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Dieter Kurtenbach was born and raised on the west side of Chicago and cannot go near United Center without reminiscing about the time he went from his front door to Gate 3 in 12 minutes flat.

Hockey hasn't been the most popular sport in Chicago in the past, though it might be hard to believe with 22,000 people packing the UC every game now. Dieter found the sport when it was cheaper to buy a Blackhawks 300 level ticket than a movie ticket downtown. During the days of Daze, Thibault, Aucoin and Zhamnov it was not glamourous to be associated, in any way, with the Blackhawks.

Luckily times have changed. Dieter writes about the resurgent Blackhawks, the pride of Chicago, for Examiner.com. He also contributes to Blackhawks super blog thethirdmanin.com and edits Needs More Ditka, a Chicago sports blog in the Vox Fanaticus network.

He can be reached at dieterkurtenbach@gmail.com or followed on Twitter.

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Kovalchuk to the Devils - what it means for the Blackhawks

Friday, February 5th, 2010

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Odds Are: A betting man's look at Blues-Blackhawks

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 · 1 comment

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Blackhawks defeat Sharks in overtime 4-3: What was learned

Friday, January 29th, 2010

The Blackhawks learned five things in last night's 4-3 overtime victory over the San Jose Sharks. Four of the revelations were positive and will...
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Hawks should look to Atlanta, but not to Kovalchuk, for trade

Wednesday, January 27th, 2010

Forget Niedermayer or Halak, the Blackhawks should trade for an Atlanta player that will be an unrestricted free-agent at the end of the year. Oh, and...
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Niemi's performance in Calgary only proves value of Blackhawks' team defense

Antti Niemi looked good in Thursday's victory in Calgary. That's saying something when you take into consideration that Niemi's...
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The only way is with Huet

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After the Blackhawks’ 4-1 loss to the Senators on Tuesday, the collective fandom of the Chicago Blackhawks needs to do one thing - take a deep...
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Examining the Ottawa Senators

Blackhawks @ Ottawa: 6:30 Central CSN-Chicago Who's Hot? Daniel Alfredsson. After missing 11 games with a shoulder injury, Alfie has...
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Jordan Hendry: making me a believer

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Kovalchuk to Blackhawks is a perfect scenario

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The Blackhawks have hit their stride half-way through the season, winning four of their last five game to sit atop of the Western Conference...
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HawkTalk: Dieter's on Vacation Edition

I'm enjoying the sun for the first time in weeks, taking a nice break from traffic, snow and endless hours indoors....
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