Marcus Kruger

• 6/18 NHL Jerks: 2013 NHL Playoffs: Blackhawks Face Near-Impossible Task Without Marian Hossa: My love of Marian Hossa knows no bounds. Ok, maybe that’s a little excessive, but something that eludes even habitual NHL observers...
• 6/18 Bolts By The Bay: Knee Jerk Reaction: Chicago Blackhawks vs. Boston Bruins in Game 3 – 3rd Period: The final buzzer has sounded, and here we are at the end of Game 3. The Boston Bruins have shut out the Chicago Blackhawks on...
• 6/12 Eyes on Isles: Stanley Cup Finals Preview : Blackhawks Vs. Bruins: CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS VS. BOSTON BRUINS     Middletown, N. J. - “What we do in hockey, echoes in eternity”….”There...
• 6/2 Sabre Noise: What We Learned From Game 1 of the NHL Western Conference Finals: Game one of the NHL Western Conference Finals is in the books, with Chicago taking the early 1-0 advantage.  Here’s what...
• 6/1 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks Win 2-1 Over Los Angeles Kings: After their Game 7 overtime win against the Detroit Red Wings, the Chicago Blackhawks faced off against the Los Angeles Kings....

• 5/30 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks Survive The Refs To Complete First 3-1 Series Comeback In Team History!: The first period started with everyone flying on both sides.  The Detroit Red Wings received the first powerplay when Duncan...
• 5/27 Blackhawk Up: Third Period Explosion By The Blackhawks Forces Game 7 In Chicago: The first period started exactly how the Chicago Blackhawks wanted the game to start.  Marcus Kruger feathered a nice pass the...
• 5/23 Blackhawk Up: Patrick Kane Vs. Jimmy Howard: As much as the Chicago Blackhawks have been frustrated by the Detroit Red Wings in the last two games of the Round 2 playoff series,...
• 5/19 Blackhawk Up: Coach Quenneville Wants Pace- Here Is 4 Easy Steps: If you have listened to any bench interview of Joel Quenneville he has one constant word-PACE.  He talks about it constantly...
• 5/18 Too Many Men on the Site: 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs Blackhawks & Red Wings Review: Game 1 kicked off Wednesday night in Chicago. A fast paced first period led to a powerplay for Chicago, in which Marian Hossa...
• 5/16 Blackhawk Up: A 20/20 Look At The Blac**** Numbers After Game 1: In every game and series there are plenty of numbers. Here are a few of last night’s numbers Shots on Goal for the first...
• 5/16 SenShot: WCSF Round 2, Game 1: Hawks Fly Past Wings, With A 4-1 Win: OVERALL RECAP As the first period started it appeared that maybe the Wings might be able to compete against this very strong Hawks...
• 5/16 Cardiac Cane: Thursday Hurricanes Report: Yesterday’s story on Dan Ellis can be found here All seven Hurricanes players made it to the quarterfinals of the World...
• 5/16 Octopus Thrower: Blackhawks 4, Red Wings 1: Blackhawks Roll To Game 1 Victory: The first period was the most competitive one of the game, as both teams lit the lamp and generally played spirited hockey.  At...
• 5/15 Blackhawk Up: Blackhawks Devour Wings In Three Goal 3rd Period- Chicago Wins 4-1: After the Anthem the Hawks came out flying in the first period with a steal by Jonathan Toews that set up a great chance by Brandon...
• 5/10 NHL Jerks: 2013 Stanley Cup Playoffs Daily Recap (5/10): Thursday night was another eventful night for the 2013 Stanley Cup playoffs. Ottawa and Chicago both won to join San Jose in...
• 5/10 SenShot: WCQF: Hawks Humiliate Wild, Advance to Round 2: OVERALL RECAP It was going to be a tough road for Minnesota to climb. There was a lot of uphill and not a lot of time to do it....
• 5/7 Blackhawk Up: Time To Tame The Wild- Chicago Vs Minnesota Game #4 Preview: Game #4-Chicago Blackhawks vs Minnesota Wild (Chicago leads the series 2-1) Game Time-8:30 pm Central TV- NBCSN Key Injuries...

