Chicago Blackhawks

This Day in Hockey History – August 11, 1914 – The Rise of Rudy

Photo: Hockey Gods Rudolf Pilous was born in Rosser, a municipality of Winnipeg Centre, Manitoba on...

This Day in Hockey History – June 29, 1990 and 2016 – Star Swap

Twice, 26 years apart on June 29, the Montreal Canadiens traded away one of their most famous players in return for...

This Day in Hockey History – June 27, 1972 – Golden Jet Crosses Over

With the stroke of 11 pens, on June 27, 1972, Bobby Hull left the Chicago Black Hawks of the NHL...

This Day in Hockey History – June 9, 2010 – Windy City Ends Drought

Anyone who thought the snapping of a 42-year dry spell (in 1997) was amazing, just had to wait until 2010 to...

This Day in Hockey History – May 8, 1973 – Defense Drops Under Offense Onslaught

In the worst kind of goalie battle, the opponents seemingly competed for letting in the most shots. By the end of Game...

This Day in Hockey History – April 1, 1980 – Liut 30 for 30

During the 1979-80 season, goalie Mike Liut may have been playing for the St. Louis Blues, but he wasn’t singing the blues....

This Day in Hockey History – March 28, 1967 – Mikita Goes Apple Picking

At the end of the final Original Six season, the Chicago Blackhawks had scoring power houses who pushed the team to the top...

This Day in Hockey History – March 19, 1933 – An Afternoon Experiment

The NHL schedules numerous afternoon games every season, and that number has increased this season. Surprisingly, the NHL took until the very end of...

This Day in Hockey History – March 18, 1940 – Hawks Take Flight

The start of the 1939-40 playoffs would have been typical but for one change in transportation. The Chicago Blackhawks flew to and from...

This Day in Hockey History – March 14, 1933 – A Black Hawks’ Feisty Forfeit

(Photo: Art Coulson, Blackhawks, from Newspapers.com) In the long-storied career of the Chicago Blackhawks, they have had only one forfeited game, and that...