7-6-2 Smells Like .500
Follow @jaeckel To be fair, the Hawks have played well over their last three games. It wasn’t until the third period last night when the coach (not Joel Quenneville)… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks vs Canadiens
2-0 Shutout Loss
Photo courtesy of the NHL.com Alex DeBrincat – Jonathan Toews– Richard Panik Brandon Saad – Nick Schmaltz – Patrick Kane Patrick Sharp – Artem Anisimov – John Hayden Lance Bouma… Read more »
Preview: Canadiens at Blackhawks
Follow @jaeckel Montreal Canadiens (5-8-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (7-5-2) 7PM Eastern/6 Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: NBC Sports Chicago PROJECTED GOALIES: Montreal: Carey Price (3-7-1, 3.77… Read more »
Another Crawford Tour De Force
Follow @jaeckel Make no mistake, the first star, if you will, of the Blackhawks’ 2017-18 season thus far has been goaltender Corey Crawford. Delivering his second straight shutout last… Read more »
How the Slot is Won
How can the Blackhawks be more effective in the offensive zone slot? Let’s take a page from NHLers past and present who developed a specific move or moves that… Read more »
Recap: Milwaukee Admirals Top Rockford IceHogs, 3-1
A late second period goal from Vladislav Kamenev was enough for the Milwaukee Admirals to get past the Rockford IceHogs on Friday night as they came away with the win,… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Wild
Follow: @jaeckel Chicago Blackhawks (6-5-2) at Minnesota Wild (5-4-2) 7PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: WGN, Fox Sports North PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (6-4-0, 1.91 GAA, .941 save%)… Read more »
Preview:
Rockford IceHogs
at Milwaukee Admirals
Tonight, the Rockford IceHogs travel North to take on the Milwaukee Admirals. It’ll be the fourth meeting between the teams in their first dozen games. The matchup pits the top… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks’ NCAA Prospects Weekend Roundup: Nov 3-5
Photo courtesy of NCAA.com The Chicago Blackhawks’ College Hockey prospects are off to a great start this season led by Northeastern University’s Dylan Sikura The Chicago Blackhawks have seen a… Read more »
IceHogs Connection To
Community More Than On The Ice
When the IceHogs landed in Rockford in 1999 as part of the United Hockey League, they jumped into a community that would grow to embrace them wholeheartedly. It would return… Read more »
Why I’m Going To The-Rink
I never thought that sports journalism would ever be a side project for me. Ever since figuring out what I wanted to do with my life at 17-years old, I… Read more »
Recap: Blackhawks vs Flyers
3-0 Shutout Win
by Gatekeeper Tweet to Gatekeeper Alex DeBrincat – Jonathan Toews – Richard Panik Brandon Saad – Nick Schmaltz – Patrick Kane Patrick Sharp – Artem Anisimov – John Hayden Lance… Read more »
How I Watch a Hockey Game
Sometimes someone can describe something you’ve always seen, but never noticed. Stars head coach Ken Hitchcock did that for me during the 2010 Stanley Cup playoffs. At the time, Hitch… Read more »
Preview: Flyers at Blackhawks
Philadelphia Flyers (6-5-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (5-5-2) 8PM Eastern/7 Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: NBC Sports PROJECTED GOALIES: Philadelphia: Brian Elliott (5-2-1, 3.23 GAA, .884 save%) Chicago: Corey… Read more »
Blackhawks Preseason Roster Breakdown: Forwards
by Gatekeeper Tweet to Gatekeeper With opening night less than a week away, the Blackhawks are down to some tough decisions with their roster. We talked at length about the… Read more »
Blackhawks Preseason Roster Breakdown: Defense
by Gatekeeper Tweet to Gatekeeper With opening night less than a week away, the Blackhawks are down to some tough decisions with their roster. We talked at length about the… Read more »
Blackhawks Preseason Roster Breakdown: Goalies
by Gatekeeper Tweet to Gatekeeper With opening night less than a week away, the Blackhawks are down to some tough decisions with their roster. We talked at length about the… Read more »
Why I’m going to The-Rink
Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for taking the time to investigate what the team here at The-Rink.com have begun. I’m extremely proud to be joining a team… Read more »
Why I’m going to The-Rink
Why I’m going to The-Rink About the last thing Blackhawk fans, and hockey fans in general, need is another “blog.” But there’s something different about this one—and it’s what made… Read more »