Hockey is a sport of routine, populated by creatures of habit. On game nights, the players eat the same meal at the same time, after the same nap, before the same warm-up. They lace their skates the ...

As the Blackhawks returned to the ice at Fifth Third Arena in Chicago, Connor Murphy took a big step forward in recovery from a groin injury that sidelined him on injured reserve to start the 2019-20 ...

Connor Murphy is quietly asserting himself as force on the Blackhawks blue line. A consistent name over the last three seasons, the 27-year-old defenseman played in 78 games during his first year but ...

Since he arrived in Chicago in the dimming afterglow of the Stanley Cup years, the Blackhawks defenseman has e ...