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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
On Wednesday afternoon, the American Hockey League announced the full 2019–20 regular season schedule for all 31 teams. For the Rockford IceHogs, they begin the season on the road on… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” rush to the The-Rink podcast studio to discuss the big trade today, the Andrew Shaw trade, and the UFA signings on July 1st. Now that the… Read more »
The Blackhawks announced another surprising move this afternoon, announcing that they had traded defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the Buffalo Sabres for right wing Alexander Nylander. The 6-foot1, 192-pound Nylander, who… Read more »
With the annual Blackhawks prospect and development camp opening next week, there will be a lot of talk about the shiny new center wearing No. 77, Kirby Dach. When the… Read more »
On Tuesday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks released their annual development camp roster for their 2019 Summer Prospect Development Camp. Highlighted by Adam Boqvist, Nicolas Beaudin and the entire 2019 Blackhawks draft… Read more »
The Blackhawks announced today that they have come to terms with first round draft pick Kirby Dach on a three-year entry-level contract. The 18-year-old native of St. Albert, Alberta, was… Read more »
Blackhawks 2018 seventh round draft selection Josiah Slavin is entering his first year playing college hockey at Colorado College Each year, it seems that more NHL prospects are choosing college… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks fanbase and overall media universe were caught off guard yesterday by the team’s signing of free agent goalie Robin Lehner. Here at The Rink, we may… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks shored up their goalie situation with a free agent signing. Goalie Robin Lehner has signed a one-year, $5 million contract with the Blackhawks. Lehner reportedly turned down… Read more »
After a disappointing 2018–19 season, Tyler Sikura’s future was a question mark for the Chicago Blackhawks organization. On Monday afternoon, the Rockford IceHogs announced a one-year, AHL-level contract with Sikura… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced on Monday afternoon that they had come to an agreement with forward Ryan Carpenter on a three-year deal worth $3 million dollars over the course of… Read more »
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 noon (EDT) on July… Read more »
After shoring up the NHL’s worst defense with two veteran acquisitions in the last several days, Stan Bowman turned his attention to the forward picture over the last 48–72 hours…. Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced two restricted free agent signings today, which will bolster the organizational depth for the 2020–21 season. Winger Dylan Sikura and recently acquired center John Quenneville both signed… Read more »
The NHL Entry Draft has come and gone, as has the window for restricted free agents to receive qualifying offers or not. The Chicago Blackhawks have been busy making trades… Read more »
On Tuesday, the 4 p.m. Central deadline for NHL teams to submit their qualifying offers to their restricted free agent players came and went. The Chicago Blackhawks were one of… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” are joined once again by The-Rink NHL draft guru Bill “Wiz” Placzek to wrap up the draft. We discuss the trade for Olli Maatta We… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks just announced another fairly significant trade, and another step in what appears to be an effort on the part of GM Stan Bowman to overhaul what… Read more »