White Sox vs. Cubs + Blackhawks = Heaven?
Monday, June 14th, 2010 Posted in Blackhawks, Cubs, Stanley Cup, White Sox, Wrigley Field | Comments OffI had never been to a Sox/Cubs game and when I saw a YouSwoop deal for $79 rooftop tickets, I thought it was a good opportunity to go. It also ended up being a night where the Cubs honored the ...
Blackhawks Stanley Cup Celebration
Saturday, June 12th, 2010 Posted in Blackhawks | Comments OffOn Wednesday, in game six of the Stanley Cup Final, the Blackhawks beat the Flyers 4-3 in overtime to win the cup. On Friday, the city organized a parade and rally for the team that worked its way east along Washington ...
Blackhawks 6, Flyers 5 – Stanley Cup Final Game 1
Sunday, May 30th, 2010 Posted in Blackhawks, Stanley Cup | Comments OffI grew up a Whalers fan...and then they moved to Carolina. I then started following the Rangers, including stints as an MSG intern and Rangers game night staff. I met Nik who was a Penguins fan, and I root for ...
How the Blackhawks Beat the Rangers
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 Posted in Blackhawks, NHL | 1 Comment »The game was in overtime and Dustin Byfuglien (aka Big Buff) steps on the ice and more or less gets on a breakaway: Takes a shot: And it goes in and King Henrik is beat! It really was a great game. The Hawks ...
Blackhawks Night at U.S. Cellular Field
Saturday, September 5th, 2009 Posted in Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews, White Sox | Comments OffFriday night was Blackhawks Night at U.S. Cellular Field, home of the Chicago White Sox. As a Blackhawks season ticket holder, Nik and I had the opportunity to buy tickets for the event which also got us into the White ...
Canucks 3, Blackhawks 1
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 Posted in Blackhawks | 2 Comments »Tuesday night Nik and I continued our Blackhawk season at the United Center for game 3 of the Blackhawks/Canucks Western Conference Semi-Final game. We got there to see some of the warm-ups and use the new camera again. The pictures ...
2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley Field
Friday, January 2nd, 2009 Posted in Blackhawks, Winter Classic, Wrigley Field | 3 Comments »About half of my New Years day was spent at the "Frozen Confines" of Wrigley Field for the NHL Winter Classic between the Detroit Red Wings and the Chicago Blackhawks. The day started around 9:15 at Murphy's Bleachers. Around 11, ...
My Field Trip to Wrigley
Sunday, December 21st, 2008 Posted in Blackhawks, Winter Classic, Wrigley Field | Comments OffIt's not really much of a field trip since it's in my neighborhood, but regardless, I ventured to Wrigley on Thursday afternoon to check out the Winter Classic Prep. Here a few pictures I took, but since then there has ...
November Ramblings
Monday, November 17th, 2008 Posted in Blackhawks, General | Comments OffHere we are, half way through the month of November and the baseball hot stove is heating up. Yay. Great. Woo-hoo. Seriously, tell me when deals are done. I'm not a fan of the rumors, the daily reports and so ...
Blackhawks Home Opener and Pre-game Event
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Blackhawks, Jonathan Toews | Comments OffLast night was the home opener for the Blackhawks. Before the game, the team held a "Red Carpet Event" for fans to see the team arrive and walk a red carpet into the United Center (The UC). I got there ...