4 p.m. ET, NHL All-Star Media Day: With no on-ice obligations on Friday, the 2012 All-Stars were in a different arena on Friday, sitting down with the gathered media for All-Star Media Day. Blackhawks representatives Patrick Kane and Marian Hossa were in the middle of it all, appearing on TSN, NHL Network and WGN Radio, as well as speaking with dozen of other outlets.
"It actually wasn't too bad," Kane remarked after the event. "I was probably only up there for an hour. You get the same questions for sure, but it's something that you do. It's cool appearing on TSN, NHL Network, XM Radio and media like that. It's a good way to get people excited about the game."
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2:30 p.m. ET, NHL Trophy Processional: As hockey is the national sport of Canada, it only makes sense for its capital of Ottawa to welcome the NHL All-Star Game in grand fashion. And the city found a way to celebrate the game and its unique traditions in a way that may never be replicated: by skating the NHL's trophies down the world-famous Rideau Canal Skateway on their way to the Ottawa Convention Center for the All-Star Fan Fest.
Accompanied by hundreds of Timbits Minor Hockey players, as well as their parents, coaches and hundreds of NHL fans, the trophies skated their way down down the canal one by one. If there was large security presence or a velvet rope on site, it was not easy to spot; hockey fans from all over North America were free to get within inches of some of the most important hardware in professional sports, and snap a few pictures as they moved past.
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Captain Jonathan Toews will miss Tuesday's game against Nashville and is likely to miss Sunday's All-Star Game due to an upper body injury, head coach Joel Quenneville said after practice Monday. The center remains day-to-day with the injury, which Quenneville added was "not serious."
Toews left Saturday's game - a 5-2 loss in Nashville - in the second period and did not return. Quenneville said there wasn’t a defining blow in either Friday or Saturday's game that caused the injury. The coach added he hopes to get Toews back after the All-Star break, when the Hawks begin a nine-game road trip that starts in western Canada.
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Emery has earned a 10-3-2 record in 16 games with the Blackhawks this season, yielding 2.67 goals per game with a .907 save percentage. He last appeared in net on Jan. 12, a 5-2 win against Minnesota at the United Center. Emery is a career 8-3-0 against the Panthers with one career shutout.
With four goals in four consecutive games and five in his first eight NHL appearances, rookie Andrew Shaw has become a sensation both on the ice and in the imagination of Blackhawks fans. Their collective excitement finally spilled over in the second period of the Blackhawks' 6-2 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Jan. 18, spawning the #ShawFacts hashtag on Twitter.
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Corey Crawford will be back in net when the Blackhawks host the Buffalo Sabres Wednesday, Head Coach Joel Quenneville announced after practice Tuesday.
Through 33 games this season, Crawford is 17-10-4 with a .904 save percentage and 2.84 goals-against average. He has earned points his last four starts with a record of 2-0-2, dating back to a Jan. 8 overtime loss to the Detroit Red Wings.
Crawford has only faced the Sabres once in his career, a 4-3 win in Buffalo on October 11, 2010.
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| The strong play of Marian Hossa and Viktor Stalberg has helped the Blackhawks climb back to the top of the Western Conference. (Photo by Getty Images) |
The Blackhawks regained some of their swagger last week, recording their first three victories of 2012. After taking three out of four possible points against Western Conference powerhouses Detroit and San Jose over the weekend, the team was rewarded with individual accolades for two forwards and a collective kudos for the defense.
The newest issue of The Hockey News includes their annual NHL defense rankings, measuring the bluelines of all 30 teams through on-ice performance, depth and financial manageability. After ranking sixth in 2010-11, the Blackhawks are the cream of the crop this season, thanks to the youth, skill and cap-friendly salaries of the top four defensemen.
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Signed as a free agent in October, Emery has appeared in 15 games for the Blackhawks this season, compiling a 9-3-2 record with a .906 save percentage and 2.72 goals-against average. His last start came on Jan. 5, a 5-4 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers.
Emery is 2-0 against the Wild in his career. He started in net for Chicago’s last game against Minnesota, a 4-3 shootout win on Dec. 14 in St. Paul. Prior to that he had only faced the Wild once, as an Ottawa Senator in 2006, and posted a 5-3 win.
In a league where developing and keeping young talent is a priority, the Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane are among the best of the best, according to ESPN.com's rankings of the best NHL players under 25. Toews earned the top spot on the list, besting the Pittsburgh Penguins' Sidney Crosby, while Kane placed fourth overall, just behind Washington's Nicklas Backstrom. Boston's Tuukka Rask rounds out the top 5.
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