On Tuesday afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks announced they had signed defenseman Philip Holm to a one-year, two-way contract for the 2019–20 season. The deal is reportedly worth $700,000 at the… Read more »
As was introduced on Friday, The-Rink is taking an in-depth look at the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect pool. However, unlike many other outlets that rank prospects in list form, The-Rink will… Read more »
The-Rink holds a keen interest in the future of the Chicago Blackhawks and the development of their prospects, as prospects play an important role in determining a franchise’s success down… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” step back into the dusty Rink podcast studio to discuss the prospect camp and the Blackhawks fan convention with staff writers Mario Tirabassi and Aaron Goldschmidt…. Read more »
We have reached the end of July. With the NHL Entry Draft and the Chicago Blackhawks’ development camp behind us, here is a look at what the Rockford IceHogs organizational… Read more »
This week, the Blackhawks’ future stars hit the ice at the Fifth Third Ice Arena to display their skills and get evaluated in their developmental progress. The-Rink’s Blackhawks writer and… Read more »
Friday’s full-team scrimmage was the highlight of the week of development camp for the Chicago Blackhawks. Pitting two teams of the future of the franchise together, it is one final… Read more »
As development camp goes over the hill of the week and heads closer to the Friday full-team scrimmage, Blackhawks prospects have started to separate themselves from the pack. On day… Read more »
Yesterday, Jimmy Greenfield of the Chicago Tribune published and article regarding Blackhawks prospect Dominik Kubalik and his contract status regarding making the NHL roster for the upcoming season. The article… Read more »
Before day three of development camp for the Chicago Blackhawks began, General Manager Stan Bowman and head coach Jeremy Colliton addressed the media to discuss the week so far, the… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks prospect development camp rolled through day two today at Fifth Third Ice Arena in Chicago. After an opening day that saw players like Kirby Dach, Alexander Nylander and… Read more »
The opening afternoon of the Chicago Blackhawks development camp provided a first-look at the entire 2019 NHL Draft class and the continued focus on the defensive depth of the organization…. Read more »
On Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks open their 2019 summer prospect development camp at the Fifth Third Arena in Chicago. One of my personal favorite times of the year, it is… Read more »
On Wednesday afternoon, the American Hockey League announced the full 2019–20 regular season schedule for all 31 teams. For the Rockford IceHogs, they begin the season on the road on… Read more »
The Blackhawks announced another surprising move this afternoon, announcing that they had traded defenseman Henri Jokiharju to the Buffalo Sabres for right wing Alexander Nylander. The 6-foot1, 192-pound Nylander, who… Read more »
On Tuesday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks released their annual development camp roster for their 2019 Summer Prospect Development Camp. Highlighted by Adam Boqvist, Nicolas Beaudin and the entire 2019 Blackhawks draft… Read more »
After a disappointing 2018–19 season, Tyler Sikura’s future was a question mark for the Chicago Blackhawks organization. On Monday afternoon, the Rockford IceHogs announced a one-year, AHL-level contract with Sikura… Read more »
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at noon (EDT) on July… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced two restricted free agent signings today, which will bolster the organizational depth for the 2020–21 season. Winger Dylan Sikura and recently acquired center John Quenneville both signed… Read more »
The NHL Entry Draft has come and gone, as has the window for restricted free agents to receive qualifying offers or not. The Chicago Blackhawks have been busy making trades… Read more »
On Tuesday, the 4 p.m. Central deadline for NHL teams to submit their qualifying offers to their restricted free agent players came and went. The Chicago Blackhawks were one of… Read more »
While it is only the end of May, that doesn’t mean it is not a good time to start speculating what the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs 2019–20 rosters might… Read more »
In our efforts to bring you the best possible Blackhawks coverage, we are once again providing video content of prospects in the system that you may not yet be familiar… Read more »
On Sunday in Bratislava, Slovakia, Finland and Canada met in the IIHF World Championships Gold Medal game. A rematch from the opening game of the tournament, Team Finland came away… Read more »
On Thursday, it was announced that Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs forward Victor Ejdsell would not be returning to the organization, electing to go back to the Swedish professional league… Read more »