Ben Pope
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Ben Pope
@BenPopeCST
Chicago Blackhawks beat reporter for the @Suntimes. Northwestern alum. Raleigh native. @ThePHWA member. Email: [email protected]
- The NHL will air its own original horror movie this Halloween
- The Blackhawks arrive at Wrigley Field coming off the Red Line:
00:00 - Amazing news: Nick Foligno said his daughter Milana is back home and recovering from her heart surgery. He said Boston Children’s Hospital and Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago were both invaluable, as was the support he and she received from the hockey world: “Our family is
- Connor Bedard said Taylor Hall was there playing pregame soccer last night and then suddenly was gone. Bedard was shocked to see the full scope of the trade later. “When you have a question or anything, [Taylor] was usually the first guy I’d go to for something like that. He
- Connor Bedard on facing Sidney Crosby in his first NHL game: "I was trying not to look at the schedule. People were telling me, I didn’t want to look too hard. Man, if I’m able to make the squad come October... That’s my idol ever since I can remember. That’d be unbelievable."
- The ovation to top all ovations for Patrick Kane. Not one, not two, but three laps. Goosebumps. Here’s the full video:
00:00 - Connor Bedard was unfiltered after the game tonight. On the Blackhawks: “Our power play was terrible.” On the Kings: “They play really boring. It’s not like a dig or anything. They sit back a lot and make it hard to get zone entries.”
- Winnipeg media asked Connor Bedard about the impact of the Perry “rumors” today. Frankly, I don’t think this was an appropriate time to do so. But I do think his response is worth posting: “It’s just a bunch of BS on the internet. It’s of course been an affect on myself and my
- Kyle Beach: "There is no way Joel Quenneville can deny knowing it."
- Here’s the view from the top of the 300 level at the Delta Center. You indeed cannot see the near-side goal from here:
- Spencer Knight talked to Alex Ovechkin after the game. “Obviously I gave him congrats and all that. He was like, ‘Thanks, brother.’ I was like, ‘Thank you for not scoring the last one on me!’”
- BREAKING: Blackhawks will host the Winter Classic next season at Wrigley Field against the Blues, a source tells the Sun-Times. Story:
