JC Corcoran fills in for Dean, and chats with Chicago Blackhawks’ play-by-play man John Wiedeman about the upcoming hockey season.
It’s back to work for the NHL. The lockout that paralyzed the league for 119 days officially ended Saturday night when the NHL and NHLPA signed a Memorandum of Understanding — a mini version of the collective bargaining agreement — after the union ratified the agreement that was reached last Sunday earlier Saturday. The Blackhawks will start training camp on Sunday.

The Chicago Blackhawks will open the shortened 2013 NHL season Jan. 19 on the road against the reigning Stanley Cup champion Los Angeles Kings, a source confirmed Wednesday.
Yahoo “Puck Daddy” Greg Wyshynski assesses which side won the lockout & what the Blackhawks will look like in the shortened season.

Chicago Blackhawks center Patrick Sharp (10) takes a breather during a break in play in the first period against the Detroit Red Wings at the United Center in Chicago on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. (Chris Sweda/ Chicago Tribune)
The NHL and players association reached an agreement on the framework of a new collective bargaining agreement early Sunday morning, ending the lockout that began Sept. 15. Click here for more details from the Chicago Tribune.