Ben Pope is a Chicago Blackhawks beat reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times. With a focus on local sports, Ben covers all aspects of the Blackhawks' season, including player performances, game analysis, and team news. His work has also been featured in the University of Arizona and Chicago Public Media.
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Ben Pope's coverage primarily focuses on local sports events, particularly hockey and the Chicago Blackhawks. He frequently provides event coverage and expert commentary related to these topics.
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By: Ben Pope
Toews wrote Thursday he “recently spent five weeks in India undergoing an Ayurvedic detox called a Panchakarma.”
After earning a 3-1 victory over Florida on Thursday, the Hawks have somehow beaten both of last season's Stanley Cup finalists already this season.
By: Ben Pope
On the third pairing, Allan looks like a grizzled 10-year NHL veteran, which puts him on a promising track to become precisely that 10 years from now.
By: Ben Pope
Mired in an 11-game goal drought, Bedard doesn't “feel like I'm really doing anything” productive.
After the Hawks' 3-2 overtime loss Saturday in Philadelphia, Bedard has now posted consecutive games with zero shots on goal for the first time in his young career.
By: Ben Pope
Dach's development “started over” this season in Rockford, and the 21-year-old forward needs to maintain an inkling of growing momentum to have a chance of breaking through into the NHL.
By: Ben Pope
After a difficult rookie NHL season filled with negative feedback, Korchinski is "trying to get back to how I know I can play" while enjoying a longer leash in Rockford this season.
By: Ben Pope
The Hawks have led at the second intermission in each of their last three games, but they wound up losing to the Ducks and Flyers and barely survived against the Panthers.
By: Ben Pope
Vlasic's improvement with defensive-zone retrievals and exits has helped him fill Seth Jones' shoes, and he's handling a huge workload right now as the Hawks' temporary No. 1 defenseman.
Isaak Phillips, Joey Anderson, Craig Smith, Alex Vlasic, Connor Murphy and Philipp Kurashev describe their individual methods to pass the time between on-ice action.
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