Second City Hockey: for Chicago Blackhawks fans

Shepard and Matt talk all things related to the Blackhawks' system, from the way Chicago started the system, focusing on defense, to the more aggressive, offensive-oriented changes we've seen, and the power play and why the drop pass is killing the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informatio...

Welcome to the first episode of Musings on Madison, here on the Second City Hockey podcast network. This will be our weekly round-up of all things involving the Chicago Blackhawks. In this episode, host Dave Melton is joined by Shepard Price and Brandon Cain to discuss: (4:00) Chicago's recent dismal stretch (10:30) When the Blackhawks direction as a franchise will change (15:00) Jeremy Colliton's...

Shepard and Brandon break down all things Chicago Blackhawks prospects related, including 0:50 The Rockford IceHogs forwards 5:20 Rockford's defensemen 9:03 Ian Mitchell 12:16 Evan Barratt, Jake Wise and Alex Vlasic 16:14 Alec Regula 18:44 Michal Teply 21:56 Niklas Nordgren 23:54 Andrei Altybarmakyan and Artur Kayumov 27:26 The Lottery: Quinton Byfield and Alexis Lafreniere Thank you for tuning in...

Shepard and Dave discuss all things Blackhawks goaltending, including the performances of Robin Lehner and Corey Crawford, what we mean when we say Connor Murphy is like a second goaltender, and how Kevin Lankinen and Collin Delia are doing down in Rockford. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for inform...

Dave, Brandon and Shepard discuss three Blackhawks wins in a five-game stretch. Topics include: (2:50) What the Blackhawks have been doing better of late (8:30) Which line combinations are thriving (14:00) The general mood/feeling around the team (17:00) Impressions from the first two weeks of Adam Boqvist's career (21:30) The Erik Gustafsson dilemma (27:30) Brandon provides an update on the Rockf...

Welcome back to the first regular season episode of the Second City Hockey Podcast! Dave, Brandon and Shepard are back to talk some about the first few weeks of the Blackhawks season, along with the off-ice drama involving defenseman Brent Seabrook and head coach Jeremy Colliton. Topics include: (2:00) The fallout from Tuesday night’s debacle against the Nashville Predators (6:30) Whether or not t...

Former Chicago Blackhawk and member of the 2009-10 Stanley Cup championship team Colin Fraser joins Dave to discuss: (3:15) how his helmet disappeared after the '10 Cup victory and how it was returned years later (5:20) how he got into scouting with the Blackhawks (7:30) the different way he watches hockey now that he's a scout (13:40) Fraser's work with Scoolu (19:45) how skill coaches are becomi...

It's hockey time! Dave, Brandon and Shepard get together to discuss all things Blackhawks for the 2019-20 NHL season.  In this episode, the trio discuss: (2:00) The defense (8:05) The forwards (10:00) Alex Nylander (13:00) their intrigue with Dominik Kubalik (17:25) the defense some more (23:00) whether or not the Hawks need a true No. 1 defenseman to contend (25:30) the goaltending situation (31:...

Welcome back to another episode the Second City Hockey Podcast! Brad, Brandon, and Dave are back to talk some pre-season hockey, roster updates, and launch a BRAND NEW fantasy series! (3:20) They break down the prospect pipeline at defense, and which players they think will make the Top 7 heading into the beginning of the regular season. (21:30) The guys talk about possible fourth line combination...

Welcome back to The Friday Show! This week, Mark Lazerus of The Athletic joins SCH assistant editor Dave Melton to discuss: 5:00 - his first beat assignment out of college 6:00 - covering Notre Dame during the Manti Te'o saga 9:30 - reasons for optimism with the Blackhawks? 13:00 - penalty kill concerns 16:15 - the logjam of forwards at the bottom of the Blackhawks depth chart 19:35 - Alex Nylande...

The time is neigh, folks...the NHL season is quickly approaching, and it's about that time of year where things really get going. We've got you covered on all the recent signings, news, and fantasy talk. Sit back, relax, and enjoy our 50th episode! Intro (0:00-3:10) Free Agency – Werenski, Marner, and McAvoy (3:11-18:23) Blackhawks – Prospects tournament, training camp and preseason (18:24-30:07)...

Welcome back! This week’s show is here to get you ready for training camp to open later this month – and for all the chaos and last-minute signings that come with it. Sit back, relax, and enjoy this week’s episode! Intro (2:16)Free agency signings – Jake Gardiner is a Hurricane (2:17-14:19)Blackhawks news – Bubz is back! (14:20-20:25)NHL notes – Media tour, retirements and Pierre (20:26-46:25)Powe...

Welcome back to The Friday Show! On this episode, Cat Silverman joins SCH assistant editor Dave Melton to discuss: The Arizona heat (3:15) Why Cat doesn't like the phrase "goaltending expert" (6:45) Wow to coach goalies in youth hockey (13:25) A clever way to help cut costs on goalie equipment (16:45) If there's a common element among the top goalies in the game (21:05) Interactions with...