• 4/27 SenShot: NHL Recap: April 26, 2013 Wild Blow Chance To Clinch, Isles Gain Single Point To Move Up In East: There were 4 games around the NHL as the final weekend of the season kicked off with a couple of important games with playoff...
• 4/27 Blackhawk Up: The Blackhawks End The Flames Season With A 3-1 Victory: The Calgary Flames only had 60 minutes of hockey left in between them and summer vacation and for all but a brief moment they...
• 4/21 Blackhawk Up: Coyotes Win Another Overtime Game In Chicago, This Time 3-2 In A Shootout: There are always things to work on even if you have the #1 seed clinched, and one of those things for the Blackhawks has to be...
• 4/20 Blackhawk Up: What To Watch For In The Last Five Games Of Meaninglessness: After about a period of last night’s game even though I already knew it, there really wasn’t any meaning in the Hawks...
• 4/18 StoopSports.com: Western Conference Top 8: Jake Reiser- The lockout-shortened season is almost finished, with eight games left for most teams, and it has been a wild one....
• 4/18 Blackhawk Up: The Blackhawks Penalty Kill Showcases Total Chicago Teamwork: The Blackhawks Penalty Kill stats read like this 21-135 86.1% with 5 short-handed goals. The power play struggles with all the...

• 3/8 Causeway Crowd: Chris Bourque Clears Waivers; Bruins Recall Jordan Caron From Providence: At least for now anyway, the Chris Bourque experiment appears to be over for the Boston Bruins. At noon on Friday, Bourque cleared...
• 3/7 Blackhawk Up: The Chicago Blackhawks Midway Awards: We have arrived in what feels like a week to the half way point of the season.  When we wrote about goals for the Hawks at the...
• 3/6 Blackhawk Up: Blackhawks Find Another Hero In 3-2 Victory Over Colorado: The Chicago Blackhawks announced very late that Marian Hossa was a scratch before the game with the always very specific “Upper...

• 2/23 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks Make History With 2-1 Victory Over Sharks: Another Friday night at the United Center and another victory over the San Jose Sharks, this time 2-1.  With this win the Blackhawks...
• 2/22 Blackhawk Up: On The Verge Of History- Chicago Blackhawks vs San Jose Sharks Preview: Game #17- San Jose Sharks (8-4-3) vs Chicago Blackhawks (13-0-3) Game Time- 7:30Pm Central TV-NHL Network, CSN-California, CSN-Chicago...
• 2/18 Blackhawk Up: 3 Stars Of The Week: Week #4: We’re on the eve of the first month of the NHL’s shortened season being complete, and the Chicago Blackhawks still...
• 2/17 Blackhawk Up: Hawks Hang On: Down Kings 3-2: 1st Period On Jan. 19th, the Blackhawks jumped to a 3-0 lead after the first 20 minutes, and this one was almost identical. The...
• 2/15 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks Keep On Cruising With 4-1 Shark Tale: It was more of the same and then there somethings you won’t see again for a couple of years all in one game in Chicago Friday...
• 2/13 Ducks Daily Blog: Viktor Fasth Shines As Anaheim Ducks Down Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 (SO): Fasth Stops Two Of Three Shots In Shootout To Ensure Win Chicago - Viktor Fasth continued to push for the #1 goalie spot tonight...
• 2/12 Blackhawk Up: Duck Hunting!! Chicago vs Anaheim Preview:   Game #13-Anaheim Ducks (8-2-1) vs Chicago Blackhawks (10-0-2)  Game Time- 7:30 Central Time TV-CSN-Chicago, Prime  Radio-...
• 2/12 Blackhawk Up: 3 Stars of the Week! Week #3: For a third straight week, the Blackhawks are looking down on the rest of the National Hockey League, and although a regulation...
• 2/11 Too Many Men on the Site: Chicago Blackhawks Have Tremendous Start to Shortened Season: The Chicago Blackhawks, who are now 10-0-2, have the best record in the NHL. They have performed above expectations. They are...
• 2/11 Predlines: Chicago Blackhawks 3, Nashville Predators 0: Shut Out Again, This Time At Home: I know I’ve watched a bad Nashville Predators hockey game when I don’t even want to write the recap. The thing is, it didn’t...
• 2/10 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks Finish Off The Road Trip In Style With 3-0 Victory!!: For the first time since March 23, 2011, The Blackhawks Corey Crawford recorded a regular season shut out.  The Blackhawks closed...
• 2/8 Blackhawk Up: Chicago Blackhawks Stars On Top Of Scoring Leaderboard.: The Blackhawks are on top of the league standings with a 9-0-2 record, but they are not winning these games with a boring 1-0...

• 1/19 Blackhawk Up: Recap: Chicago Blackhawks at Los Angeles Kings: The Chicago Blackhawks opened the 2013 NHL season against the defending Stanley Cup Champions, the Los Angeles Kings, Saturday...
• 1/18 Blackhawk Up: Blackhawks Over/Under Preview: Jamal Mayers: Any time I’ve seen Jamal Mayers on TV in the last 4 months is in a suit, walking into a boardroom, or standing behind Don...