When “no easy answer” means “no answer”
Those of you who’ve been following my posts this summer will recognize a familiar theme here—but events continue to unfold (or not unfold) that seem to keep me and… Read more »
Blackhawks Traverse City Tournament Notes
The Blackhawks rookies took part in the Traverse City 2018 Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup this past weekend. The rookies went 2-2 and lost in the third place game last night…. Read more »
Blackhawks 2018 Training Camp Roster Released
The Blackhawks officially released their 2018 training camp roster this afternoon and there were no big surprised added. The only non roster player invited to camp is defenseman Brandon Davidson,… Read more »
Blackhawks Lose Out On Potential Trade Target
Blackhawks general manager Stan Bowman crossed another potential rumored trade target off his list early Monday morning when the Montreal Canadiens and Vegas Golden Knights announced that they had completed… Read more »
AHL Announces New Streaming Platform
The American Hockey League announced a brand new streaming service and feature structure called AHLTV, on Wednesday. According to TheAHL.com, they have partnered up with Ontario based HockeyTech to bring… Read more »
What To Watch For: Chicago Blackhawks Rookie Tournament
On the eve of the Chicago Blackhawks Rookie Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, there is plenty to focus on as the rookies look to defend the 2017 tournament championship. With… Read more »
Blackhawks and Bruins Winter Classic Sweater Concepts Leaked
Tuesday, the fine folks at IceThetics unveiled what is now believed to be the concept sweaters for the 2019 Winter Classic. The Blackhawks sweater is built off the modernized logo… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Release Rookie Tournament Roster
On Wednesday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks released their rosters for the annual Traverse City Rookie Tournament being held in Traverse City, Michigan. The tournament is set to begin on September… Read more »
Blackhawks’ Prospect Beau Starrett Faces Pivotal Senior Year at Cornell
Beau Starrett needs to have stellar senior year to force his way into the Blackhawks system If you take a look at every team in the Central Division, you’ll notice that… Read more »
Patrick Kane Highest Rated Chicago Blackhawk In NHL 19
One of the most fun signs that Hockey season is just around the corner is the release of EA Sports’ NHL video game. This year’s installation, NHL 19, has been… Read more »
Blackhawks Tease 2019 Winter Classic Logo
The Blackhawks teased fans, this morning, with the logo they plan to use for the Winter Classic on January 1 2019 against the Boston Bruins at Notre Dame stadium. The… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 29 w/ Charlie Roumeliotis
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel are joined by NBC Sports Chicago’s Charlie Roumeliotis for a 2 hour extravaganza to talk about the dog days of the Blackhawks summer with Rink… Read more »
Former First Overall Pick and Blackhawks Star Joe Murphy Now Homeless
In February of 1993 Blackhawks General Manager Bob Pulford made a trade for former first overall draft pick and (now) Stanley Cup champion Joe Murphy. He was holding out for… Read more »
IceHogs Defenseman Robin Norell Heading Back To Sweden
On Thursday morning, it was announced that Rockford IceHogs defenseman Robin Norell would be playing for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League this season on loan from the Chicago Blackhawks. Norell… Read more »
Blackhawks Prospect Profile Dominik Kahun
It is relatively safe to say that most impact players are not signing free agent contracts in April or May, however, when the Blackhawks inked Dominik Kahun to a two-year… Read more »
One-On-One: Rockford IceHogs Head Coach Jeremy Colliton
With the Rookie Tournament in Traverse City just around the corner and training camp beginning in less than a month, the Blackhawks community is getting geared up for the start… Read more »
NHL Network Ranks Blackhawks’ Kane Fourth Among Wings
The NHL Network continued their ranking of players by position, this weekend, after Jonathan Toews and Duncan Keith were left out of the top 20 players of their respective positions… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Given 25/1 Odds To Win Stanley Cup
The Chicago Blackhawks have been given 25/1 (+2500) odds to win the 2018-19 Stanley Cup, according to Bovada Las Vegas betting. The Blackhawks share the same odds as their Western… Read more »
Patrick Kane Given 20/1 Odds To Win NHL MVP
Aside from the NHL Networks hot-take inducing Top 20 lists, Summer content for the hockey twitterverse thrives off of hypotheticals and what-ifs. One of the better what-ifs in the Summer… Read more »
Ranking the Chicago Blackhawks’ Top Five NCAA Prospects
With the fall semester just around the corner, it’s finally time to start talking college hockey again! I’m really excited to see what some newcomers bring to the table this… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs 2018-19 Season Outlook
It’s August. It’s hot. Let’s talk hockey. The start of the NHL and AHL seasons are just under two months away and today, August 15, otherwise known as 8-1-5 day, honors… Read more »
Former Blackhawks Wingels and Bouma Sign In Swiss League
A story from the website Swiss Hockey News was released this afternoon stating that former Blackhawks fourth liners Tommy Wingels and Lance Bouma had signed to play with Geneve-Servette HC… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 28 (Farewell to Stosh)
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together in this short and sweet episode to discuss the scraps of Blackhawks news. What is a Puckpedia? John McDonough, Stan Bowman and the… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Legend Stan Mikita Passes Away
Yesterday, the entire professional hockey world lost a gentleman, a legend and a warrior. Legendary former Blackhawks player, captain and team ambassador Stanislav “Stosh” Mikita (born Stanislav Gvoth) passed away… Read more »
Never say never, but Panarin to Chicago is probably nonsense
Twitter, the human imagination, and some less than responsible analysis out there has a way of driving convenient, feel-good hockey narratives that don’t hold up under the harsh light of… Read more »