks has three games on tap this week all against Eastern Conference teams. Chicago hosts Philadelphia (Tuesday) and Toronto (Saturd...

The younger, faster Blackhawks look different, but don’t sleep on their Stanley Cup chances

By Satchel Price | Oct 13th 2016 | 6 min read |

The Chicago Blackhawks open another season Wednesday night, and they’re not quite the same team they were last year or two years ago. This is a youn...