The Ciskie Blog

Disappointing, exciting, but not terribly surprised. I think those terms all apply in their own way, amid news in the last 48 hours that ...

Let there be no doubt: The NHL is growing. Boosted significantly by local Chicago numbers, the Stanley Cup Final did very well, relatively...

So the Wild lost in four straight to Chicago and are done. It's probably my fault, since I had them winning it all. (I was most please...

I'll try to get back in this post in the next 24 hours and elaborate a bit on my picks, but the theme this year is simple. I pretend t...

You can have your March Madness, your September football openers, your October baseball playoffs/cranking-up of football season, December bo...

Let's get back into this vibe. The NHL doesn't have as many dumb rules as college hockey, but there are some things we can change ...

Listen, fans are going to react to things. Remember, "fan" is short for "fanatic." Dictionary.com defines "fanat...

Summer means a lot of downtime for hockey broadcasters. I've already taken a vacation and spent a lot of time at work watching old WWF Y...

The 2013 NHL Draft brought plenty of interesting moves and decisions. While we didn't get the blockbuster trades that were rumored (do...

For those who can't get enough of me -- and I can't imagine there are many of you -- I'm covering Chicago-Detroit for SBNation...

Jack Edwards is the television play-by-play voice for the Boston Bruins on NESN. He's a bit of a homer. OK, he's a gigantic homer....

I'm sure this will go well, eh? It always does. My division winners, Stanley Cup pick, and awards picks posted on SB Nation Friday . H...

The NHL is locked out, but the process of scouting players for the 2013 NHL Entry Draft is underway. (Of course, if the NHL season is canc...

Former Rutgers football player Eric LeGrand penned this week's Monday Morning Quarterback at SI.com, filling in for the incomparable Pe...

What an amazing Fourth of July, eh? For the first time since its run to the Western Conference Final in 2003, the Minnesota Wild are on th...

A number of former UMD players signed new pro contracts over the weekend, as NHL free agency opened on Sunday. One -- defenseman Jason Gar...

When Blake Wheeler bailed on the Phoenix Coyotes for the chance to become an unrestricted free agent, it was a rather surprising move. It w...

The Minnesota Wild visited Duluth last fall for two training camp practices and team-building time. You might remember that goalie Josh Hard...

I want to send sympathies to the family and friends of Dick Stewart . The longtime Duluth hockey supporter died Monday night at the age of 9...

Much has been made of last week's retirement announcement by Detroit Red Wings captain Nicklas Lidstrom. (I wrote two pieces for SB Na...