Since the organization smacked us all in the face on Tuesday morning with the announcement of Joel Quenneville’s firing, the move has been met with (mostly) anger and cynicism. Regardless,… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together with The Rink Rockford Icehogs Head Writer Mario Tirabassi to talk about the Blackhawks firing Joel Quenneville and his assistants, then promoting Jeremy… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs’ annual ‘School Day’ game was the scene of more than just a mid-morning puck drop in front of 4,000-plus screaming kids. It marked the first game for… Read more »
Prospects action returned this week as nearly all Blackhawks’ prospects were playing numerous games. Defensemen Nicolas Beaudin and Adam Boqvist did not play this weekend for their respective clubs. Beaudin… Read more »
My partner Gatekeeper and I theorized, a number of weeks back on the RinkCast, around the possibility of Jeremy Colliton replacing Joel Quenneville as head coach of the Blackhawks… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks surprised everyone this morning by announcing that long time coach and three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville was relieved of his coaching duties. In addition to Quenneville,… Read more »
After nearly a full week off of action, the Rockford IceHogs faced a three games in three nights slate over the weekend. While every point counts at any spot in… Read more »
The college hockey season is in full swing and the Blackhawks should be happy with the development with their NCAA prospects. Many of them started the season with letters on… Read more »
Kevin Lankinen got his second call in goal of the season tonight for the Indy Fuel. Lankinen backstopped the Fuel to a 4-1 win on Thursday to hand the Utah… Read more »
The Blackhawks took a short trip across Alberta from Edmonton, where they dropped a goose egg Thursday night, to nearby Calgary for a Saturday night game against the Flames. The… Read more »
The Hockey calendar has turned a new page and we are into the month of November. For the Rockford IceHogs, a ten-game stretch of play to begin the year has… Read more »
This weekend brings plenty of hockey action to the Rockford IceHogs after nearly a full week off. The IceHogs have a three games in three days set ahead of them… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks returned to action on the second half of a back to back against the Oilers in Edmonton. The previous night, the Hawks lost to Vancouver due to… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks (6-4-3) at Edmonton Oilers (6-4-1) 8:00pm Central, 7:00pm Mountain Rogers Place TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago – Cam Ward (3-1-3 W-L, 3.91 GAA, .889 SV%) Edmonton – Mikko Koskinen (1-0-0… Read more »
The Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks came into the game as two of the most overachieving teams of this 2018-2019 season. Both are in the top half of the Western Conference… Read more »
After a busy weekend of CHL/USHL action, Chicago Blackhawks’ prospects continued their strong starts for their respective clubs. Nearly every Chicago prospect was in action over the weekend. Defenseman Nicolas… Read more »
Recently, NBCSN Chicago hosted a fan poll, asking the question whether Erik Gustafsson is a legitimate top 4 defenseman or not. While the vote was 98% “no” at one… Read more »
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs had a great opportunity to grab points with a back-to-back set of games against the Cleveland Monsters and Manitoba Moose, both at home. Unfortunately,… Read more »
The Blackhawks took a 6-2-2 record into St. Louis last night, for their third meeting of the season with the Blues. The talking heads on WGN and NBCSN, as… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks (6-2-2) at St. Louis Blues (2-4-3) 7:00pm Central Enterprise Center TV/Radio: FS-MW,WGN/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (.946 SV%, 1.52 GAA) St. Louis: Jake Allen (.876 SV%,… Read more »
Chicago welcomed fellow Original 6 opponent, the New York Rangers, to the United Center for a Thursday night showdown. Chicago looked to continue their strong play after Tuesday’s victory over… Read more »