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There is no guarantee that whoever the new head coach of the Edmonton Oilers is will enjoy more success than his predecessor, but what's certain is he will be put in a much better position to be successful.Edmonton, of course, became the latest NHL team to dive into the market for a new head coach after announcing last Thursday that it would not be renewing the contract of head coach Tom Renney after two years on a job that began with a sudden shift in organizational philosophy.Although Renney was only the head coach for the Oilers for the past two seasons, many will recall he was brought in three years ago for the start of the 2009-10 season as an associate coach to work alongside Pat Quinn. What many won't likely remember, however, was that Quinn was brought in to guide a team that had underachieved and missed the playoffs for two seasons in a row following an appearance in the 2006 Stanley Cup Finals but was still expected to be a top contender. Renney, somewhere down the line, was ...
Jack Skille scored two goals, rookie Corey Crawford made 24 saves and the Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Nashville Predators 4-1 on Wednesday night for their third ...
Corey Crawford made 24 saves for his second straight shutout and Dave Bolland and Fernando Pisani had a goal and an assist apiece Wednesday night to lead the Chicago...
Brenden Morrow, Brad Richards and Mike Ribeiro converted in the shootout against former Dallas goaltender Marty Turco , and the Stars rallied from a three-goal first...
Radim Vrbata scored in his third straight game and had the only goal in the shootout, lifting the Phoenix Coyotes to a 4-3 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturda...
Joel Quenneville thought he was coming down with the flu. It turned out his illness was a little more serious, but he's fine now.Quenneville was back coaching the Ch...
While fans of the Edmonton Oilers debate the merits of finishing in a bottom-five lottery pick position versus doing something now to boost the fortunes of a team in...
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- With his face looking slightly toward the floor inside the visitor's dressing room, Blackhawks forward Patrick Kane spoke emphatically enough late...
CHICAGO -- The Blackhawks made one more lineup change prior to Game 3 against Vancouver Sunday night at United Center as center Jake Dowell replaced Ryan Johnson . D...
CHICAGO – Some of them have won the Stanley Cup , others have also won an Olympic gold medal and this season's version of the Chicago Blackhawks went through countle...
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Jonathan Toews, Troy Brouwer, Dustin Byfuglien and Marian Hossa scored and the Chicago Blackhawks extended the Edmonton Oilers' losing strea...
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- As expected, Roberto Luongo led the Vancouver Canucks onto the ice for pregame warm-ups and he will start Game 7 at Rogers Arena. Corey Crawford i...
BOSTON -- Sporting a two-inch gash above his right eye that required roughly 40 stitches, Boston forward Shawn Thornton looked every bit like the guy who was on the ...
Some players may recently have signed with their respective clubs; however, their contracts had not yet been filed with the League.Tendered a qualifying offer by the...
There is nothing in sports to rival a Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. For a hockey fan, it's like waiting for Christmas -- the big day seems to take forever to come...
There were so many familiar faces gone from the Chicago Blackhawks ' run to capture the Stanley Cup in 2010 that there was plenty of mystery about the 2010-11 editio...
It'll take until at least Christmas to know how the decisions made by all 30 teams will alter the playing field in the NHL for the 2011-12 season. But with the offse...
VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- Nothing ever comes easy for the Vancouver Canucks against the Chicago Blackhawks , and Game 7 was no exception.Alex Burrows wouldn't h...
Tomas Fleischmann saw an opportunity to turn things around for the Colorado Avalanche and made the most of it against the defending Stanley Cup champions.Fleischmann...
Tomas Kopecky scored two goals and the injury-depleted Chicago Blackhawks beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on Friday night to end a three-game losing streak.Patrick Sh...