Michael Leighton stood his ground in goal, and the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Blackhawks are locked in a scoreless tie after a chippy first period in Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals. Leighton was pulled in the second period of Game 1 after giving up five goals on 20 shots in a 6-5 loss to the Blackhawks. Read Original Post Here
Former Hartford Whalers hockey team owner Howard Baldwin is trying to get fans behind his efforts to bring an NHL team back to Hartford, Conn. Baldwin’s latest venture is an outdoor skating rink at the Rentschler Field sports and entertainment stadium in East Hartford. A news conference has been scheduled for Wednesday to detail plans for the rink and various events designed to show Hartford is… Read Original Post Here
In the days leading up to the Stanley Cup finals, teammates just had to ask Marian Hossa: Are you nervous? If any Chicago Blackhawks player had a right to be heading into this series against the Philadelphia Flyers, he did. After all, he had been there the past two years with Pittsburgh and Detroit — and lost — and during the layoff, he couldn’t avoid the rush from his teammates. Read Original Post Here
Blackhawks winger Andrew Ladd will miss Game 2 of the Stanley Cup finals against the Philadelphia Flyers because of an undisclosed injury. Flyers winger Daniel Carcillo, a healthy scratch the previous three games, will suit up Monday night. The Blackhawks expect to have Ladd available at some point in the series. Read Original Post Here
Chris Pronger played more than half of the series-opening game for Philadelphia, a 6-foot-6 wall of willpower helping keep Chicago’s talented top line in check. Blackhawks stars Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews and Dustin Byfuglien went without a point and combined for a minus-9 rating, thanks in part to ol’ Pronger’s usual hard work on the blue line. Read Original Post Here
Laughs and lighthearted groans came from a small group of Philadelphia Flyers players on Sunday, while they youthfully warmed up for practice by kicking a soccer ball around a circle they formed in a basement corner of the United Center. The day after their frustrating loss to start the Stanley Cup finals, these whimsical sounds bounced off the cement walls. Read Original Post Here
More startling than the frenetic pace between the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers that produced 11 goals in the Stanley Cup finals opener was who was left off the score sheet. In Chicago’s 6-5 win — the highest scoring championship round game since 1992 — both teams’ top lines and top guns couldn’t find the net. Read Original Post Here
If the ice crew at the United Center wants a smoother surface, Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Chris Pronger has a suggestion — blast the AC. Fans might not appreciate that, though. Choppy ice created some wild bounces as the Chicago Blackhawks raced to a 6-5 victory over the Flyers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Saturday night. Read Original Post Here
Laughs and lighthearted groans came from a small group of Philadelphia Flyers players on Sunday, while they youthfully warmed up for practice by kicking a soccer ball around a circle they formed in a basement corner of the United Center. The day after their frustrating loss to start the Stanley Cup finals, these whimsical sounds bounced off the cement walls. Read Original Post Here
More startling than the frenetic pace between the Chicago Blackhawks and Philadelphia Flyers that produced 11 goals in the Stanley Cup finals opener was who was left off the score sheet. In Chicago’s 6-5 win — the highest scoring championship round game since 1992 — both teams’ top lines and top guns couldn’t find the net. Read Original Post Here
