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The Chicago Blackhawks had an amazing resurrection season in 2008-09, as the youngest team in the league jumped from a joke roster praying for teenagers to lead, to the Western Conference Finals... by TAB BAMFORD 22 reads Opinion July 08, 2009 The Chicago Blackhawks had an amazing resurrection season in 2008-09, as the youngest team in the league ...

Hockey Canada has invited 46 players to attend Canada's National Men's Team orientation camp and the list includes Blackhawks forwards Jonathan Toews and Patrick Sharp and defensemen Duncan Keith and Brent Seabrook.

It may be early into the off season, but by the looks of the Chicago Blackhawks, they are sure contenders for the 2009-2010 Cup Finals.

In 2008-09, the Chicago Blackhawks left its recent history in the garbage can and jumped into the class of the NHL's elite teams... by TAB BAMFORD 1 28 reads Preview/Prediction In 2008-09, the Chicago Blackhawks left its recent history in the garbage can and jumped into the class of the NHL's elite teams.

Marian Hossa has signed a deal to join the Blackhawks for the remainder of his career, using the start of today's free agency to sign a 12-year contract with Detroit's top Central Division rival.

Expressen's Gunnar Nordstrom reports that Chicago Blackhawks forward Patrick Sharp gave Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom a call to apologize about spearing the Wings' captain, who Nordstrom says needed painkillers for the first four games of the Stanley Cup Finals: June 24, Expressen : When Sharp read that Lidstrom made a dramatic recovery for ...

Newly appointed Atlanta Thrashers Associate General Manager Rick Dudley might only be on the job for five days when the Entry Draft commences Friday in Montreal, but that doesn't mean his opinion won't be valued.

Photograph by: GETTY IMAGES FILE PHOTO, CanWest News Service Feeling his pain Red Wings star Nick Lidstrom told the Detroit Free Press he missed part of the NHL playoffs after undergoing surgery to repair the damage caused when Patrick Sharp of the Chicago Blackhawks speared him in the testicles.

There are absolutely no more questions about the toughness of Nicklas Lidstrom. To go with his cool and calm presence on the ice, there's also an unimaginable toughness that few athletes in the world have.

As hockey fans search for the next great young team, aside from the Stanley Cup champions, eyes have to shift to the Windy City.

On the afternoon of May 24, as his Red Wings teammates took the ice in Chicago for Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, captain Nicklas Lidstrom wondered about the future of his testicles.

The general manager of the Detroit Red Wings said captain Nicklas Lidstrom missed the final two games of the Western Conference finals because of surgery.

The Red Wings were riddled with injuries during the playoffs. A few were disclosed after Friday night's Game 7 loss to the Penguins in the Stanley Cup finals.

The Chicago Blackhawks will have many issues to address, including Martin Havlat's contract status, the numerous restricted free agents, the goaltending situation and many others.

Editor's note: This is the first of a three-part series on the future of the Blackhawks, with today's focus on the core of the team .

The Chicago Blackhawks who came home to United Center for Game 3, down 0-2 in the Western Conference final, were not the same confident collection that breezed through their series with the Vancouver Canucks brimming with exuberance.

DETROIT – The Red Wings did just fine without Nicklas Lidstrom. Now they don't want to push their luck.

Chicago Blackhawks center Jonathan Toews, left, tries to shoot as Detroit Red Wings defenseman Brian Rafalski defends in the second period of Game 5 of the NHL hockey Western Conference finals in Detroit, Wednesday.

Patrick Sharp and Cam Barker of the Chicago Blackhawks celebrate after Sharp scored the game-winning goal in extra time to win 4-3 against the Detroit Red Wings during Game Three of the Western Conference Championship Round of the 2009 Stanley Cup play-offs at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, yesterday.

Update from Joe Louis Arena: The Wings will be without Nicklas Lidstrom, Pavel Datsyuk and Jonathan Ericsson tonight as they attempt to close out the series against Chicago.