The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ misfortunes in Florida and the upcoming trade deadline. What do we… Read more »
What can cure an ailing season? How about some goalie wins and a new signing? With what can only be described as a trying year for the Rockford IceHogs, the… Read more »
As a hockey fan you will have heard commentator after commentator talk about consistency and how important it is for teams, especially when they have their sights set on the… Read more »
The “Jekyll and Hyde” Chicago Blackhawks stormed into Dallas this past week looking like a playoff team in their three-game series against last season’s Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning,… Read more »
Colorado Avalanche news Between The Pipes — March 8: Raj and Springer had lots to say about Philipp Grubauer’s performance and the Avalanche’s goaltending situation overall. It is worth a… Read more »
Despite the constant fluidity of their roster changes, the Rockford IceHogs have had their best three-game stretch to date, going 2–1–0 heading into the weekend. The IceHogs began the week… Read more »
These two games may well prove to be the strangest two of the season to write about. The Colorado Avalanche completely dominated the Arizona Coyotes across six periods of hockey,… Read more »
The upcoming Seattle expansion draft is guaranteed to pose tough questions for teams who are deep in the NHL. The Colorado Avalanche are one of those—when healthy, of course—and when… Read more »
In what was arguably the best mini series of the NHL season thus far, the Chicago Blackhawks scrapped together three points in three games against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Ideal?… Read more »
The Avalanche were back in Denver this weekend after a mini west coast trip that ended with a split with the San Jose Sharks. The bad news is that star… Read more »
A few weeks ago, I received a text from my sister, an Ann Arbor resident and hockey mom. There was a video of her 17-year-old son, taking a head-shot in… Read more »
Well, we may have come full circle on this topic, but I believe it is worth a discussion in today’s NHL. Is there a place for fighting in hockey? It… Read more »
Here is everything Colorado Avalanche and hockey in general that you may have missed this week from blog pieces to podcasts! Colorado Avalanche I really enjoyed listening to all of… Read more »
In a statement released today, Brent Seabrook announced that he is unable to continue his hockey playing career after 15 years. To be clear, Seabrook is not retiring because of… Read more »
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, Ray Napientek and Andy Campbell get together with Lauren Wilner, the creator of Chicago-sports-themed merch site Snark Buehrle. Can the Blackhawks… Read more »
Finding positives with the Rockford IceHogs these days is a challenge. When it comes to their on- ice performance, it has been pretty grim. After a 9–4 pounding on Wednesday… Read more »
Game one: March 1 The game was a downhill slide then trip then face-plant into the dirt for the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs had a decent start, nothing spectacular, in… Read more »
With the Avalanche’s 2020–21 season cut down to 56 games due to COVID-19, there was an unspoken understanding, from us fans, at least, that each and every player on the… Read more »
Take a look at the schedule, breath in, breath out and settle in for what will be an exciting, yet daunting month of hockey for the Chicago Blackhawks. With nine… Read more »
Lukas Reichel, the Chicago Blackhawks’ first-round draft pick in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, has shown success this season with six goals and 11 assists in 20 games played in… Read more »
Following a poor showing against the Minnesota Wild at home, the Colorado Avalanche were out to prove that they had veteran goaltender Philipp Grubauer’s back who has played very well… Read more »
Game one Just before the game, both teams announced they would be without their starting goaltenders. Frederik Andersen sat as a result of a lower-body injury. As Jack Campbell is… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks took advantage of two struggling teams to collect six out of eight possible points last week. Chicago began the week in Columbus, defeating the Blue Jackets twice… Read more »
Since we last saw the Fuel, they were riding high off a victory over the Rapid City Rush on Feb. 6. To recap up to the present, the Fuel defeated… Read more »
Staff writer Owyn Cooper chats with Juliana Nikac, social media manager for the NWHL’s Connecticut Whale, about her love for the game of hockey, having a career in sports and… Read more »