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 »
Recap: Blackhawks at Flyers
3-1 Loss
Photo courtesy of the NHL.com Tweet to Gatekeeper The Blackhawks strolled into Philadelphia, Thursday night, to face the Flyers in a battle of the middling teams with identical records. Both… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Flyers
Chicago Blackhawks (7-6-2) at Philadelphia Flyers (7-6-2) 7PM Eastern/6PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: NBC Sports Chicago/NBCS Philadelphia PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (7-5-0, 1.77 GAA, .945 save%)… Read more »
Preview: IceHogs Prepare For 3 Games In 3-Day Stretch
The Rockford IceHogs are coming off of their first back-to-back losses of the season and are welcomed by a three games in three days stretch of their schedule. This marks… Read more »
What’s Next On The-Rink
Follow @jaeckel Good morning RinkRats. Just a quick update today on the-rink, an “off day” for the Blackhawks, and one week out from our official launch last week. Upcoming… Read more »
Q Rearranges The Deck Chairs
Follow @jaeckel The 2017-18 NHL season is basically 1/5th over. The Hawks are essentially a .500 team. And per reports out of practice this AM, not surprisingly, the line… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 2
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by The-Rink.com Rockford Icehogs expert Mario Tirabassi to take you through this week in Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford… Read more »
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 »