We are two weeks into the new NHL season, and the Colorado Avalanche defensive unit already looks different to opening night. A trade sending Ian Cole to Minnesota left room… Read more »
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell take a hard, discerning look at the state of the Blackhawks after the first two weeks… Read more »
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 »
The injury bug hit hard for the Toronto Maple Leafs this week, but still managed to post a 2–1–0 record on the week. Nick Robertson was placed on long-term injured… Read more »
After an 0–3 start and giving up five goals per game in the process, the Chicago Blackhawks entered the second week of the season looking for any sign of hope…. Read more »
Well, that was fast. While there have been whispers for a while regarding Blue Jackets center Pierre-Luc Dubois’ discontent in Columbus, the issue really came to a head in the… Read more »
To the surprise of many, former Chicago Blackhawks goaltender and two-time Stanley Cup champion Corey Crawford suddenly announced his retirement on Jan. 9. Crawford did so with a lucrative two-year,… Read more »
Leafs stand with a 2–1–0 record at the end of the first week of the 2021 NHL season despite taking too many penalties, no consistency and shaky goaltending. Opening night… Read more »
For the Colorado Avalanche, one of their longest-running strengths was their top line of Gabriel Landeskog, Nathan MacKinnon and Mikko Rantanen. C + A + A = Top Line #GoAvsGo… Read more »
If you were confused about the direction of the Chicago Blackhawks, the first three games of the season set the record straight for you. The franchise that won three Stanley… Read more »
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 »
The Indy Fuel have postponed their weekend series against the Wheeling Nailers. The Fuel and Nailers were scheduled to play in a home-and-home series on Friday and Saturday. The Nailers… Read more »
The Fuel picked up two more wins this past week to push their record to 8–1–0. Friday, Jan. 9 — Fuel 6, Greenville Swamp Rabbits 5 After starting the season… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced this morning that they have extended Head Coach Jeremy Colliton for two more seasons, beginning next season and going through the 2022–23 season. The financial terms… Read more »
In this second podcast of season four, the Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell get together to talk about the happenings in camp… Read more »
Former Chicago Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford announced his retirement from hockey today. Despite signing with the New Jersey Devils this offseason, Crawford opted to hang up his pads for good prior to… Read more »
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 »
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 »
The Chicago Blackhawks have re-signed center Dylan Strome to a two-year contract extension ($3 million AAV). The deal runs through the end of the 2021–22 season. Strome will remain a… Read more »
In this first podcast of season 4, the Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell to talk about the latest Blackhawks news considering the absence of Jonathan… Read more »
NHL fans awoke to a new year and some fresh plans for the NHL to continue their tradition of outdoor games. Sporstnet’s Elliotte Freidman was one of several NHL insiders… Read more »
The Fuel are off to the hottest start in franchise history, standing at 5–0–0 to open the season. Friday, Dec. 18 — Fuel 4, Kansas City Mavericks 3 The Fuel… Read more »
In a little more than a week, the Chicago Blackhawks lost Alexander Nylander for the season, Kirby Dach most likely for the season with a broken wrist and in a dramatic and… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced Tuesday morning that center and captain Jonathan Toews is out indefinitely due to a medical issue. Earlier today, Darren Dreger of TSN and Pierre LeBrun of… Read more »
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 »