The Chicago Blackhawks surprised the fanbase late yesterday afternoon by announcing the hiring of NHL coaching veteran Marc Crawford as an assistant coach. Not many people expected another coach to… Read more »
We are just three weeks away from the Chicago Blackhawks being on the clock at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21 in Vancouver. Since there has been no… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper”, “JJ” and staff prospect writer Eric Andrews are joined by The-Rink NHL draft guru Bill “Wiz” Placzek and hold a mock draft. After a short hiatus, the… Read more »
While it is only the end of May, that doesn’t mean it is not a good time to start speculating what the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs 2019–20 rosters might… Read more »
“This is the future of the NHL—all the teams with small forwards and slick forwards are gone, the big bullies are now playing, the guys that are 6’3, 6’4… Read more »
In our efforts to bring you the best possible Blackhawks coverage, we are once again providing video content of prospects in the system that you may not yet be familiar… Read more »
On Sunday in Bratislava, Slovakia, Finland and Canada met in the IIHF World Championships Gold Medal game. A rematch from the opening game of the tournament, Team Finland came away… Read more »
On Sunday night, the Halifax Mooseheads took on the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the 2019 Memorial Cup Final in Halifax, Nova Scotia. In the rematch from the QMJHL Finals, the Huskies… Read more »
On Wednesday night, the round-robin portion of the 2019 CHL Memorial Cup tournament came to a close, with a rematch of the QMJHL Final between the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies and the… Read more »
The United States Hockey League showcased an excellent amount of skill for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft this June in Vancouver, even without the USA Developmental Team in the equation…. Read more »
The Chicago Steel were on the brink of elimination after losing the first two games of the Clark Cup Final and could not muster much offense against a stingy Sioux… Read more »
Last weekend, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Mackenzie Entwistle and the Guelph Storm won the OHL Championship, topping the Ottawa 67’s in six games to win the J. Ross Robertson Cup. In… Read more »
The Blackhawks made a signing official this morning, but it was not the one that we had all reported this weekend. It was announced that 25-year-old Slater Koekkoek has re-signed… Read more »
Sioux Falls 3, Chicago 2 The Chicago Steel fell behind after the Sioux Falls Stampede scored a pair of second period goals and could not score in the final seconds… Read more »
On Sunday afternoon, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Mackenzie Entwistle and the Guelph Storm topped the Ottawa 67’s, 8–3, in Game 6 of the OHL Final to win the J. Ross Robertson… Read more »
Earlier last week it was reported that the Blackhawks were prepared to sign relatively unknown Swedish wing Anton Wedin. Tonight, the websites Expressen.se and HockeyNews.se reported that Wedin has indeed… Read more »
Here at The-Rink, our editorial policy is to be thought-provoking and intellectually challenging to hockey fans—as opposed to dispensing the click bait “crack” of more “sign Panarin” articles. This will… Read more »
With a huge summer for the future of the Chicago Blackhawks on the horizon, there is much anticipation surrounding the potential moves the organization can make to improve and restore… Read more »
On Thursday, it was announced that Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs forward Victor Ejdsell would not be returning to the organization, electing to go back to the Swedish professional league… Read more »
The Chicago Steel are set to face off with the Sioux Falls Stampede in the 2019 USHL Clark Cup Final. Sioux Falls will open with home-ice advantage after accumulating more… Read more »
The Chicago Steel participated in the 2019 USHL Phase I Draft, selecting nine players to help build the future of Steel hockey. The selections contained three defenseman and six forwards… Read more »
On Monday night, Chicago Blackhawks prospect Mackenzie Entwistle and the Guelph Storm topped the Ottawa 67’s in Game 3 of the OHL Championship Series, 7–2. Entwistle found the back of… Read more »
On Monday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks announced they had signed two prospects to entry-level deals, signing Mikael Hakkarainen and Tim Soderlund. Both deals for the forward duo will run through… Read more »
The Chicago Steel are Eastern Conference champions and headed to the Clark Cup Final for the second time in the last three seasons to face the Sioux Falls Stampede following… Read more »
Friday night, in Game 3 of their Conference Final series of the Clark Cup Playoffs, the Chicago Steel wasted little time taking a lead, and were never trailing, en route… Read more »