Avalanche day one wrap of free agency
The Colorado Avalanche had a lot of work to do to prepare for the upcoming season and not a lot to work with. Valeri Nichushkin and his situation, as well… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks 2024 Real-Time Free Agency Tracker
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at 11 a.m. CDT this… Read more »
ANALYSIS: A few predictions for the Blackhawks’ offseason
With unrestricted free agency a day away, the Chicago Blackhawks are looking into an offseason of intrigue. After a draft that netted Chicago three first-round picks in defenseman Artyom Levshunov,… Read more »
Complete Avalanche draft player breakdown
As the 24th pick for the Colorado Avalanche drew near, the anticipation escalated. Reports were floating around the draft floor that General Manager Chris MacFarland was on the phone and… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks select Artyom Levshunov with second overall pick
The Chicago Blackhawks added another foundational piece to their rebuild on Friday night, as General Manager Kyle Davidson selected Michigan State University defenseman Artyom Levshunov with the second overall pick… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks 2024 NHL Entry Draft Tracker
The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to make eight selections in this week’s 2024 NHL Entry Draft which will be held at Sphere in Las Vegas. The first round is Friday,… Read more »
MacKinnon adds Hart and Ted Lindsay to trophy case
We officially kickoff the offseason with the NHL Awards Show tonight. The Colorado Avalanche had three awards up for grabs for two players. The Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP), Ted… Read more »
BREAKING: Connor Bedard wins Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL’s top rookie
The NHL hosted its annual awards ceremony on Thursday night in Las Vegas, and among the award winners was Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard, who took home the Calder Memorial… Read more »
The Rink’s 2024 NHL Entry Draft first-round mock draft
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is finally here! As The Rink has done in years past, we will try our hand at projecting the first round. We were successful with… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks acquire Mikheyev, Lafferty and draft pick from Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson continued to pluck assets from salary cap-strapped teams on Wednesday, just ahead of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. He sent a 2027 fourth-round draft pick… Read more »
What to expect from the new Fanatics NHL jerseys
Love them or hate them, Fanatics will take over the on-ice jersey production for the NHL for the next decade. Many people adored the Adidas jerseys, and they garnered a… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 7, Episode 20 – Blackhawks pre-draft takes
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’Malley and Andrew Bard jump into The-Rink Studio to talk about Friday’s NHL Entry Draft first round: 🎙️The… Read more »
Cogliano calls it a career, stays with Avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion Andrew Cogliano has called it a career. And what a career it has been. The Edmonton Oilers drafted the 37-year-old 25th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry… Read more »
Avalanche release preseason schedule, what it tells us
News for the Colorado Avalanche has been few and far between. So when the fans get any in early June, it is always exciting. Earlier this morning, the Avalanche released… Read more »
Avalanche sign Finnish winger Innala
The Colorado Avalanche have signed Finnish left winger Jere Innala to a one-year, entry-level contract. The 26-year-old has spent his entire career in Europe this past season. He played for… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Checking in on the 2023 Chicago Blackhawks draft class
The rumor mill is buzzing about who the Chicago Blackhawks will take in the upcoming 2024 NHL Entry Draft. Will it be the offensively gifted Russian forward Ivan Demidov? Will… Read more »
Logan O’Connor skates for first time since surgery
The good news has rolled in for the Colorado Avalanche this summer. Yesterday, Logan O’Connor made his first appearance skating at the practice facility. O’Connor has not played in a… Read more »
Existing options for Avalanche at defense
The Colorado Avalanche have a few free agents this summer on the back-end, be it unrestricted or restricted that will more than likely leave for better contracts. Not that the… Read more »
Goalie situation is thin for Avalanche
With the departure of Arvid Holm to Sweden and the departure of Ivan Prosvetov, possibly to Russia, things are looking thin for the Colorado Avalanche goaltender depth. As of today,… Read more »
Landeskog gives updates on rehab
Today, Gabriel Landeskog met with the press for about 50 minutes to update on the progress of knee rehab. The Colorado Avalanche captain has been working his way through several… Read more »
Avalanche sign Trent Miner to new contract
The Colorado Avalanche have signed goaltender Trent Miner to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2024–25 season. The Brandon, Manitoba native, who the Colorado Avalanche drafted as a seventh-round pick… Read more »
What is next for the Avalanche?
What is next for the Colorado Avalanche? The big question emerges after we’ve taken time to relax. Many questions await answers to this offseason. I’ll try to cover a few… Read more »
Duchene wins it in double OT, eliminates Avalanche
The Colorado Avalanche fought as hard as they could and dragged the season out as long as possible. As they turned everything around in game five, but it was a… Read more »
Makar and MacKinnon step up in game five victory
It was a win or go home situation for the first time this year for the Colorado Avalanche. They were facing elimination against the Dallas Stars in game five of… Read more »
Morale takes beating as Avalanche lose game four to Stars
Morale for the Colorado Avalanche was pretty low on Monday night as they received bad news right before game four against the Dallas Stars. Valerie Nichushkin was going to be… Read more »