The Chicago Blackhawks have a relatively robust defensive prospect pipeline in their farm system. Adam Boqvist and Dennis Gilbert have developed into NHL-caliber players, Lucas Carlsson has shown consistency with… Read more »
On Monday, Ilya Mikheyev was on the ice with skating coach Barb Underhill. He’s on track after suffering a severe injury in New Jersey Devils on Dec. 27. We have… Read more »
It is February 17, 2020. The Blackhawks just wrapped up a 1–4 Canadian road trip. They have a February record of 2–4–2. Their overall record is 26-25-8 which is just… Read more »
Evan Barratt played a solid game overall against the University of Wisconsin Badgers, in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday. Barratt, a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the… Read more »
With the Chicago Blackhawks’ fleeting playoffs chance hanging in the balance, the team needed to finish off the second game in a back-to-back against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday night…. Read more »
While playing in front of thousands of Air Force cadets in Colorado Springs, Colorado, one would think the Colorado Avalanche would have played with more fight than they did Saturday… Read more »
After Jacob Markstrom won Wednesday’s game for the Canucks, the Blackhawks looked to rebound against the Calgary Flames for some Saturday night hockey. The Blackhawks wasted no time getting things… Read more »
Like I was saying in the last War Pigs report, everything is fine! The IceHogs are still alive in the Calder Cup Playoff hunt and nothing is wrong with the… Read more »
Those who’ve read my blogs—starting in 2009 over at hockeybuzz.com and continuing on through the last 2+ years since Jeff Osborn and I founded The Rink—may recall my love-hate relationship… Read more »
It was an emotional scene in Vancouver at the Rogers Arena Wednesday night. Daniel and Henrik Sedin were honored with an hour long pregame ceremony as they had their numbers… Read more »
“Got three in a row. Go for one more, Go for it, Connect Four!” That was the Fuel’s mantra this past week stringing together four wins in a row. With… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “Double J” get together to discuss the Blackhawks latest slide, and the upcoming trade deadline. The Blackhawks play has them falling down the standings. Alex DeBrincat… Read more »
After losing to the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday, the Blackhawks looked to get back on track against the McDavid-less Edmonton Oilers. This morning, head coach Jeremy Colliton announced that Dylan… Read more »
After what felt like an eternity, the Avalanche finally took to the ice again in a five-game road trip that, despite a blip, was largely successful. They fell to the… Read more »
With Nazem Kadri being hurt, there’s a lot of speculation about who could be called up. Everybody wants it to be Martin Kaut or Shane Bowers. And if the Avalanche… Read more »
The Maple Leafs began the week third in the Atlantic division, and riding a three-game win streak coming out of the All Star break. Monday vs. Florida Panthers Toronto’s first… Read more »
After an agonizing loss on Wednesday night against Boston, the Blackhawks looked to rebound in game number one of the five game road trip with a win against the Winnipeg… Read more »
The Buffalo Sabres selected Brandon Hagel in the sixth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. But, they did not sign him. After putting up 177 points in 193 games… Read more »
Late last night, the Toronto Maple Leafs acquired Jack Campbell and Kyle Clifford, with Trevor Moore, a 2020 third round pick as well as a 2021 conditional third round pick… Read more »
The Wolves returned to action over the weekend with two divisional bouts against the Milwaukee Admirals on Jan. 31 and the Manitoba Moose on Feb. 1. Both games proved to… Read more »
Coming off Tuesday night’s overtime loss, the Blackhawks were looking to chip away at a three-point deficit in the wild card standings with a win against an Original Six opponent,… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Minnesota riding high after a strong showing in Phoenix and they looked to build on their momentum. Meanwhile, the Minnesota Wild were returning action after… Read more »
The Chicago Steel beat the Madison Capitols 4–0 behind the stellar goaltending by Victor Ostman on Friday only to fall to the Des Moines Buccaneers 7–6 the following night. Jimmy… Read more »
The Beanpot. A college hockey tradition unlike any other. So, what is it? For a college hockey fan like myself, I only came across The Beanpot tournament in the last… Read more »
The Indy Fuel missed a golden opportunity to gain some additional breathing room in the race for the playoffs, as Indy went 1-1-1 in their three-game slate over the weekend…. Read more »