Blackhawks at Wild5-4 Loss Recap

"Fall To Pieces" by Patrick Stankus Following last night's loss in Wiiiiiiiinnnniiiiiipeg, the Blackhawks traveled south to the Twin Cities to pay Puckin' Hostile's favorite NHL coach, my brother #CountYeoCula a visit. For the third time in the last four games, this would...

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Blackhawks at Winnipeg3-1 Loss Recap

"The Strangest Party" by Gatekeeper The Blackhawks traveled to the land of Lake Toews, Winnipeg Manitoba, Thursday night. They came in looking to add a little pep in their offense, after not scoring a regulation goal in over 2 full games. They made a couple of moves in preparation...

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One For The OCD Gaming Crowd

by Gatekeeper For those of you, like me, that have OCD about the players, of at least the goalies, in the NHL games matching their real life counterparts, I have compiled the pad color combinations for each goalie. Enjoy: Corey Crawford Scott Darling (Pads style is slightly...

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Blackhawks vs Ducks1-0 OT Win Recap

"Long Walk Home" by Patrick Stankus On Monday the Blackhawks welcomed the struggling, soon to be formally led by Bruce Boudreau, Anaheim Ducks to the United Center to conclude the Blackhawks 4 game home stand. Through 7 games, the Ducks have only scored 6 goals. To say Bruce...

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Blackhawks vs Lightning1-0 Overtime Shutout Win Recap

"Eleventh Hour" by Gatekeeper The Tampa Bay Lightning made their first trip back to Chicago, Saturday night, since surrendering the Stanley Cup championship to the Blackhawks, last June. Clearly they were going to be looking for a little revenge, but nothing they did Saturday...

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Blackhawks vs Panthers3-2 Win Recap

"Got Your Six" by Gatekeeper With the demise of the Cubs, Wednesday night, the Blackhawks fan base was rejoined by a vast majority of the loudest meatheads, much to the dismay of us non-baseball fans. To add to the festivities, this was the first game post "Duncan Keith Surprise...

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Puckin Hostile Shoutcast - Episode 41

In this Puckin Hostile Shoutcast number 41, the (against my better judgement) Jocelyn Thibault episode, the Puckin Hostile stooges are joined by a returning guest, Chief Editor from BlackhawkUp.com, Keith Schultz. Just because these pads are sick, for Pat: The group discuss...

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Blackhawks vs. Blue Jackets4-1 Win Recap

Saadurday Night by Patrick Stankus Following two straight losses on their recent trip out East, the Blackhawks returned home on Saturday night to face a familiar division foe in the Columbus Blue Jackets. Saturday also marked the return of Brandon Saad to the United Center...

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Blackhawks at Washington4-1 Loss Recap

D.C. Comical by Patrick Stankus After Wednesday night's rematch of the 2010 Stanley Cup Final, the Blackhawks continued their brief two game road trip out east with a trip to the nation's capital. The Hawks were coming off a 3-0 shutout loss at the hands of the Flyers, and...

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Blackhawks at Philadelphia3-0 Shutout Loss Recap

"The One That Kills the Least" by Gatekeeper The Blackhawks took the trip to Cheesesteakville, Wednesday night, for the first of back to back road games versus the Flyers and Capitals. The Flyers had a little hoopla of their own planned with the return of Kimmo Timonen. ...

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Blackhawks vs. Islanders4-1 Win Recap

Soup and a Sandwich by Patrick Stankus Less than 24 hours after Friday night's game ended on Long Island, I mean, Brooklyn, the Blackhawks and Islanders were back on the ice. This time however the game took place in Chicago. I know this kind of a home and home this early in...

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Blackhawks at Islanders3-2 Overtime Win Recap

"Brooklyn 8-8" by Patrick Stankus On Friday night the Blackhawks opened up their road portion of their season in Brooklyn, New York, the new home of the New York Islanders. In addition to the opening of a new era of Islanders hockey, it was also the first game of a back to...

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Banner RaisingBlackhawks vs. NY Rangers3-2 Loss Recap

"Pride in Prejudice" by Gatekeeper Wednesday marked day one of the Blackhawks third title defense in 6 season, and began with all the makings of a ridiculous Cirque du Soleil. There were red carpets, limousines, suits, long celebration videos and even some crowd participation....

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Puckin Hostile ShoutcastSeason Preview Round Table"Life Starts at 40"

In this Puckin Hostile Shoutcast number 40, the Darren Pang episode, we decided to throw together a Blackhawks season preview episode with, Greg Boysen from LetsGoHawks.net, Jim Kress Jr from CityOnTheTake.com, and Jay Zawaski Executive Producer of the midday show at The Score...

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Preseason: Blackhawks vs Stars4-0 Shutout Win Recap

Super Baun Baun by Gatekeeper The Blackhawks had their final preseason game versus the Dallas Stars Saturday night and also had to face a few familiar players. Antti Niemi, Patrick Sharp and Johnny Oduya were all wearing green instead of red which was awkward to everyone....

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Spies Like Us, Comrade

by Gatekeeper Well, it's October, once again. Hockey, real hockey, is on the horizon. It would not be another Hockey year, though, without unreasonable expectations and angry, caps filled twats. God forbid you're pragmatic about unknown players or situations. If you're...

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Preseason: Blackhawks At Blues5-2 Loss Recap

Living In America by Patrick Stankus On Thursday night, the Blackhawks traveled to the tire fire capital of the USA, St. Louis, MO, to take on the Blues in the second to last preseason game of the year. Thursday's game also marked the most anticipated return in Chicago sports...

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