Blackhawks rookie Kirby Dach gets NHL20 rating revealed
The release of EA Sports’ NHL20 is on Sept. 13 and to drum up more buzz and attention to the newest edition, the developers are revealing a number of different… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks’ new collars finally revealed
The time has finally come for the newest edition of the Chicago Blackhawks’ sweaters to be revealed. After months of rumors, the collar change that the Blackhawks have made for… Read more »
The-Rink’s Blackhawks prospect pyramid: Blood, sweat and tiers, part two
The-Rink is taking an in-depth look at the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect pool. However, unlike many other outlets that rank prospects in list form, The-Rink will be using tiers to express… Read more »
One-on-one: Rockford IceHogs head coach Derek King
Thrown into a difficult situation early last season, Derek King got his first taste of being a head coach with the Rockford IceHogs on the heels of the firing of… Read more »
IceHogs to face Wolves for Chicago’s first Pride Night on Oct. 19
The Chicago Wolves announced on Wednesday afternoon they will be hosting their inaugural Pride Night on Oct. 19 at Allstate Arena against the Rockford IceHogs in honor of October being… Read more »
Blackhawks sign Philip Holm to one-year, two-way contract
On Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks announced they had signed defenseman Philip Holm to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019–20 season. The deal is reportedly worth $700,000 at the… Read more »
The-Rink’s Blackhawks prospect pyramid: Blood, sweat and tiers, part one
As was introduced on Friday, The-Rink is taking an in-depth look at the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect pool. However, unlike many other outlets that rank prospects in list form, The-Rink will… Read more »
Introducing The-Rink’s prospect pyramid: Blood, sweat and tiers
The-Rink holds a keen interest in the future of the Chicago Blackhawks and the development of their prospects, as prospects play an important role in determining a franchise’s success down… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 56 – Gus bus to Camp Colliton
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” step back into the dusty Rink podcast studio to discuss the prospect camp and the Blackhawks fan convention with staff writers Mario Tirabassi and Aaron Goldschmidt…. Read more »
Chris Kunitz retires, takes front office position with Blackhawks
Tuesday morning, the Blackhawks and Chris Kunitz announced that the 15-year NHL veteran was retiring to take a position in player development with the organization. Kunitz, 39, joined the Blackhawks… Read more »
Early edition: Rockford IceHogs 2019–20 roster 3.0
We have reached the end of July. With the NHL Entry Draft and the Chicago Blackhawks’ development camp behind us, here is a look at what the Rockford IceHogs organizational… Read more »
Full wrap-up of the 2019 Chicago Blackhawks development camp (links)
This week, the Blackhawks’ future stars hit the ice at the Fifth Third Ice Arena to display their skills and get evaluated in their developmental progress. The-Rink’s Blackhawks writer and… Read more »
Blackhawks development camp wraps up with futures game
Friday’s full-team scrimmage was the highlight of the week of development camp for the Chicago Blackhawks. Pitting two teams of the future of the franchise together, it is one final… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks development camp: Day four takeaways
As development camp goes over the hill of the week and heads closer to the Friday full-team scrimmage, Blackhawks prospects have started to separate themselves from the pack. On day… Read more »
REPORT: Blackhawks’ Kubalik will not exercise out clause
Yesterday, Jimmy Greenfield of the Chicago Tribune published and article regarding Blackhawks prospect Dominik Kubalik and his contract status regarding making the NHL roster for the upcoming season. The article… Read more »
Nicolas Beaudin becoming well-rounded ahead of pro debut season
In 2018’s NHL Entry Draft, the Blackhawks were in a position that they had only been in once since 2002: they had two first round draft picks. With the eighth… Read more »
Stan Bowman, Jeremy Colliton address Blackhawks camp on day three
Before day three of development camp for the Chicago Blackhawks began, General Manager Stan Bowman and head coach Jeremy Colliton addressed the media to discuss the week so far, the… Read more »
Alex Vlasic not planning to rush his development
He grew up less than 20 miles north of the United Center in Wilmette, Illinois. But, for Alex Vlasic, he was not the die-hard Blackhawks fan many who grew up… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks development camp: Day two takeaways
Chicago Blackhawks prospect development camp rolled through day two today at Fifth Third Ice Arena in Chicago. After an opening day that saw players like Kirby Dach, Alexander Nylander and… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks trade Anisimov to Senators for Zack Smith
With all eyes on prospect camp this week, the Blackhawks announced a trade with the Ottawa Senators. Chicago acquired center Zack Smith from Ottawa for center Artem Anisimov. Smith is… Read more »
Kirby Dach settling into new city and organization
For the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2019 top draft pick Kirby Dach, development camp is providing an opportunity to become acclimated with the organization and the new city that he may call… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks development camp: Day one takeaways
The opening afternoon of the Chicago Blackhawks development camp provided a first-look at the entire 2019 NHL Draft class and the continued focus on the defensive depth of the organization…. Read more »
Chicago Steel release 2019–20 regular season schedule
The Chicago Steel and the United States Hockey league released their 2019–20 regular season schedule today. The USHL Fall Classic will take place Sept. 26–29 in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks development camp roster breakdown
On Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks open their 2019 summer prospect development camp at the Fifth Third Arena in Chicago. One of my personal favorite times of the year, it is… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks salary cap snap shot
In an offseason where the Blackhawks were flush with cap space, Stan Bowman used his space to address the team’s needs. The Blackhawks have $1,961,539 in cap space remaining per… Read more »