Blackhawks 2020 Real-Time Free Agency Ticker
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 11:00 am central this… Read more »
Category Archives: AHL TEAMS
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 24 – Day One Draft Wrap
The-Rink.com co-host Jeff Osborn , Rink prospect writer Ray Napientek and The Rink Colorado‘s Aaron Goldschmidt wrap up the Blackhawks first day of the NHL draft. The Stan Bowman and… Read more »
Colorado Hockey Rinkcast S1 Ep1 – The-Rink.com’s Colorado Eagles expert Marie Sexton
Host Aaron Goldschmidt and The-Rink.com’s Colorado Eagles expert Marie Sexton discuss the current state of the Eagles, what the roster could look like next season, and how some of the… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks trade Olli Maatta to LA in salary cap dump
The Blackhawks announced on Sunday afternoon they traded defenseman Olli Maatta to the Los Angeles Kings, also retaining $750,108 of Maatta’s 2020–21 and 2021–22 salary. In return, the Blackhawks acquired… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks trade Dylan Sikura to Vegas for ex-Blackhawk Brandon Pirri
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman made his first trade of the 2020 offseason today, re-acquiring 29-year-old former Blackhawks draft pick Brandon Pirri for Rockford IceHogs forward Dylan Sikura. Pirri… Read more »
Blackhawks news and notes — Sept. 8, 2020
As the Chicago Blackhawks take a little time to get some rest before the 2020–21 season, they have made a few moves and announcements to get some of their prospects… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 23 – And that’s a wrap
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn , John Jaeckel and surprise guest Aaron Goldschmidt of The Rink Colorado wrap up the Blackhawks season and start to contemplate the draft and free agency. After… Read more »
Previewing the 2020-21 Colorado Eagles roster, Part 3
Welcome back for the conclusions of my ongoing series where we take a look at what next season’s roster might look like. In part 1, I talked about the returning… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Assessing the Rockford IceHogs’ blue line for 2020–21
As the dust begins to settle on the Chicago Blackhawks’ 2019–20 campaign, with the offseason ahead, General Manager Stan Bowman and company face a number of difficult decisions, many of… Read more »
Previewing the 2020-21 Colorado Eagles roster, Part 2
In part of one of my series previewing the Eagles’ 2020–21 roster, I covered the players who we know will be back in the Avalanche/Eagles/Grizzlies pipeline based on contracts already… Read more »
Previewing the 2020-21 Colorado Eagles roster, Part 1
All eyes are on the NHL playoffs right now, but for me, the Colorado Eagles always come first. I thought this would be a good time to do a run-down… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 22 – Post Season Preview
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by Rink writer Ray Napientek to wrap up the Blackhawks exhibition win and preview the play-in series vs the Edmonton Oilers Corey Crawford… Read more »
NHL releases Return to Play broadcast schedule
With training camps well on their way and teams preparing to travel to their hub cities soon, the NHL released their television schedule for the NHL’s Return to Play exhibition… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 21 – Return to Play with GameOnPodcast
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by Don from the Game On Sports Podcast for Everyone to talk about the first few days of Blackhawks and Rangers raining camp… Read more »
Blackhawks announce training camp roster
Just prior to taking the ice as a team for the first time in four months, the Chicago Blackhawks announced their return to play training camp roster with some noticeable… Read more »
REPORT: Blackhawks to sign University of Wisconsin defenseman Kalynuk
According to The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus, the Blackhawks have agreed to terms on a two year entry level contract with former Philadelphia Flyers seventh round draft pick, defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk…. Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 20 – HockeeNight Rinkcast
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by good friend’s Uncle Forklift and CT from HockeeNight.com to talk about the latest developments in the NHL. New COVID-19 cases in Florida,… Read more »
‘Black Aces’ considerations for the Chicago Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks will eventually be playing meaningful games to close the 2019-20 season. After the NHL announced the league’s return to play format, centered around a 24-team “playoff” with… Read more »
REPORT: Blackhawks sign free agent Czech Matej Chalupa
With the excitement over the NHL’s initial plans to restart play with a 24 team play-in tournament that will lead to a full 16 team playoff, the Blackhawks wasted no… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 19 – Blackhawks Fantasy Draft-a-palooza
The-Rink.com writers led by RHL (Rink Hockey League) Commissioner Mario Tirabassi and RHL General Managers Jeff Osborn (1st overall), Ron Luce (2nd), Eric Andrews (3rd), Aaron Goldschmidt (4th), John Jaeckel… Read more »
IceHogs head coach Derek King, captain Tyler Sikura recap 2019–20 season
The 2019–20 AHL season came to a bitter end on Monday, as the league made the decision to shut down the remainder of the season, including the 2020 Calder Cup… Read more »
AHL announces cancellation of 2019-20 season and playoffs
It’s official. The 2019-20 AHL regular season and 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs have been canceled. In a statement released Monday morning, the league announced its decision to end the season… Read more »
Sikura, IceHogs start fund for healthcare workers during COVID-19
Wednesday, May 6 is National Nurses Day in the United States. It marks the start of Nurses Week, which runs until May 12. As we know, the global COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
REPORT: Anton Wedin to sign in Sweden
A report from Sport Bladet in Sweden has indicated that Rockford IceHogs forward Anton Wedin will not re-sign with the Blackhawks organization and has returned to the SHL (Swedish Hockey… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks fire John McDonough
Chicago Blackhawks Chairman W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz surprised the fanbase this afternoon by announcing that team President and CEO, John McDonough, had been relieved of his duties. Under McDonough’s direction,… Read more »