Brett Hull

It wasn't until decades later, after his son Brett won it all, that Bobby Hull finally got to drink out of a Stanley Cup. At a golf event, not after a clincher. And his shoulders were so bad he couldn't lift it. So as the Chicago Blackhawks closed in on...

Missing the playoffs never sits well with Tom Hicks and today he decided to shake up the front office by moving Brett Hull and Les Jackson out of the General Manager office and calling on a former player to move into that role. Hicks has hired Joe...

Mike Modano is joining the Detroit Red Wings. Modano confirmed his decision Tuesday in a text message to The Associated Press. It initially was reported by ScoreBoard Monthly. He told the Dallas sports magazine he wasn't ready to quit playing so he...

Will the Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins meet in the Stanley Cup finals for a third straight spring, or will the San Jose Sharks find the gumption to match their talent? There's no consensus winner in either conference, mostly because even...

Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull, Luc Robitaille and Brian Leetch are going into the Hockey Hall of Fame. The selection committee announced on a conference call Tuesday it had elected the maximum four players this year. All were eligible for the first time....

The hiss of the skates, and the thwack of the sticks. The glare off the ice and the din of the crowd. If you long for the sights, sounds and action of hockey in a big-league arena, why wait for the next home game? It's possible to experience the same...

It's a fear. Not a "shaking in your skates, paralyzed" type of fear. But a fear nonetheless. That's how Jocelyn Thibault explains the Blackhawks' success against the class of the NHL the last few seasons and their most bitter rival, the Detroit Red...

The Olympics are a beehive of activity. Here are a few aspects that should command your attention. 1. Security. The security plan cost $300 million, so it had better work. Spectators may face a two-hour wait to get through the "mag and bag" metal...

Perhaps the saddest aspect of the Blackhawks' situation is nights like Sunday. It wasn't that long ago—though it seems like decades—when such nights were standard on West Madison Street. Overflow crowds and a raucous atmosphere were the norm. Now it's...

After four years and 80 games, the Blackhawks are back in the Stanley Cup playoffs. They reached the hockey postseason Wednesday night and they did it by tying the Detroit Red Wings, the team with by far the best record in the National Hockey League....

Everything that anyone could have asked for was on display Monday night at Joe Louis Arena. Great goals? Check, in abundance. Strange goals? Had a couple of those too. Great saves? Oh, yes, nearly a great save for every goal. Stirring comeback? Yep,...