Friday, January 2, 2026

Marian Hossa changes name to John Wayne

Taking a page from movie legend John Wayne -- who was born Marion Morrison -- Hawks winger Marian Hossa recently announced he is also changing his name to the more "badass" John Wayne.

Blackhawks on pace to finish season 48-0-0, end world hunger

After an exciting overtime victory over the Stars improved their record to 4-0-0 Thursday night -- which marks the team's best start since the 1972-1973 season -- the Blackhawks are now projected by most analysts to finish the season with an undefeated 48-0-0 record. While doing so, they will also make sure that no child has to go to bed hungry ever again.

Olczyk’s wife deletes Twitter, Facebook accounts after ripping Emrick

On a Facebook account linked to Diana Olczyk, this post was discovered during the second period of Saturday's Philadelphia-Pittsburgh game: "One thing Eddie didn't miss from the lockout was hearing that someone 'shuffleboarded' a puck out of the zone. Who does that anyway?"

Crawford demoted to Rockford for playing too well

"Let's face it," Bowman said. "Nobody expected this coming out of the lockout. We jump out to a 3-0 start, now I've got the other general managers mad at me and Gary [Bettman] calling me to remind me that the NFL is so popular because of parity and all that. It's a headache."

Carimi seeks permission to convert Halas Hall weight room into studio apartment

“People said I should live in the weight room and here I am," said Carimi. "All I’m asking for is some living quarters."

Blackhawks forward Hossa admits radioactive spiders were large part of rehab

Suspicions were confirmed during a recent game, when Hossa scurried over a glass wall and into the penalty box without opening the door.

Blackhawks qualify for playoffs; Flyers eliminated

"It's great," said Hawks captain Jonathan Toews. "I knew there was some kind of fishy math involved in this shortened season. I'm just glad we got in so we can rest our guys."