Sixteen goals too much for Green Bay as Chicago sweeps in Wisconsin
The Chicago Steel swept the Green Bay Gamblers this past weekend with two victories in Wisconsin. On Friday, Chicago stormed out to an early lead and then poured it on… Read more »
Category Archives: Ray Napientek
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 4, Episode 4 – Buncha Jerks?
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell take a look at the Blackhawks after the 1/4 mile mark of a strange season. Watch the… Read more »
Doan and Ufko lead Chicago to two victories against Youngstown
The Chicago Steel (16–4–2–0) won two games this past weekend against the Youngstown Phantoms (5–13–1–1), led by defenseman Ryan Ufko’s two goals on Friday and a hat trick by forward… Read more »
Chicago defeats Waterloo 5–1 with five-goal second period
The Chicago Steel (14–3–2–0) defeated the Waterloo Black Hawks (6–11–0–0) 5–1 on Saturday behind a 25-save performance by Chicago Steel goaltender Nicholas Haas. With the victory, Chicago extended their current… Read more »
Kraken Hostile Seattle Rinkcast, Season 1 Episode 2 – Hart from Puckpedia joins to talk salary cap
The-Rink.com host Jeff Osborn is joined by Rink staffer Ray Napientek as well as Hart from Puckpedia to talk about the start of the season, expansion and, salary cap implications…. Read more »
Chicago defeats Green Bay, falls to Dubuque in overtime
The Chicago Steel opened up the new year this past weekend with a home 6–4 victory over the Green Bay Gamblers at Fox Valley Ice Arena. Forward Mackie Samoskevich led… Read more »
Breaking down newcomer Pius Suter before the upcoming season
If the Chicago Blackhawks have shown anything over the past half decade, it is a good eye for overseas talent and acquisitions. President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Stan… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 27 – End of the year moves
In this final podcast of season 3, the Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell to talk about the Blackhawks moves. Kirby Dach fractures his… Read more »
Chicago extends win streak to seven with sweep of Youngstown
The Chicago Steel swept a three-game series against the Youngstown Phantoms this past weekend, extending the Steel’s winning streak to seven games. Chicago scored 17 goals in three games to… Read more »
Chicago Steel deal Green Bay Gamblers a pair of losses over the weekend
The Chicago Steel won both contests against the Green Bay Gamblers this past weekend, besting the visitors 7–3 on Friday and 4–3 on Saturday in a shootout. With the victories,… Read more »
Chicago falls to Muskegon 10–8 in action-packed season opener
The long-awaited Chicago Steel regular season opener Saturday night was an offensive explosion, as the visiting Muskegon Lumberjacks bested the home team 10–8. The Lumberjacks were led by forwards Danil… Read more »
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 »
Along the Boards: Vegas wins series after 4–3 victory
Chicago stole Game Four from the Vegas Golden Knights after Corey Crawford showed why he is a two-time Stanley Cup champion, stopping 48 shots and giving Chicago one more game… Read more »
Along the Boards: Vegas outclasses Chicago 4–1 in series opener
After goaltender Robin Lehner was traded to Vegas from Chicago at the trade deadline in February, not many Blackhawks fans expected to face off against the Swedish native during the… 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 »
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 »
The Chicago Steel select 10 players in Phase I of the 2020 USHL Draft
The Chicago Steel added 10 players during Phase I of the 2020 USHL Draft on Monday. General Manager Ryan Hardy was prepared and was pleased with the result. “We had… Read more »
Scouting the Chicago Steel: 2020 NHL Entry Draft prospects
The Chicago Steel were running away with the regular season in USHL and were all set to continue to break team records with weeks left in the regular season. But,… Read more »
Alec Regula named OHL Defenseman of the Month
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Alec Regula has been named the Ontario Hockey League Defenseman of the Month. In February, Regula totaled 18 points while recording his first OHL hat trick. The… Read more »
Prospect game report: Evan Barratt vs. Wisconsin
Evan Barratt played a solid game overall against the University of Wisconsin Badgers, in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday. Barratt, a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the… Read more »
Jimmy Dowd, Jr. leads the Chicago Steel over the weekend
The Chicago Steel beat the Madison Capitols 4–0 behind the stellar goaltending by Victor Ostman on Friday only to fall to the Des Moines Buccaneers 7–6 the following night. Jimmy… Read more »
Chicago Steel drop two in Cedar Rapids, ending 13-game winning streak
The Chicago Steel dropped both games in Cedar Rapids this past weekend, snapping their 13-game winning streak. With the losses, Chicago found themselves on the wrong side of the scoresheet… Read more »
Catching up with Chicago’s 2019 NHL Entry Draft selections
Chicago “won the lottery” with the third overall pick in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, moving up from potentially the 12th pick. Additionally, General Manager Stan Bowman made an obvious… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 11 – “Mid” season discussion
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 »
Steel win 11th straight, four ranked for NHL Draft by Future Considerations Hockey
CHICAGO SWEEP FIGHTING SAINTS IN DUBUQUE The Chicago Steel needed some late game heroics on Saturday but the first-place Steel won both games on the road against the Dubuque Fighting… Read more »