Steve Sullivan

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....

With 15 of their last 25 games at the United Center, the schedule was supposed to work in the Blackhawks' favor as they try to claim the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. It's not working out that way. The Hawks dropped their third straight...

With a 2003 calendar year that was mostly dismal from beginning to Wednesday night's end, the Blackhawks at least closed the book in an entertaining, if still losing, fashion. A two-goal rally was spoiled when Todd Bertuzzi scored on a power play in...

At least this will be a record-breaking season for the Blackhawks. Two nights after posting their most impressive win of the season, the Hawks reverted to the kind of form Saturday that could land them the top pick in this June's draft with a 4-3 loss to...

Blackhawks coach Brian Sutter doesn't want to hear anything about facing a weakened Minnesota Wild team that was without its top two scorers from last season. "I'm not going to feel sorry for them," Sutter said. The season begins whether players are...

The Blackhawks felt Friday's game against the Colorado Avalanche would be a good test to measure themselves against one of the elite teams in the NHL. It was no contest. The Avalanche, preseason Stanley Cup favorites, rolled over the Hawks 5-0 in a game...