On Friday night, the Rockford IceHogs and Manitoba Moose opened their Calder Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semi-Finals series in Winnipeg, Manitoba. This series is the first in the postseason between… Read more »
If you love hockey, and not just the Blackhawks, there are some things happening in team game play that show the direction NHL hockey, and hockey in general, is headed…. Read more »
With the college hockey season over with, The-Rink has put together final grades for all of the Blackhawks prospects It was a pretty fun year following the NCAA prospects throughout… Read more »
On Wednesday, the Rockford IceHogs held media day availability ahead of their Western Conference Semi-Final series against the Manitoba Moose. Game One between Rockford and Manitoba is set for Friday,… Read more »
We wrap up the player grades from the 2017-18 season with the goaltenders. Obviously, I could go on and on because it is my (self proclaimed) area of expertise. This… Read more »
On Monday night, the Manitoba Moose defeated the Grand Rapids Griffins in Game Five of the Western Conference Quarter-Finals in the Calder Cup Playoffs, advancing them to the Western Conference… Read more »
“McDavid blew everyone away (in interviews). Eichel was kind of a different story. He came off a lot like Joe Thornton did in his interviews. Which rubbed some people… Read more »
First, a bit of context, as reported here and on the RinkCast recently, this offseason and the coming NHL season, for the Blackhawks are sort of at a one-year… Read more »
After a quick playoff exit in their inaugural playoff campaign, the Indy Fuel front office now has the off-season to look forward to. This season was full of roster moves… Read more »
On Saturday, USA Hockey named their roster for the upcoming IIHF World Championships in Denmark. Four players from the Chicago Blackhawks will be playing for the United States as Patrick… Read more »
As reported right here at The-Rink.com back in March, Czech born German forward Dominik Kahun has announced, via his Instagram page, that he has signed an entry level deal with… Read more »
On Thursday night, the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves faced-off for Game Three of their Best-of-Five opening round series in the Calder Cup Playoffs. With a 2-0 series lead and… Read more »
The-Rink.com host Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and co-host John Jaeckel answer mailsack questions and chat with PUCKHCKY CEO Matt Marini about the release of The-Rink.com PUCKHCKY apparel line The connections with The-Rink, PUCKHCKY and heavy… Read more »
1) Pray for a first overall slot win of the lottery and Rasmus Dahlin. (Wiz note 1: this would force a core player sell off quicker rather than later, because Dahlin’s… Read more »
On Tuesday, the Rockford IceHogs held media availability as the team prepares for Game Three of their opening round series against the Chicago Wolves on Thursday night. The IceHogs have… Read more »
On Sunday afternoon, the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves squared off in their second game in less than 24 hours as the second game of their Calder Cup Playoffs opening… Read more »
Our review will cover the 12 forwards who (basically) played the most games this season and are still Blackhawk properties at this writing. Could Tommy Wingels be back? Very possibly…. Read more »
On Saturday night, the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves opened their first-round Calder Cup Playoff matchup at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, IL. In a tightly contested game, because what… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves take their Illinois Lottery Cup rivalry to the postseason on Saturday night as Game One of the Calder Cup Playoffs begin in Rosemont. Ahead… Read more »
As we mentioned in Episode 20 of the Rinkcast, and thanks to the great people at PUCKHCKY.com, we are proud to announce the launch our official line of Rink Rats… Read more »
The-Rink.com host Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and co-host John Jaeckel are back to wrap up the Blackhawks season and the release of The-Rink.com PUCKHCKY Merch line. The Blackhawks season ends mercifully The Rockford Icehogs start their… Read more »
On Tuesday, the Rockford IceHogs held their weekly media day availability ahead of Game One against the Chicago Wolves in the opening round of the Calder Cup Playoffs. After finishing… Read more »
With the Blackhawks season coming to a merciful end just over a week ago, it is time to look at just how Blackhawks players individually performed (or, more accurately, did… Read more »
In this special mini episode, The-Rink.com Rockford Icehog beat writer Mario Tirabassi give you the low down on the team and their clinching of an AHL playoff berth last week. … Read more »
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs finished the regular season with the second of back-to-back games against future Calder Cup Playoff opponent, the Chicago Wolves. Just like the front-end of… Read more »