Jaroslav Spacek

Will the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in the Stanley Cup finals for a third straight spring, or will the San Jose Sharks find the gumption to match their talent? There's no consensus winner in either conference, mostly because even...

What was a glorious first victory of the season for the Blackhawks was tempered with questions about the health of Eric Daze, Adrian Aucoin and Tuomo Ruutu. The Hawks scored early and often in blistering the San Jose Sharks 6-3 before a crowd of 11,823...

Among the disappointments in the first two months of the season for the Blackhawks--not counting the back injuries to Tuomo Ruutu and Eric Daze--the lack of production from Tyler Arnason would have to rank high on the list. Arnason went into the season...

In the holiday spirit, first the positives from Sunday night's Blackhawks game at the United Center. Michael Holmqvist was a plus-1. That just about covers it for a night on which the Dallas Stars came into Chicago and essentially took care of...

If there is one thing Blackhawks coach Trent Yawney knows about goaltender Adam Munro it's that he bounces back well from adversity. That was evident Thursday night when Munro earned his first NHL shutout and the Hawks' first this season in a 2-0 win...

If there has been a trademark for the Blackhawks in the last month, it has been their ability to shake off adversity during the course of a game. But Tuesday night, despite jumping to a quick lead, the Hawks couldn't withstand the hard-charging...

If there is a positive to be taken out of the carnage that was the Blackhawks' outing against the Stars on Friday night, it's that perhaps they have nowhere to go but up. Of course, it's also entirely possible that the Hawks have found their level and...

Michael Holmqvist has spent the season on the fourth line and wouldn't come immediately to mind if the Blackhawks needed shootout candidates. Neither would defenseman Jaroslav Spacek. But Spacek and Holmqvist were tapped by coach Trent Yawney on Sunday,...

Blackhawks coach Trent Yawney has lamented defensive lapses throughout this season. But it was offensive miscues as much as defensive mistakes that cost the Hawks in the first 20 minutes Friday of a 3-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets. The loss was the...

Former Blackhawks coach Brian Sutter had a theory for why they would play some of their best games of the season against the Detroit Red Wings: fear of being embarrassed. That's a feeling with which the Hawks are all too familiar after a pair of dismal...

There have been glimpses this season of what the Blackhawks can be and what they aspire to be. But those have been few and fleeting. Thursday was another example, another tease to get the hopes up. But Detroit, making a mockery of the NHL through its...

General manager Dale Tallon lamented after the second period of Friday night's 3-2 shootout victory that the Blackhawks must lead the NHL in being down two men on penalties. The Hawks got themselves in trouble again Friday with penalties, with both of...