A Hearty Hostile Goodbye

Over the last few years, Puckin Hostile has grown to levels I didn't think were possible, especially from an angry little independent “blog”. We took some chances, and made some mistakes, but we came out the other end smarter and more hungry. Truth be told, I've had several...

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Blackhawks at Colorado6-3 Loss Recap

The Sin and the SentenceA Hostile Fan's Farewell by Ray Ray Tweet at Ray Tonight was the second of back to back Central Division tilts for the Blackhawks, losing last night to the #PERDS 2-1. Colorado also played yesterday afternoon (if you want to call it playing) getting...

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Blackhawks vs Predators2-1 Loss Recap

"The Bad Thing" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper The Nashville Predators were in Chicago, Friday night, to face the slumping Blackhawks. Joel Quenneville tried to shake things up a little by doing a little line juggling. Alex Debrincat, Richard Panik, Ryan Hartman, and...

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Puckin Hostile ShoutcastEpisode 94

In this Puckin Hostile Shoutcast Episode 94 (the Sergei Berezin episode) Gatekeeper and Double J, John Jaeckel, breakdown the last week in Blackhawks hockey. The topics discussed include: -The Blackhawks go 1-2-1 in the week, with games vs St. Louis, Edmonton, Arizona, and...

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Blackhawks at Las Vegas4-2 Loss Recap

"Flatline" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper Blackhawks fans witnessed a chapter of history in the team's tenth game of the season, last night. This was the first time the Blackhawks would EVER play in Vegas, and EVER face the Golden Knights. If you told me, before the season,...

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Blackhawks at Arizona4-2 Win Recap

"The Price Is Wrong" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper Saturday night the Blackhawks traveled to sunny desolate Arizona for a tilt with the Coyotes. After losing at home Thursday night to the Oilers, the Hawks had a slightly less threatening opponent this time around. In...

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Blackhawks vs Oilers2-1 OT Loss Recap

"Facepalm Mute" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper Thursday night the Blackhawks were playing the back side of a back-to-back, after essentially taking a beating the previous night. Joel Quenneville made a couple of small lineup changes, sitting Michal Kempny in favor of Jordan...

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Blackhawks at St. Louis5-2 Loss Recap

"Suckin' it up in St. Louis" by Ryan Leidig Tweet to Ryan Liedig Tonight was the first time we saw the St. Louis Blues this season, and it was terrible. The Blues were trying to be the bash brothers. The Blackhawks took six penalties, five of them for tripping. The penalty...

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Puckin Hostile ShoutcastEpisode 93

In this Puckin Hostile Shoutcast Episode 93 (the Doug Gilmour episode) Gatekeeper and Double J, John Jaeckel, breakdown the last week in Blackhawks hockey and talk to Craig Custance from the Detroit chapter of The Athletic about his book, "Behind the Bench: Inside the Minds...

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Blackhawks vs Predators2-1 OT Win Recap

"Cutting Teeth" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper After taking their first regulation and home loss Thursday night against the Wild, the Blackhawks faced another division rival, the Predators. The Preds came in 0-2 on the road thus far. In fact, they started 0-2 on the...

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Blackhawks vs Wild5-2 Loss Recap

"Abysmal" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper The Blackhawks were back home to face the winless Minnesota Wild, Thursday night. By winless, the Wild are only 0-1-1, but winless nonetheless. The Blackhawks came in with the league’s second leading scorer in Brandon Saad (tied),...

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Puckin Hostile ShoutcastEpisode 92

In this Puckin Hostile Shoutcast Episode 92 (the Bernie Nicholls episode) Gatekeeper and Double J, John Jaeckel, breakdown the last week in Blackhawks hockey and check in with Mark Grainda from the Indy Fuel division of Sin Bin Hockey. The topics discussed include: -Mark...

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Blackhawks at Montreal3-1 Win Recap

"SUPERTZAR" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper The Blackhawks limped into Montreal tonight after barely making it out of Toronto with a point, the previous night. This time around it was the Blackhawks that came out slow, but then picked up their game. Enough with the formalities,...

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Blackhawks at Toronto4-3 OT Loss Recap

"Stranded" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper Monday night the Blackhawks rolled into Toronto to face a team that was just as equally hot as they were. Both the Hawks and Leafs lead the league after scoring 15 goals each, in their first two games. The Leafs are that young...

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Blackhawks vs Blue Jackets5-1 Win Recap

"Invisible Enemy" by Ray Tweet to @Rayzer_14 Tonight marked the return of Artemi Panarin to the United Center for the first time since this summer's blockbuster trade for Brandon Saad. Both players had outstanding debuts for their teams as Panarin had 3 assists against...

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Regular Season OpenerBlackhawks vs Penguins10-1 Win Recap

"No One Gets Left Behind" by Gatekeeper Chirp at Gatekeeper After all the circus-like hoopla and festivities ended Thursday afternoon, there was still an actual game to be played against the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins. Quite a way for the Blackhawks to test...

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