RECAP: Blackhawks Win Overtime Thriller 5-4
The Blackhawks traveled to Detroit for Wednesday Night Hockey, looking for their third win in four games and a chance to sit in a playoff spot by the end of… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks at Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings (23–29–8) vs Chicago Blackhawks (25–26–9) 6:30pm CST Little Caesars Arena TV/Radio: NBCSN/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Cam Ward (13–9–4, SV%: .895, GAA: 3.69) Detroit – Jimmy Howard… Read more »
Rink On The Air: Gate Talks Blackhawks With Shawn And Maya In The Morning
The Rink feature writer Jeff Osborn joins The Superback, Shawn Sierra, and The Sports Chica, Maya Akai to discuss the latest in Blackhawks land. We talked about the recent winning streak,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Survive Barnburner With Senators
The Blackhawks came into this game following a 5-2 loss to a very good Columbus Blue Jackets team that exposed their poor team defense. They will look to bounce back… Read more »
Blackhawks Trade Darren Raddysh To Rangers, Acquire Peter Holland
On Monday night, the Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers exchanged minor-league players as Chicago sent defenseman Darren Raddysh to New York in exchange for forward Peter Holland. Both players… Read more »
IceHogs Hold Onto Playoff Spot With Weekend Wins
The Rockford IceHogs used a four-goal comeback and a three-goal third period in separate games this weekend to come away with back-to-back wins and keep hold of fourth-place in the… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Senators
Ottawa Senators (22–31–5) vs Chicago Blackhawks (24–26–9) 7:30pm CST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Collin Delia (6–3–3, SV%: .916, GAA: 3.22) Ottawa – Craig Anderson (14–17–3, SV%:… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Chicago Beats Muskegon, Falls to Team USA
Chicago 6, Muskegon 1 The Chicago Steel defeated the Eastern Conference leading Muskegon Lumberjacks 6–1 behind their strong special teams play. Chicago scored three times on the man advantage and… Read more »
Recap: Blue Jackets expose Blackhawks, 5-2
Last night at the United Center, Panarin Derangement Syndrome® (PDS) (as we’ve coined it here at The-Rink.com) was in full display as impending free agent and former Blackhawk left… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Blue Jackets
Columbus Blue Jackets (32–21–3) vs Chicago Blackhawks (24–25–9) 7:30pm CST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Cam Ward (12–8–4, SV%: .898, GAA: 3.60) Columbus – Sergei Bobrovsky (23–17–1,… Read more »
Blackhawks Beat Devils 5-2 in Chris Kunitz’s 1000th NHL Game
The Blackhawks returned to the United Center to host the Devils Thursday night after their seven-game winning streak ended in Boston Tuesday. Head coach Jeremy Collition said some of his… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Devils
New Jersey Devils (21–27–8) vs Chicago Blackhawks (23–25–9) 7:30pm CST United Center TV/Radio: WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Cam Ward (11–8–4, SV%: .895, GAA: 3.67) New Jersey – Cory Schneider… Read more »
Abruzzese Named USHL Forward of the Week
Chicago Steel forward Nick Abruzzese has been named the USHL Forward of the Week for this past week (Feb 4-10). This is the second time Abruzzese has received the award…. Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks at Bruins
Boston Bruins (31–17–8) vs Chicago Blackhawks (23–24–9) 6:00pm CST TD Garden TV/Radio: NBCSN/NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Collin Delia (6–2–3, SV%: .923, GAA: 2.98) Boston – Tuukka Rask (17–8–4, SV%:… Read more »
Analysis: Should the Blackhawks be Compared to the ’12 Kings?
The Chicago Blackhawks are in the middle of a (some might say improbable) seven game win streak. As a result, they have pulled themselves out of the basement of the… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Chicago Splits Sioux Road Trip
The Chicago Steel split their road trip this past weekend, losing to Sioux Falls 8–6 before beating Sioux City 5–3. With the split, Chicago moved their record to 26–14–1–0 (53… Read more »
IceHogs Move Into Playoff Position, Dylan Sikura Recalled
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs hosted the Tucson Roadrunners for a back-to-back set of games at the BMO Harris Bank Center. The IceHogs saw their win-streak improve to six… Read more »
Analysis: Can we get back to sanity about the Blackhawks?
Just perusing Twitter this morning, man, there is a lot of silliness out there. #loseforhughes and #anythingcanhappen are both unrealistic extremes (albeit, one more so than the other), and… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks Extend Goalie Collin Delia
The Blackhawks announced this morning that they had extended goalie, and potential restricted free agent, Collin Delia for three years. The contract is a one-way deal, will begin this coming… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Beat the Red Wings for Seventh Win in a Row
The Blackhawks hosted a matinée game against their former Norris/Smythe division nemesis, the Detroit Red Wings. This was the first time the Blackhawks have faced the Wings this season. Chicago… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings (21–27–7) vs Chicago Blackhawks (22–24–9) 2:00pm CST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Collin Delia (6–2–3, SV%: .923, GAA: 2.98) Detroit – Jonathan Bernier (6–12–2,… Read more »
Behind Forsberg, IceHogs Extend Winning Streak To Five Games
On Wednesday night, the Rockford IceHogs welcomed the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins to town for the first of two meetings between the teams this year. Behind a 45-save performance from starting goaltender… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Canucks
Vancouver Canucks (24–24–6) vs Chicago Blackhawks (21–24–9) 7:30pm CST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Collin Delia (5–2–3, SV%: .922, GAA: 2.99) Vancouver – Jacob Markstrom (20–15–5, SV%:… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 43 w/ Forklift From HockeeNight
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by the great Forklift from www.HockeeNight.com to discuss what is going on with this Blackhawks franchise and their 5 game winning streak. Fork… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Win Fifth Straight in Edmonton 6-2
The Blackhawks left rainy Chicago to visit the Oilers in cold, snowy Edmonton, Tuesday night, as they tried to extend their winning streak to five games, and three straight since… Read more »