#Blackhawks, other tanking NHL teams will pay long-term price

#Blackhawks, other tanking NHL teams will pay long-term price

“Blackhawks, other tanking NHL teams will pay long-term price” The eyesore organization in Chicago now becomes the first major market revenue-producer in pro sports to shamelessly embrace tanking. It may be a while before the NHL’s favored nation franchise gets back into the Winter Classic. Trading 24 year-old Alex DeBrincat off his second 41-goal season…

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#Gary Bettman addresses Joel Quenneville’s future in NHL

#Gary Bettman addresses Joel Quenneville’s future in NHL

“Gary Bettman addresses Joel Quenneville’s future in NHL” Disgraced former NHL coach Joel Quenneville won’t be back coaching anytime soon. In an interview with ESPN’s Jeremy Schaap Friday, NHL commissioner Gary Bettman said he doesn’t know if Quenneville will make a return to pro hockey. The former coach resigned last October as the Florida Panthers…

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#The story behind Marc-André Fleury’s Indigenous-designed helmet

#The story behind Marc-André Fleury’s Indigenous-designed helmet

“#The story behind Marc-André Fleury’s Indigenous-designed helmet” The Chicago Blackhawks wanted to honour their Indigenous namesakes. Toronto-based Ojibwe artist Patrick Hunter explains the thinking behind the new helmet. Last year, when someone working with the Chicago Blackhawks contacted Patrick Hunter via Instagram to ask whether the Toronto-based Ojibwe artist would be interested in working with…

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#Chicago Blackhawks statue covered in graffiti attacking police

#Chicago Blackhawks statue covered in graffiti attacking police

“#Chicago Blackhawks statue covered in graffiti attacking police” A Chicago Blackhawks statue honoring the Native American leader the NHL team is named after has become the latest target of vandals on Indigenous People’s Day. The symbol of the team’s namesake, Native American leader Black Hawk, was covered in orange paint and numerous graffiti protest signs…

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