Puck Chatter ~ Thethirdmanin.com

Join us Friday evening, September 25 at 7:30pm central time for our first podcast of the 2015-16 NHL and Chicago Blackhawks season.  We'll be discussing the turbulent off season in Chicago and how the Blackhawks stack up as the October 7th Opening Night game versus the New York Rangers approaches.Chris Block hosts.

On this special edition of PuckChatter~Radio, we tribute Tim Sassone, the former 25-year veteran sports writer at the Daily Herald, who covered the Chicago Blackhawks beat for the vast majority of his professional career.  Sassone sadly passed away on March 25, 2014 after battling illness.  He had just turned 58 years old.We're joined by 4 former friends, colleagues and competitors of Tim Sassone in this 2-part podcast in tribute to the Sassone.Our guests are Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune, Brian Hedger of NHL.com, Al Cimaglia of Sirius/XM Radio and Lindsey Willhite, former teammate of Sassone's at the Daily Herald and current Public Relations Director for the Chicago Wolves.Kuc joins Chris Block toward the end of Part 1, recorded and posted April 1, 2015, to discuss the latest Blackhawks news including Patrick Kane returning to practice with his teammates for the first time since fracturing his collarbone in a game on February 24th.Part 2 rejoins the Kuc conversation as he shares his experiences and storie

On this special edition of PuckChatter~Radio, we tribute Tim Sassone, the former 25-year veteran sports writer at the Daily Herald, who covered the Chicago Blackhawks beat for the vast majority of his professional career.  Sassone sadly passed away on March 25, 2014 after battling illness.  He had just turned 58 years old.We're joined by 4 former friends, colleagues and competitors of Tim Sassone in this 2-part podcast in tribute to the Sassone.Our guests are Chris Kuc of the Chicago Tribune, Brian Hedger of NHL.com, Al Cimaglia of Sirius/XM Radio and Lindsey Willhite, former teammate of Sassone's at the Daily Herald and current Public Relations Director for the Chicago Wolves.Kuc joins Chris Block toward the end of Part 1, recorded and posted April 1, 2015, to discuss the latest Blackhawks news including Patrick Kane returning to practice with his teammates for the first time since fracturing his collarbone in a game on February 24th.Part 2 rejoins the Kuc conversation as he shares his experiences and storie

Join us, Thursday March 5th at 7;30pm for a SPECIAL EDITION of the TheThirdManIn.com's Puck Chatter Radio!Chris Block hosts. Al Cimaglia of Sirius/XM Radio NHL joins to discuss the Chicago Blackhawks NHL Trade Deadline moves, how the Patrick Kane injury impacts the Hawks Stanley Cup chances, the World Cup of Hockey and much more. Finally, a special flashback ten minute interview I did on April 2, 2013 with the late Steve Montador.

Join us LIVE, Monday night, September 29th at 7:30pm central time for the first PuckChatter~Radio of the 2014-15 NHL season.Al Cimaglia and Chris Block will review the Blackhawks off season moves - the arrivals and departures, and analyze the happenings through the first four games of the exhibition season.PuckChatter~Radio is the official podcast of TheThirdManIn.com, the longest-running independent Chicago Blackhawks focused web site on the interwebs.