Blackhawk GM Stan Bowman traded one talented but unproductive player for another yesterday—swapping Richard Panik for Anthony Duclair. Why? The ‘positive’ spin on this deal was provided last night… Read more »
The Blackhawks made quite a splash yesterday afternoon, prior to the game, announcing that they had traded Richard Panik and Laurent Dauphin to the Arizona Coyotes for Anthony Duclair and… Read more »
The Blackhawks started fast last night, but seemed to run out of gas in the latter two periods of the second game of a road/home back-to-back. The Chicago Blackhawks… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs of the 2017-18 season are in a much better place than they IceHogs of last season. A look at the current standings as of writing this wouldn’t… Read more »
Big news coming out of Blackhawks land, today, after yesterday’s moves. They announced that defenseman Erik Gustafsson had been recalled from Rockford, while Cody Franson cleared waivers and was assigned… Read more »
The Blackhawks are in Ottawa tonight—trying to build off a win Sunday, and get another streak going against a struggling Senators team Chicago Blackhawks (20-15-6) at Ottawa Senators (14-17-9)… Read more »
On Monday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks assigned forward John Hayden to the Rockford IceHogs and recalled forward Tomas Jurco. This marks the first NHL action for Jurco this season and… Read more »
The Blackhawks did what they needed to do yesterday at the UC—beat a struggling team at home. And there were additional encouraging signs in the 4-1 win. Here we… Read more »
The Hawks try to recapture their winning ways versus the Oil in an afternoon contest at the UC. Join the Rink Rats on the game thread at the bottom of… Read more »
With 42 games left, the season is basically half over. Yet, the Blackhawks continue to look like they are often playing preseason hockey games. Some subtle, but highly impactful things,… Read more »
The Blackhawks began a short homestand against the Vegas Golden Knights, Friday night. The Golden Knights came in, after losing the previous night against St. Louis. Joel Quenneville threw Jeff… Read more »
It’s too cold to go out. Hang out in here for tonight’s Hawk game, where the hockey discussion could get heated—even if it’s always friendly and respectful. Join JJ,… Read more »
The Blackhawks lost more than a little pocket change in their last trip to Las Vegas, getting humiliated by the expansion Golden Knights. Can they get revenge tonight? Vegas… Read more »
On Thursday, the American Hockey League announced the Divisional rosters for the AHL All-Star Weekend set to take place in Utica, New York on January 28-29. This year the Rockford… Read more »
Wednesday night the Blackhawks were back in the United States, more specifically New York, to face the Rangers in Madison Square Garden for NBCSN “Rivalry Night“. Apparently, NBC does not… Read more »
Join JJ, Gatekeeper, and the rest of the RinkRats tonight on the message hread at the bottom of this page—as we discuss all the action from tonight’s Hawks-Rangers game… Read more »
NHL Goalie mask guru David Gunnarsson released his latest mask for Blackhawks goalie Anton Forsberg, yesterday. The mask includes the dog from the movie “Bolt” as well as the Chicago… Read more »
The Blackhawks are in New York tonight—to face old Original Six rivals the Rangers, who the Hawks’ beat at the UC earlier this year. Chicago Blackhawks (18-14-6) at New… Read more »
When we woke up this morning we were treated to some interesting news. Blackhawks Coach Joel Quenneville announced that fourth string fill-in Jeff Glass, not backup Anton Forsberg, would start… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs experienced a large roster turnover from the end of the 2016-17 season to the beginning of the 2017-18 season with twelve rookies jumping into the roster and… Read more »
The Blackhawks continued their journey across Canada on Sunday night in Calgary. They were riding the back of a narrow overtime win against Connor McJesus, as well as Jeff Glass‘… Read more »
The truth may not lie in either the “too many hard miles” or “wacky diet” theories. But here’s my take—based on logic, hidden stats, and a little inside information…. Read more »
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs faced a tough task in a three games in three nights stretch of their schedule. The action over the weekend closed the book on… Read more »
As 2017 comes to a close, and we all wax nostalgic, you can look back on a very strange year either with anger and disdain or try to focus on… Read more »
The Blackhawks traveled south within the province of Alberta yesterday, where tonight they face the Calgary Flames. Can they get another winning streak going? Chicago Blackhawks (18-14-5) at Calgary… Read more »