The-Rink.com host “Gatekeeper” gets together with Blackhawks and Steel writer Ray Napientek to discuss the state of the team at the all-star break. What are the Blackhawks at the… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs goaltender Collin Delia is an interesting hockey player. Aside from the fact that he plays the most isolated, demanding and scrutinized position in hockey, Delia owns a leather… Read more »
The Rockford Icehogs announced that Spencer Watson and Nathan Noel have been reassigned to the Indy Fuel. Watson signed a professional tryout contract with Rockford after scoring 20 goals and… Read more »
It’s mid-January and the Colorado Eagles have played 38 games of their 68-game season. Plus, this is my first ever article for The-Rink! It seems logical to start with a… Read more »
Win and lose. Call up and send down. Shut out and shutout. Such are The Perils of the Rockford IceHogs these days. The dreary winter blues are making the AHL… Read more »
The Wolves had a sensational opportunity over the weekend to take two games at home against division opponents. The weekend began against the Milwaukee Admirals, who defeated the Wolves last… Read more »
As the AHL season rages on, the Chicago Wolves continue to play very good hockey heading into the home stretch. This past week, the Wolves paid a visit to the… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs have just surpassed the mid-way point of the 2019-20 AHL regular season. Through 39 games, Rockford holds a 19-18-2 record and currently sit in a tie for… Read more »
Baseball has the dog days of summer. Hockey has December and January. It hits the same. The mid-season drag of the schedule hits you and you’re stuck in a middle-limbo… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” call a last-minute audible with Steel feature writer Ray Napientek, following the big injury news of the holiday. Brand new review from Jackie Davis Brent… Read more »
While the Rockford IceHogs are currently missing a number of key pieces from their lineup, the current run of success has not taken a hit. After a three-game road trip… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are sitting pretty in the AHL Central Division with 29 points through 24 games this season. In second-place behind the Milwaukee Admirals, the IceHogs are currently playing… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” get together for a pre-game Rinkcast just prior to the Blackhawks facing the Arizona Coyotes. The Blackhawks play a bunch of overtime and shootout… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are just beyond the quarter-mark of the 2019-20 AHL season with 21 games played. With a 12-8-1 record, sitting in fourth-place in the AHL Central Divison with… Read more »
Rolling along with points in 10 of their last 13 games and a 4-1-1 mark over their past six games, the Rockford IceHogs have been trending in the right direction… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are playing solid hockey—as they continue to hold decent position in the AHL Central Division standings, despite playing fewer games than any other divisional opponent. Over the… Read more »
The Rink’s very own Rockford beat writer, Mario Tirabassi, appeared on Sports Feed Monday evening to discuss the Blackhawks’ recent winning streak with former (and future) Rinkcast guest Josh Frydman…. Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs and Grand Rapids Griffins faced off in a home-and-home mini series starting in Grand Rapids on Friday night and finishing in Rockford on Saturday night. Trading 5–2… Read more »
Kris Versteeg joined the Rockford IceHogs on an AHL contract in late-April of 2018. His return to the IceHogs and Chicago Blackhawks organizations brought back a lot of memories and… Read more »
Look back on June 18, 2015, a third parade in the last six years for the city of Chicago to celebrate a Stanley Cup victory. Kris Versteeg hoisted the Stanley… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs came into the weekend riding a four-game win streak, having won five of their last home games. Closing their four-game homestand against the Manitoba Moose, the Hogs… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” reconvene with Facebook/Twitter sensation Christian Deme, aka StacheESQ, to discuss the Blackhawks plummeting hopes. The Blackhawks are 4-7-3 after losing to the San Jose Sharks,… Read more »
For the first time since the 2014–15 season, the Rockford IceHogs faced off against the Toronto Marlies. On a “school day” game in Rockford, a 10:30 a.m. start time did… Read more »
At the beginning of the AHL season, the Rockford IceHogs had no trouble starting games on the right foot, usually outshooting their opponents in the first period and scoring the… Read more »
A day after announcing that rookie Kirby Dach would be staying in the NHL longer than his nine-game trial period, the Blackhawks announced today that 2018 first-round draft pick (eighth… Read more »