Thank the LORD that we have actual news to talk about this week! On a longer edition of the podcast to make up for the lack of an episode last week, we run through everything you might've missed the last two weeks, including CBA talk. We hope this gets you amped and ready for hockey season, just a short two weeks away! Intro (0:00-5:19)Free Agency (5:20-19:24)Blackhawks (19:25-32:50)NHL Talk (32:5...

Welcome to a BONUS episode of the Puckin' Right Chicago Podcast! This week, Shalyn sits down with Brian Anderson of The Hockey 411 Podcast to discuss RFAs, NHL news and early predictions for 2019-20. Enjoy! Intro (0:00-10:22)RFA Talk (10:23-24:17)NHL News (24:18-37:29)Predictions (37:30-43:55)Wrap-Up (43:56-45:25)A big thank you to Brian for coming on and talking hockey with us! You can subscribe...

Welcome back to the Second City Hockey Podcast! This week, Dave, Brandon, and Shepard discuss: (2:00) The Andrew Luck retirement from a hockey perspective (6:45) Hockey players who retired early (13:45) The differences between the physical nature of football and hockey (18:10) Brandon discusses the Champions League starting in Europe, plus some KHL and Prospect Tournament updates (25:00) Blackhawk...

SCH's Dave Melton is joined by Windy City Gridiron editor-in-chief Lester Wilfong, Jr. to discuss the upcoming 2019 Chicago Bears season. The duo discuss: 4:30 Super Bowl parade routes 11: 15 The allegedly inevitable regression of the Bears defense in 2019 13:05 Kickers ... ugh! 17:00 Mitch Trubisky 20:00 More discussion of the Bears defense 23:35 Identify a few lesser-known Bears to watch 26:00 T...

The Blackhawks signed a dude! We've got Patrik Laine news, Blackhawks giveaway night information, gold jerseys and more on this week's episode. Shalyn is back from her east coast trip and has some stories to tell – you don't want to miss this one! Intro (0:00-5:17) Free Agency (5:18-18:06) Blackhawks (18:07-34:03) NHL (34:04-45:15) Power Plays (45:16-56:59) Outro (57:00-57:39) Don't forget to foll...

Welcome back to this week's episode of the SCH Podcast! Contributing writer Shepard Price joins Brandon and Dave this week to talk all things fan conventions and fan experience, and debate whether they're worth the time and the money. Tune in below to hear all the hot takes. Enjoy! Intro, Philip Holm signing (0:00-4:37) AD BREAK Convention talk (4:38-16:44) AD BREAK Blackhawks in-game experiences...

Jonathan Toews was SNUBBED, folks. And we're here to defend our captain. This week's episode discusses some free agency signings, trophy mishaps, controversy in Buffalo (again) and some angsty power plays. We're almost there folks. Training camp is in sight! Thank you as always for tuning in this week! Please share with family and friends, and make sure to come back next week – new episodes EVERY...

Welcome to episode three of The Friday Show, where Brandon sits down with Scott Powers and picks his brain about all things Blackhawks and hockey! Big thanks to Powers for agreeing to come on and share some of his knowledge on the Blackhawks and being a sportswriter. Powers covers the Blackhawks for The Athletic as the lead writer for the Chicago branch. He previously covered the Blackhawks and Wh...

Welcome to August, folks, where the news is dry and the talking points are deserted. It's dead time in the NHL offseason, but Meghan and I find some peak content to talk about on this week's episode. Join us! Intro (0:00-2:17) Free Agency (2:18-20:49) AD BREAK Trades (20:50-24:08) AD BREAK Blackhawks News (24:09-29:49) AD BREAK NHL News (29:50-49:05) Power Plays (49:06-57:18) Enjoy this one! Links...

The best weekend of the summer has come and gone in the 12th annual Blackhawks Convention, and Meghan and I relive every moment on this week's podcast. She's here with me in Chicago, and we couldn't have asked for a better week. Catch all you might've missed right here, and enjoy! Friday recap: 0:00-43:18 Saturday recap: 43:19-1:29:31 Sunday recap: 1:29:32-1:41:37 Meet & Greets: 1:41:38-1:50:1...

Charlie Roumeliotis, beat reporter for the Blackhawks from NBC Sports Chicago, is here for a bonus interview episode! Shalyn chats with him about the Blackhawks offseason, free agency and the draft, trades, preseason lineup predictions, and more! Don't miss this great interview with one of the most knowledgeable insiders in the game. Blackhawks (0:00-25:00) NHL (25:01-35:40) Wrap-up (35:41-37:43)...

Welcome back everyone! We're in SINGLE DIGITS for the Convention, and we couldn't be more pumped. Before we get the party started, we've got some things to discuss on this week's podcast. We cover more free agent signings (with the arbitration hearings quickly approaching), Blackhawks trades and NHL news and offseason power rankings. Join us for a light week! Intro (0:00-4:12) Free Agency (4:13-21...