Blackhawks NCAA Campus Report: Nov 30 – Dec 1
It’s pretty incredible that 28 games into the 2018-19 season, the Chicago Blackhawks are 29th in the league and 6th in the central division in points. More alarmingly, fans are… Read more »
Analysis: How Does The Potential Salary Cap Jump Affect The Blackhawks?
Gary Bettman announced at the league’s Board of Governors meeting Monday, that the salary cap for 2019-20 could rise as much as $3.5 million from this season’s ceiling of $79.5… Read more »
AHL Suspends Dennis Gilbert Three Games
On Tuesday morning, the American Hockey League handed-down a three-game suspension to Rockford IceHogs defenseman Dennis Gilbert. The suspension stemmed from an illegal hit to the head delivered by Gilbert… Read more »
Blackhawks Junior Prospect Roundup: 11/26 – 12/2
The American Thanksgiving weekend provided lots of entertaining hockey, but the following week of action was a little quieter for the Blackhawks farm as a whole. However, there were some… Read more »
Dylan Sikura Highlights Rockford IceHogs Weekend
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs began a four-game homestand with action against the Milwaukee Admirals on Saturday night and a Sunday night game against the San Antonio Rampage. After… Read more »
Recap: Calgary downs Blackhawks, 3-2
Reeling from 3 consecutive losses, the Blackhawks returned home to the United Center Sunday night to face the Calgary Flames. The obvious question in this affair would be whether the… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Chicago Takes Two Games From Flying Aces
The Steel moved past the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders into third place and took four important standings points from the second place Central Illinois Flying Aces this weekend. Chicago Steel 5,… Read more »
Preview / Game Thead: Blackhawks vs. Flames
Chicago Blackhawks (9–13–5) vs Calgary Flames (15–9–2) 6:00pm CST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN 720 PROJECTED GOALIES Chicago – Corey Crawford (5-10, SV%: 0.901 GAA: 3.18) Calgary– David Rittich (8-2, SV%:… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Predators
Chicago Blackhawks (9–12–5) at Nashville Predators (17–8–1) 7:00pm CST Bridgestone Arena TV/Radio: WGN/FS-TN PROJECTED GOALIES Chicago – Corey Crawford (5-10, SV%: 0.901 GAA: 3.18) Nashville– Pekka Rinne (10-4, SV%: 0.935 GAA: 1.85) TEAM STATISTICS Power Play Chicago (12%, 31st) Nashville (14.4%,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Comeback Falls Short in Winnipeg
After a terrible loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, on Tuesday, the Blackhawks took a short trip to Winnipeg Manitoba to face the high scoring Jets. The Jets were coming… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Jets
Chicago Blackhawks (9–11–5) at Winnipeg Jets (13–8–2) 7:00pm CST Bell MTS Arena TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (5 – 9 – 1, SV%: 0.906 GAA: 2.98) Winnipeg– Connor Hellebuyck (9 – 7… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 37 – Schmaltz Ya Later
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together to talk about the big trade that happened Sunday night. Blackhawks make a trade featuring Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Strome, and Brendan Perlini They… Read more »
A Look At Chicago Blackhawks Possible Recalls
The Chicago Blackhawks have been making moves this season. Whether it’s up and down, mostly down, in the standings or firing Joel Quenneville and promoting Jeremy Colliton, or making trades… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Thwarted By Golden Knights
The Blackhawks came into this game off the heels of their most exciting victory of the season and faced a Vegas Golden Knights team that had been heating up, as… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Golden Knights
Vegas Golden Knights (12–12–1) at Chicago Blackhawks (9–10–5) 7:30pm p.m. CST/5:30pm PST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (5 – 8 – 1, SV%: .914, GAA:… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Steel Extend Winning Streak to Five
The Chicago Steel swept this past weekend with victories over Cedar Rapids, at home, and Central Illinois, on the road. On Friday, Chicago fell behind quickly when Cedar Rapids scored… Read more »
Analysis: Bowman gets this one right
As with any trade, the one made last night, that sent Nick Schmaltz to Arizona for Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini will not be fully assessed until a few years… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Snap Six-Game Winless Skid
The Rockford IceHogs are having trouble finding their offense as the month of November comes to a close. After a 4-1-1 start to the month, the IceHogs found themselves on… Read more »
Blackhawks Junior Prospect Roundup: 11/19 – 11/25
After a quiet week prior to this past week for Chicago Blackhawks junior prospects, the American Thanksgiving holiday brought around a lot of games, as well as a lot of… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks Trade Schmaltz to Arizona
The Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes announced a trade late Sunday evening, which caught a lot of fans by surprise. Not only the timing of the transaction but the names involved…. Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Beat Panthers in OT Thriller
Saturday afternoon the Blackhawks took the trek across Florida to face the Panthers, in Sunrise, after a terrible showing in Tampa less than 24 hours prior. With every mounting loss… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Panthers
Chicago Blackhawks (8–10–5) at Florida Panthers (8–9–3) 6:00 p.m. CST / 7:00 p.m. EST BB&T Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Cam Ward (3–2–4, SV%: .891 GAA: 3.81) Florida– James Reimer (3– 5 –1,… Read more »
Recap: Lightning down Blackhawks, 4-2
The Blackhawks entered Friday night’s game in Amalie, FL with an 8-9-5 record and struggling to demonstrate how their recent coaching change has had any meaningful impact. Worse still, last… Read more »
Chicago Steel to Host Benefit For Young Cancer Patients
On Friday, November 30th, the Chicago Steel will host a first-in-nation Crazy Hat Night vs the Central Illinois Flying Aces, presented by The School of Art, to benefit the Alyssa… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Lightning
Chicago Blackhawks (8–9–5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (15–6–1) 6:30 p.m. CST/7:30 p.m. EST Amalie Arena TV/Radio: NBCSN, NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (5–7–1, SV%: 0.918 GAA: 2.57) Washington – Louis Domingue (6–3–0, SV%… Read more »