head coach: Craig Hartsburg

roster: C - Alexei Zhamnov, Jeff Shantz, Steve Dubinsky, Brent Sutter, Greg Johnson, Todd White, Jarrod Skalde, Dmitri Nabakov. LW - Bob Probert, Ethan Moreau, Eric Daze, James Black, Jean-Yves Leroux, Reid Simpson, Ryan Huska. RW - Tony Amonte, Sergei Krivokrasov, Jim Cummins, Martin Gendron. D - Chris Chelios, Gary Suter, Eric Weinrich, Keith Carney, Trent Yawney, Cam Russell. G - Jeff Hackett, Chris Terreri Kirk Daubenspeck, Andrei Trefilov.

injuries: Jeff Shantz, c (separated shoulder, 1-2 weeks); Sergei Krivokrasov, rw (strained knee Dec. 17, 3-5 weeks); Ethan Moreau, lw (broken right ankle Dec. 12, 5-7 weeks); Chris Tererri, g (fractured left ring finger, 1-2 weeks); Bob Probert, lw (rotator cuff surgery Dec. 4, April (placed on injured reserve Nov. 19)).

transactions: Claimed Jarrod Skalde, c, off waivers from the San Jose Sharks; acquired Reid Simpson, lw, from the New Jersey Devils for a fourth-round draft pick in 1998 and future considerations; recalled Ryan Huska, lw, from Indianapolis (IHL); recalled Dmitri Nabakov, c, from Indianapolis; reassigned Dan Cleary, f, to Belleville (OHL).

standings:

Western Conference - Central Division
Team         GP   W   L   T   PTS   GF   GA   
Dallas       47  28  11   8    64  144   97  
Detroit      47  27  11   9    63  153  110  
St Louis     47  26  15   6    58  141  115  
Phoenix      46  20  18   8    48  128  123  
Chicago      44  16  19   9    41  102  102   
Toronto      43  14  22   7    35  103  129

game results:

12/17 at Edmonton    T 0-0
12/20 at Vancouver   W 5-0
12/22 Los Angeles    L 1-0
12/26 at St. Louis   W 4-1
12/28 Anaheim        W 2-0
12/30 at New Jersey  W 6-2
01/01 Toronto        T 3-3
01/04/98 Detroit     W 3-1
01/05 Calgary        T 1-1
01/09 Phoenix        L 4-2
01/10 at Toronto     W 4-3
01/12 Vancouver      W 3-2

team news:

by Jim Iovino, Chicago Correspondent

Perhaps the LCS Hockey server should break more often. Since the last issue of LCS, the Blackhawks have accumulated an amazing record of 7-2-3. The seven wins are made more impressive because of who they were against. The Hawks defeated three of the top teams in the league during that span. They beat the Blues, 4-1, burned the Devils, 6-2, and clipped the Wings, 3-1. Now that's old Norris Division hockey for ya!

The key to the winning ways has been goaltending and some timely scoring. Jeff Hackett seems to be fully recovered from his early-season injuries and on top of his game. And with Chris Terreri still sidelined, Andrei Trefilov has stepped up in his place. Trefilov, who will be one of Team Russia's goaltenders in the Olympics, played an incredible game against Toronto, which he won 4-3 by stopping 16 of 17 shots in the third period.

Tony Amonte continues to lead the way for the Hawks. He gives an all-out effort every game and uses his speed to get Chicago into the offensive zone. Amonte leads the Hawks in scoring with 42 points in 46 games.

Chris Chelios is also contributing. He started out slow, but has recently turned his game up a notch, offensively, and is getting his big nose in trouble more all over the ice. Perhaps the one sign of Chelios's return was the team's 2-0 win over Anaheim. Chelios was all over Paul Kariya from the opening faceoff. Every time Kariya got the puck, Chelios was right there to give him a stick in the back, a glove to the face or an elbow to the back of the head. Kariya was clearly knocked off his game, which was good news for the Hawks. Perhaps Chelios' performance was a sampling of what Kariya can expect during the Olympics.

Alexei Zhamnov and Eric Daze are also starting to pick up the pace. They're now at a slow crawl instead of a complete stop. Zhamnov is second on the team in scoring, with 25 points in 40 games. He's also up to a +10. Daze has upped his goal total to 16, which moves him into a tie with Amonte for the team lead.

Chi'town news...

The Hawks finally got an enforcer to replace the injured Bob Probert when they acquired Reid Simpson from the Devils... In what could be called the Weasel Move of the Year, Jim Cummins reminded Anaheim's Mark Janssens what kind of vermin he really is. Cummins nailed Janssens along the boards, and it looked like the two were gonna go at it. Janssens dropped his gloves and waited for Cummins to do the same. But Cummins didn't for some reason. However, as soon as Janssens bent over to pick up his gloves and stick, Cummins sent a roundhouse left into Janssens face and proceeded to beat the crap out of the defenseless Duck. Yep, it's confirmed, Cummins is a weasel. I'd like to see him try that against Tony Twist... Daniel Clearly did not make the World Junior Championship roster again...

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