{"id":39853,"date":"2016-04-13T15:58:16","date_gmt":"2016-04-13T20:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=39853"},"modified":"2016-04-13T15:58:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-13T20:58:16","slug":"blackhawks-fans-ready-for-another-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/blackhawks-fans-ready-for-another-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackhawks Fans Ready for Another Championship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By EmmaKate Austin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">The NHL regular season is in the books and the Chicago Blackhawks are back in the postseason\u00a0yet again, ready to defend their title. The team is looking for their fourth championship in seven seasons. Chicago fans are confident the team can keep the Stanley Cup in their city for another year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">[vimeo \u00a0162729909 w=474]<\/p>\n<p>The Hawks begin their playoff push with a series against the St. Louis Blues, who finished second in the Central Division. Chicago went 2-0-3 against the Blues in the regular season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: Blackhawks players practice at Johnny&#8217;s IceHouse West one last time before flying to St. Louis for their first 2016 playoff game. (EmmaKate Austin\/Medill)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By EmmaKate Austin The NHL regular season is in the books and the Chicago Blackhawks are back in the postseason\u00a0yet again, ready to defend their title. The team is looking for their fourth championship in seven seasons. Chicago fans are confident the team can keep the Stanley Cup in their city for another year. 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