Hawks Hockey Hoiden » Jeremy Roenick http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com All Chicago Blackhawks hockey all the time! Thu, 10 Jun 2010 03:40:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Smashy, Smashy http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/2010/05/31/smashy-smashy/ http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/2010/05/31/smashy-smashy/#comments Tue, 01 Jun 2010 03:05:08 +0000 hhh http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/?p=2484 I like how NBC’s guest commentator Jeremy Roenick described tonight’s Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals between the Blackhawks and the Flyers as “smash mouth hockey.”  Yep.  Old school.  That’s what fans, new and old, have been waiting to see.  Less pansying up the game of hockey, more just letting the boys go.  Those zebras sure did miss some calls on the Flyers though!

Tonight it was “May the best men win,” and they did as the Hawks won 2-1 against the Flyers to take the second game (after the Hawks took the Flyers 6-5 in the opener).  Bang on boys!

]]> http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/2010/05/31/smashy-smashy/feed/ 0 Blackhawks v. Sharks: Battle for the Best in the West http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/2009/11/15/blackhawks-v-sharks-battle-for-the-best-in-the-west/ http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/2009/11/15/blackhawks-v-sharks-battle-for-the-best-in-the-west/#comments Mon, 16 Nov 2009 03:19:12 +0000 hhh http://www.hawkshockeyhoiden.com/?p=1844 Playing teams in the Pacific Division is always seemingly tricky for the Hawks.  Playing teams as good as the Sharks, you can’t be undisciplined and commit stupid penalties like John Madden’s holding call in the opening minute of the game. (Madden would make up for it in the dwindling minutes of the 2nd though with a goal on a nearly wide-open net.)  The Hawks committed almost twice as many penalties as the Sharks.  Still, the Hawks squeaked out another win, 4-3, seconds into the overtime period on a brilliant goal by Brent Seabrook who was set up but proper by Jonathan Toews. 

And, you don’t see this often, but Brent Sopel scored a goal late in the first period. Sopie’s screener, Bryan Bickell, would go on to screen the second goal as well which was scored by Patrick Kane, on another set-up by Jonathan Toews, in the 2nd period. (Hmm, Patrick Kane sure does score a lot when his contract is about to be renewed.)

Speaking of you don’t see that often, Sharks’ Manny Malhotra had a go at Brian Campbell of all people.  Someone shoulda told Malhotra that Soupy ain’t on the scrappin’ list.  Ben Eager is on the scrappin’ list however, and so when Eager and Doug Murray went at it shortly after the Malhotra/Campbell kerfuffle, gloves were actually dropped.  For some reason, Ben Eager got an additional 2-minute minor for unsportsmanlike conduct, but the reason why is anyone’s guess. (Looked like Eager may have taken a cheap shot at Sharks’ goal tender Evgeni Nabokov.)  All of that scufflin’ made for an exciting start to the 2nd period, though.

Also, I just can’t stop talking about Niklas Hjalmarsson.  His battles for the puck, particularly in the corner, are epic.  This kid is a legend in the making, no doubt, so it was great to see him finally get some recognition as the second star of tonight’s game.  Bang on Hammer.

Now, on to the Circus Trip.

P.S.  How great was it to see Bobby Hull and Chris Chelios on Jeremy Roenick Heritage Night?

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