Fuel Tank: Shutouts in a back-to-back games
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 »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep10 — The Connecticut Whale’s Juliana Nikac
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 »
Colorado Eagles: What’s surprising, what isn’t and the (empty) stadium experience
The Colorado Eagles are now six games into their new season, and have a record of 2–3–1–0. I thought this would be a good time to discuss what is surprising… Read more »
IceHogs earn first win as growing pains continue
At long last, the Rockford IceHogs have found the victory column in what has been a challenging start for the team. On Tuesday night, the Hogs came back from a… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Chicago beats Youngstown, splits with USA
The Chicago Steel managed two victories this past weekend after defeating the Youngstown Phantoms 5–4, while splitting with Team USA, winning 4–3 and losing 5–4. With the pair of overtime… Read more »
RECAP: Leafs rebound from embarrassing loss to win three in a row
Game one Just prior to the game, the Toronto Maple Leafs announced they had acquired forward Alex Galchenyuk from the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for Egor Korshkov and David Warsofsky…. Read more »
A month of rookie Bowen Byram
Bowen Byram, the Colorado Avalanche’s fourth-overall pick in 2019, made his NHL debut against the Los Angeles Kings on Jan. 21, 2021. The Avalanche defensive core has seen a lot… Read more »
RECAP: Power play goals send Blackhawks 2–1 week
Monday, Feb. 15: Blackhawks steal another overtime win and Malcolm Subban earns his second win of the season In a game where the Chicago Blackhawks were outplayed for the majority… Read more »
ANALYSIS: The big missing piece in the Hawks’ rebuild
At 9–5–4, the surprising, young (and not so young) Chicago Blackhawks are giving fans an enjoyable season and a glimpse of a brighter future ahead. Most fans seem to be… Read more »
Net Perspective: Kevin Lankinen
Goaltender Kevin Lankinen has gotten off to a potentially historic start for his NHL career after languishing in the AHL and ECHL since signing with the Chicago Blackhawks in May… Read more »
RECAP: Why splitting the games in Vegas is great for the Avs
The Colorado Avalanche split the first two games in Las Vegas across Sunday and Tuesday. We will see two more between these teams, first the outdoor game at Lake Tahoe… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs: Winless Hogs’ depth affected by Hawks’ youth movement
After their third regulation loss on the season to the Chicago Wolves on Tuesday by a score of 3–2, the Rockford IceHogs remain winless, going 0–3–1 in their first four… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 6 – Forklift of HockeeNight fame returns
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell get together with Frank Nova (aka Forklift) of HockeeNight fame to discuss the Blackhawks’ good fortunes. Kevin Lankinen, sustainable… Read more »
ANALYSIS: The line between optimism and realism for the 2021 Blackhawks
In their last 10 games, the Chicago Blackhawks have posted a 7–1–2 record. Not too shabby for a team without injured players Kirby Dach, Alexander Nylander, Brent Seabrook and Jonathan… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep9 – College Hockey News senior writer Avash Kalra
Host Aaron Goldschmidt chats with College Hockey News senior writer Avash Kalra about the Denver Pioneers and the NCHC conference. Is North Dakota the team to beat this year?… Read more »
Two good losses for the Eagles?
The Colorado Eagles’ season has finally begun! And while the Eagles lost both games this weekend against the San Diego Gulls, these are the kinds of losses that give a… Read more »
RECAP: Leafs post 2–1 record for the week
Game one Last Monday’s game against the Vancouver Canucks marked Rasmus Sandin’s first game of the season. In fact, this is the first time that Sandin has played in almost… Read more »
RECAP: Overtime wins propel Blackhawks to 3–1 week
The Chicago Blackhawks capitalized in overtime three times last week to go 3–1, and collect six points. The Hawks began the week with back-to-back overtime wins on the road against… Read more »
The Fuel Tank: Indy Splits two-game weekend series
The Indy Fuel split a two-game series against the Rapid City Rush over the weekend. Matt Marcinew returns to the Fuel On Jan 2, the Fuel announced that forward Matt… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 5 – Stache Returns
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell try to figure out if the Blackhawks are good/lucky or both with Chris Deme aka @StacheESQ. Are… Read more »
IceHogs start 0–2 but prospects show promise
With a shortened 30-game season, the Rockford IceHogs have their work cut out for them following back-to-back losses to the Chicago Wolves. All is not lost and they have time… Read more »
Kraken Hostile Seattle Rinkcast, Season 1 Episode 3 – The Athletic’s Ryan Clark
The-Rink.com host Jeff Osborn is joined by Rink staffer Sean Fitgerald as well as The Athletic’s Ryan Clark to talk about covering the Kraken. How does Ryan feel about coming… Read more »
Five bold predictions for the 2021 Colorado Eagles
The season is finally upon us! I said three weeks ago I was going to write a season preview for the Colorado Eagles. At that point in time, the Eagles… Read more »
Sixteen goals too much for Green Bay as Chicago sweeps in Wisconsin
The Chicago Steel swept the Green Bay Gamblers this past weekend with two victories in Wisconsin. On Friday, Chicago stormed out to an early lead and then poured it on… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep8 – Locked on Avalanche podcast host Chris Micieli
Host Aaron Goldschmidt chats with Locked on Avalanche podcast host Chris Micieli to discuss the Colorado Avalanche season thus far. Why can’t the Avalanche stay healthy? (11:35) Can the Avs… Read more »