The Chicago Blackhawks have ousted general manager Dale Tallon. The decision comes after the NHL Players Association filed a grievance when the team missed a deadline for sending qualifying offer to restricted free agents. Team president John McDonough says the mistake was not all Tallon's fault. But asked if the move to replace Tallon would have been made if not for the mix-up, McDonough said: "Probably not." McDonough said the team needed to improve its communication and decision making... Read Full Story
The Chicago Blackhawks resolved some of the administrative problems surrounding their restricted free agents by signing five of those players on Monday. The Blackhawks announced they had agreed to two-year deals with forward Troy Brouwer and goaltender Corey Crawford. Forwards Ben Eager and Colin Fraser, and defenseman Aaron Johnson each signed one-year contracts. Notably absent from the list of signed players were forward Kris Versteeg, an NHL rookie-of-the-year finalist, and defenseman Cam... Read Full Story
Dale Tallon, who oversaw the rebuilding of the once-moribund Chicago Blackhawks into a Stanley Cup contender, was dumped as general manager of the National Hockey League club on Tuesday. The Blackhawks named assistant general manager Stan Bowman to replace Tallon, a Canadian who once starred for Chicago during a 10-year NHL playing career. Bowman is the son of NHL all-time coaching win leader Scotty Bowman. Tallon, who took the general manager job in 2005, was named a senior advisor of... Read Full Story
Chicago Blackhawks general manager Dale Tallon is wasting little time in trying to keep the team together after a strong run in the postseason. The Blackhawks, who hadn't been in the playoffs since 2002, were knocked out of the Western Conference finals by Detroit on Wednesday night. On Friday, Tallon said he spoke with Allan Walsh, the agent for Martin Havlat, about retaining the forward who could become an unrestricted free agent on July 1. "Marty has stated that he wants to stay here and... Read Full Story
CHICAGO, July 14 (UPI) --
The Chicago Blackhawks have fired general manager Dale Tallon and replaced him with assistant general manager Stan Bowman, hockey sources said.
Tallon built the Blackhawks into a Stanley Cup contender after being named general manager in 2005.
He came under fire recently, however, for sending qualifying offers to restricted free agents late, causing them to be delivered after the deadline set by the league's collective bargaining agreement, The Chicago Tribune... Read Full Story
Globe and Mail Hawks name Stan Bowman GM; Dale Tallon re-assigned Chicago Sun-Times The Blackhawks replaced general manager Dale Tallon with assistant GM Stan Bowman, the team announced today. Tallon will become senior advisor of hockey operations. Tallon last week took the blame for the Hawks' failure to tender qualifying offers to ... Tallon fired as Blackhawks GM SportingNews.com Sources: Hawks fire GM Tallon ESPN Blackhawks oust GM Tallon The Associated Press NHL.com - Chicago Tribune... Read Full Story
CBC.ca Dale Tallon conspiracy theory and other hot mailbag topics SI.com AP It didn't take long for the letters to start rolling in about the dismissal of Chicago Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon. Let's take a look at that hot topic, and a few more that showed up repeatedly in the mailbag. Do you think that Dale Tallon was set up ... Blackhawks name Stan Bowman general manager Washington Post Sources: Tallon out as Hawks' GM ESPN Bowman replaces Tallon as Blackhawks GM NHL.com MiamiHerald.com... Read Full Story
Baltimore Sun Blackhawks oust GM Tallon The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have ousted general manager Dale Tallon. The decision comes after the NHL Players Association filed a grievance when the team missed a deadline for sending qualifying offer to restricted free agents. ... Bolland didn't see GM change coming ESPN Stan Bowman Profile: Hawks 9th GM Chicago Sun-Times Dale Tallon conspiracy theory and other hot mailbag topics SI.com Washington Post - NHL.com... Read Full Story
Baltimore Sun Blackhawks Fire GM Dale Tallon ESPN Not anymore, and that's certainly not the case in Chicago, where Blackhawks GM Dale Tallon was shown the door less than two months after watching the team he helped build advance to a Western Conference final for the first time since 1996. ... Blackhawks fire Tallon: Why fix something that's not broken? Chicago Tribune Dale Tallon conspiracy theory and other hot mailbag topics SI.com Blackhawks name Stan Bowman general manager Washington Post... Read Full Story
Chicago Tribune Report: Hawks fire GM Tallon Chicago Tribune The Blackhawks have fired general manager Dale Tallon and will name Stan Bowman his replacement Tuesday, according to a report. Comcast SportsNet reported late Monday that Tallon, who had been GM of the Hawks since June ... Report: Hawks fire GM Tallon ESPN Report: Blackhawks fire GM Tallon CBSSports.com The only real surprise: Tallon's exit didn't come sooner Chicago Daily Herald Yahoo! Sports - Bleacher Report - Second City... Read Full Story
