Recap: IceHogs Drop Weekend Slate Against Wild, Wolves
After the holiday break, the Rockford IceHogs were not able to overcome their Turkey hangover and only salvaged one point out of four over the weekend, dropping games to the… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks at Florida 4-1 Win
The Chicago Blackhawks didn’t have far to go after their disappointing narrow 3-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday. They had two days and a short trek across… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Panthers
The Blackhawks move across the state of Florida tonight to face the Panthers, hoping to maintain a recent trend of improvement—especially on the power play. Chicago Blackhawks (10-8-3)… Read more »
Two Blackhawks That Need to Learn the Two-Touch Shot
As a shooting coach, it’s natural for me to pay close attention to how Blackhawk players, and players around the NHL, shoot the puck. Beyond the mechanics of how the… Read more »
What’s new on The-Rink?
Checking the calendar, we’ve been up and running for 23 days. Here’s what’s next. Upcoming site plans and improvements, staff positions available, and more. First and foremost, a hearty gesture… Read more »
Meditations On A Tough Road Point
The Blackhawks lost a tough game in OT to the Lightning last night in Amalie, Florida. But if a game qualifies as a more victory, this contest might be… Read more »
Recap: Matthew Highmore Leads IceHogs over Wild
Behind the first professional hat-trick of Matthew Highmore‘s career, the Rockford IceHogs were able to get a victory over the Iowa Wild, 3-1 on Wednesday Night. The win not only… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks at Tampa Bay 3-2 OT Loss
Following an impressive win against the Pittsburgh Penguins this past Saturday night, the Blackhawks travelled to Tampa, Florida to face their 2015 Stanley Cup opponent, the Lightning. While the Blackhawks… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Lightning
The Blackhawks take a two-game win streak into Tampa tonight—facing arguably the NHL’s best team this season, the Lightning. Is Chicago up to the challenge? Chicago Blackhawks… Read more »
Breaking the Toughest Trap in Hockey History
I met him at a local rink near Princeton, New Jersey. An old warrior whose life was etched in deep crevices across his face. Bumping into him during a puck… Read more »
Stupid Hockey Media
A recent “Vezina Contenders” graphic appearing on the NHL Network highlights goalies with award-winning credentials—with a notable exception: Corey Crawford. I don’t know. I have only a casual… Read more »
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 »