Jon Klemm

For the first quarter of the season, center Denis Arkhipov was considered a disappointment. Signed as a free agent to be the Blackhawks' second center and provide some offense, it took Arkhipov nine games before he scored his first goal. For three games,...

The puck was definitely going home with him. Maybe traveling in a coat pocket—or a gym bag. Tuomo Ruutu hadn't thought that far ahead. He wasn't sure yet how he was going to preserve it, but he figured he would put it somewhere special. "It's fun, you...

Before boarding their charter for St. Louis on Tuesday, the Blackhawks will practice at the Staples Center, which proves true an old adage: Criminals always return to the scene of the crime. The Blackhawks—generating woefully little offense—stole a...

At a time when the best skating teams seem to be at an advantage in the new skater-friendly NHL, the Blackhawks faced two of the better ones in the league Saturday and Sunday. The results weren't promising. Sunday's 4-1 loss to the Edmonton Oilers...

It's safe to say Friday night wasn't how the Blackhawks envisioned the dawning of their highly anticipated youth movement. The Nashville Predators came into the United Center and pasted a 5-0 rout on the Hawks before an announced crowd of 8,211 at the...

Blackhawks prospect Tuomo Ruutu, their first pick in the 2001 draft, sustained a season-ending injury to his left knee Tuesday and will need surgery. Ruutu, whom the Hawks have yet to sign, was injured while playing for HIFK Helsinki in the Finnish Elite...

The Hawks seem to find themselves out of position when an opposing player is behind the net. This is unfortunately extremely evident when the Hawks are trying to hold the opposition at the end of regulation or in overtime. The closing seconds have cost...

With the two points they earned Sunday night in a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Kings at the United Center, the Blackhawks jumped from 10th in the jam-packed Western Conference to eighth. But as the Hawks began their three-day Christmas holiday,...

Jocelyn Thibault let his mind wander for a second or two in the second period of the Blackhawks' home opener Sunday night. At one point, Thibault even violated the supreme superstition for a goaltender: He thought about a shutout. "I put it out of my...

The Blackhawks had been in this position before—trying to hang on in the third period with chaos swirling around them. In the recent West Coast road trip, the Hawks faced that situation in every game. And three times, they had watched the lead...

The entire Blackhawks season was encapsulated in their 4-4 tie Sunday with the Edmonton Oilers. For the first two-thirds of the game—and season—the Hawks were very good, only to suffer a catastrophic fall. The Hawks led 4-1 with 2 minutes 29 seconds left...

Ryan Johnson scored the tiebreaking goal 22 seconds into the third period and the St. Louis Blues held on for a 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday night. Jamal Mayers scored an empty-netter with 2 seconds remaining for the Blues (4-1-1)...