It sometimes comes down to relationships around the ice...

Two weeks ago I was covering the IIT/ Blackhawks Alimni game. During the second period a goalie and a defenseman took the ice for IIT. For the next twenty minutes it was a pleasure to watch these two play. They moved like a pair of dancers, knowing instinctively how the other was going to respond to challenges. It was simply beautiful. At the break I managed to find the nettie, yes, they had played together in college and were friends. The more we talked the clearer it dawned on me how important these relationships can be , it's not just "team chemistry" that's a catch phrase. It's the glue, the heart, that holds a team together, or not, during a long season and longer playoff run. As the 07'-08' season turns into the final run of the first half, it will be these intangibles that make the second happen.

As my Canon sits in it's case while my shoulder heals, this is the first wider angle shot, Relationships, on and around the ice....







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Illinois American Diabetes Association Benefit IIT Alumni-vs- BlackHawk Alumni

As promised the details as I get them, I'm sure more in formation is to follow, it will be a fun afternoon for a great cause.

Illinois Institute of Technology, will be playing a charity hockey game vs. the Chicago Blackhawk Alumni on Sunday, March 2 (2pm) at the Oakton Park Arena in Park Ridge. All proceeds from this game will benefit the Illinois ADA.


Hockey for a great cause, what's not to love!

Chicago Black Hawks owner Bill Wirtz dead.

The reports came in over the net early this morning that Bill Wirtz, owner of the Chicago Black Hawks has transcended into immortality. In the end it is said cancer took his life. Bill Wirtz left his mark forever on Chicago Hockey, but never on Lord Stanley's sacred cup. Tonight as we gather at a Wolves pre-season game we will be sure to keep him and his family in our thoughts and prayers.

God Speed Bill Wirtz, drop that puck!.