After what seemed like an eternity (it was only a week), the Rockford IceHogs and Dallas Stars got their Western Conference Finals series underway on Friday night in Texas. With… Read more »
As promised on Twitter earlier today, here are just the beginning (I’m told) of a lot of Hawk rumors to come this summer. TOEWS/CRAWFORD RUMORS First, if there’s anything at… Read more »
The-Rink.com host Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and co-host John Jaeckel “ruin” another podcast by actually talking hockey and are joined by Tyler Majewski and Jake Martin of the The Rink staff to commiserate over a… Read more »
On Friday, the Rockford IceHogs will get back to game action after a full week off as they get ready to face the Texas Stars in the Western Conference Finals… Read more »
On Friday night, the Rockford IceHogs hosted the Manitoba Moose in Game Four of the Calder Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semi-Finals. Leading the best-of-seven series 3-0, Rockford had a chance… Read more »
In my opinion, the 2018 NHL Playoffs have been the most exciting playoff the Blackhawks have been mostly uninvolved in since the 2011 season. For those of you who don’t… Read more »
On Wednesday night, the Rockford IceHogs returned home to take on the Manitoba Moose in Game Three of their Western Conference Semi-Finals series in the Calder Cup Playoffs. Taking both… Read more »
On Tuesday, the Rockford IceHogs held media availability ahead of their Game Three matchup with the Manitoba Moose. Rockford leads the Calder Cup Western Conference Semi-Finals series 2-0 over Manitoba,… Read more »
On Monday, the American Hockey League’s Board of Governors approved the re-alignment of the four divisions in the League for the 2018-19 season. With the addition of the Colorado Eagles… Read more »
With a quick turnaround from Game One to Game Two, the Rockford IceHogs and Manitoba Moose dropped the puck on Saturday in the late afternoon for Game Two of the… Read more »
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 »