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 »
Blackhawks 2018 seventh round draft selection Josiah Slavin is entering his first year playing college hockey at Colorado College Each year, it seems that more NHL prospects are choosing college… Read more »
The 2018–19 season for the Chicago Blackhawks was dramatic to say the least. It began with a disappointing start followed by the departure of long-time head coach Joel Quenneville. The… Read more »
Ian Mitchell has decided he will not turn pro and will return to Denver to play another season with the Pioneers. In an announcement from the Denver Pioneers website today,… Read more »
As the Blackhawks battle to reach the playoffs, some of their college hockey prospects are already there Blackhawks fans can’t help looking toward the future. As much as it would… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are in a familiar position in the AHL standings with 17 games to play. Currently tied for fourth-place in the Central Division, the IceHogs expect to have… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by The-Rink NCAA expert Aaron “A-A-Ron” Goldschmidt and convene to talk about the Blackhawks west coast road trip. Once again, we… Read more »
The Blackhawks returned to the United Center to host the Devils Thursday night after their seven-game winning streak ended in Boston Tuesday. Head coach Jeremy Collition said some of his… Read more »
We’re not too far away from the 2019 NHL trade deadline and our beloved Chicago Blackhawks still don’t know who they are. One minute they’re piling up powerplay goals and… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by NHL Network Radio Blackhawks correspondent Uncle Al Cimaglia to discuss what we can expect from this Blackhawks franchise. There is actually… Read more »
For all of you die-hard Blackhawks fans, it may take a lot for you to get through this article. Not just because of the name mentioned in the title, but… Read more »
As Blackhawks fans endure another tough season, it’s extremely difficult to tell where the direction of the team is pointing. Are they rebuilding and does Stan Bowman plan to tear… Read more »
After a couple of days off for the holidays, the Blackhawks were in action again Thursday night against the Minnesota Wild. The Wild have been struggling to score goals lately… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn, John Jaeckel and The Rink Feature NCAA Writer Aaron Goldschmidt get together to talk about the latest developments in Blackhawks land heading into the holidays. Corey Crawford is out… Read more »
In an announcement coming from TSN hockey analyst Bob McKenzie Friday night, Team Canada’s World Junior Tournament defenseman were announced that includes Chicago Blackhawks 2017 2nd round pick Ian Mitchell. … Read more »
It’s pretty incredible that 28 games into the 2018-19 season, the Chicago Blackhawks are 29th in the league and 6th in the central division in points. More alarmingly, fans are… Read more »
It’s still relatively early in the season, but the Chicago Blackhawks could have another top scoring player in college hockey this year. Last season, Northeastern forward Dylan Sikura lit up… Read more »
This past weekend in college hockey, we saw a lot of production from Blackhawks prospects. Nine different players got on the score sheet, but one in particular has been sticking… Read more »
The college hockey season is in full swing and the Blackhawks should be happy with the development with their NCAA prospects. Many of them started the season with letters on… Read more »
As the college hockey season gets underway, the Chicago Blackhawks prospects are starting to heat up. This week we feature a pair of sophomores and a pair of seniors that… Read more »
Welcome back to another season of college hockey! The Chicago Blackhawks NCAA Campus Report is dedicated to keeping you updated with all the news from the Hawks prospects playing NCAA… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks played their second game of the preseason Thursday night in Detroit against the Red Wings, and they are definitely still trying to get their legs back. There… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel discuss the Blackhawks start to training camp and first preseason game with Rink prospect writer Aaron Goldschmidt . Blackhawks lose to Columbus with a very young… Read more »
Although they’re very different players, both Dylan Sikura and Alex DeBrincat dominated their junior leagues and will have a future in the NHL The NHL can be an intimidating place… Read more »