Slater Koekkoek locked eyes with the lion and instantly felt a connection. Koekkoek was staring at the majestic beast from a safe distance, sitting in the back of a Land Rover during an excursion ...

This time last year, it was Slater Koekkoek's job to lose. Koekkoek, 23, the former Lightning first-round pick, was coming off an impressive performance in the run to the Eastern Conference Final.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Every game day, on his way to the rink, defenseman Slater Koekkoek would get a text message from his mother. Karen Koekkoek said the ritual began when her son was a teenager ...

Slater Koekkoek has excelled in a third-pairing role for the Blackhawks in recent weeks. Getty Share The Blackhawks’ preseason game against the Red Wings on Sept. 17 was as irrelevant as every ...

Slater Koekkoek isn’t trying to hide from his role on the Blackhawks, not that he could if he wanted to. Anybody looking at this season’s box scores would see Koekkoek’s name repeatedly ...