Vince Hinostroza Cannot Be Ignored Much Longer
It’s no secret that the Chicago Blackhawks coming into this season had some deficiencies on both ends of the ice. So far through a month and a half of the… Read more »
Recap: Rockford IceHogs Sweep Weekend Action
The Rockford IceHogs needed extra periods of hockey and the shootout, twice, but were able to take all four points over the weekend with wins over the Grand Rapids Griffins… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 4
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by host of the 312 podcast, Matt “ZO” Zawaski, and Sports Mockery senior Blackhawks writer Marc-Louis Paprzyca, brought… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks at Penguins 2-1 win
The Penguins hosted the Blackhawks, Saturday night, for a rematch of the Hawks regular season opening game. A game in which the Blackhawks smashed the Pens 10-1. The chances that… Read more »
Analysis: Blackhawks At The Quarter Pole
After 20 games, and coming off a huge road win against the Penguins, what have we learned about the re-engineered, younger, less proven 2017-18 Blackhawks? The mood in… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Penguins
The Blackhawks are in Pittsburgh tonight. Chicago beat the Penguins 10-1 in their season opener. However, both teams’ fortunes have changed somewhat since. Chicago Blackhawks (9-8-2) at Pittsburgh… Read more »
North Dakota Netminder Peter Thome Will Take An ‘Ugly Road Win’ vs No. 1 Denver
Photo courtesy of DenverPioneers.com The North Dakota Fighting Hawks came back from a 0-3 deficit and defeated the University of Denver Pioneers 5-4 Friday night DENVER, CO– On Friday night… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks’ NCAA Prospects Roundup: Nov 16-17
Photo Courtesy of @TheBuHockeyBlog Chad Krys, Ryan Shea, and Beau Starrett shine in recent college hockey games If the Chicago Blackhawks want to legitimately compete for another Stanley Cup in the… Read more »
Preview: IceHogs Fall To Wild, Prepare For Weekend Slate
The Rockford IceHogs look to bounce back this weekend after dropping their Wednesday ‘School Day’ game, 2-1 to the Iowa Wild. With back-to-back contests at home, the IceHogs look to… Read more »
The Ten-Fold Path of the Goal Scorer
What separates pure goal scorers from everyday NHL players? Let’s follow their Ten-Fold Path: Mindset: Every prolific NHL goal scorer begins each shift with the idea that, “It is possible… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks vs Rangers 6-3 Win
Thursday night seemed like the beginning of the rest of our lives, in Blackhawks land. They were coming off a pretty brutal 7-5 loss, Sunday night, to the upstart New… Read more »
Blackhawks-Rangers: The ‘Other Team’ Showed Up
The Blackhawks played well for 40 minutes of last night’s 6-3 win over the Rangers. But they’ve had good stretches this year—do you trust last night’s play? After 20… Read more »
Preview: Rangers at Blackhawks
The 8-8-2 Blackhawks host the New York Rangers in an Original 6 matchup tonight, as both teams look to improve less than stellar starts to 2017-2018 season. New York… Read more »
A Spineless Team?
3 key contributors from the 2016-17 Blackhawks are gone—none of them named Panarin—and the impact is perhaps more dramatic than might be immediately evident. In an interview at the… Read more »
College Hockey Worth the Wait for Blackhawks’ Ian Mitchell and Family
Chicago Blackhawks prospect and current Denver Pioneer Ian Mitchell took a pass on the USHL and WHL with his education in mind The road to professional hockey is unique to… Read more »
NCAA: Dylan Gambrell Knows St. Cloud State Will Be Back For More After Sweep
The Denver Pioneers defeated the top-ranked St. Cloud State Huskies to complete the sweep after a very physical series DENVER, CO– 56 penalty minutes is a statistic that is a… Read more »
Recap: Ice Hogs Drop 2 of 3, Keep Pace In Division
The Rockford IceHogs completed their second three-games-in-three-days stretch of the season on Saturday night with a 5-2 win over the Milwaukee Admirals to salvage two points in the standings after… Read more »
Recap: No Defense For New Jersey Loss
The Chicago Blackhawks blow a 4-1 lead last night at home and fall to New Jersey, 7-5, setting the team’s overall record at 8-8-2 after 18 games this season…. Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 3
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by The-Rink.com feature writer Bob Rose Jr. to take you through this week in Chicago Blackhawks hockey and… Read more »
Preview: Devils at Blackhawks
Looking for consistency, and coming off a big OT road win last night, the Blackhawks host New Jersey tonight at the UC. New Jersey Devils (10-4-2) at Chicago… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks Come Back In Carolina
The Chicago Blackhawks, led by rookie Alex DeBrincat, came back from a late 3-1 deficit to win a big road game last night. Back in the heady days of… Read more »
Are The Blackhawks This Bad?
After yet another disappointing and uninspired Blackhawks game, Thursday night, I sat down and asked myself if the Blackhawks are really as bad as we FEEL like they are. It… Read more »
NCAA: Away At College, Hinsdale-Native Kevin Fitzgerald Loving Every Minute of It
Hinsdale’s Kevin Fitzgerald is on cloud nine playing for the top-ranked college hockey team in the country When you’re a college hockey program in Minnesota, you generally don’t have to… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks (7-7-2) at Carolina Hurricanes (6-5-3) 7PM Eastern/6PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: WGN/Fox Sports CAR GOALIES: Chicago: Anton Forsberg (0-1-2, 4.26 GAA, .895 save%) Carolina: Scott… Read more »
Shake Up Time For The Blackhawks?
At 7-7-2, can the Blackhawks’ record be defended anymore? Or can patience still be urged with a roster that doesn’t seem to be working? What follows is a matter… Read more »