The Rink’s 2024 NHL Entry Draft first-round mock draft
The 2024 NHL Entry Draft is finally here! As The Rink has done in years past, we will try our hand at projecting the first round. We were successful with… Read more »
Category Archives: General NHL
ANALYSIS: Reacting to every NHL trade deadline deal
This year’s NHL trade deadline had everything a fan of the sport could ask for. The deadline had people glued to their TVs or phones, anticipating the next trade that… Read more »
The Rink’s 2023 NHL Entry Draft first-round mock draft
With the 2023 NHL Entry Draft nearly upon us, The Rink staffers Eric Andrews and Andy Campbell wanted to put together a mock draft to see what might unfold come… Read more »
The Rink’s All-Madden teams
Last night during Season 5, Episode 10 of the Blackhawks Rinkcast, the panel selected their All-Madden teams to honor the late John Madden. The selections needed to be in the… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Dec. 14, 2021
Happy Tuesday, everyone! Yesterday stunk with no NHL action, didn’t it? Well, we are back today with a big slate of games. 7–1 in my plays eight plays. We must… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Dec. 10, 2021
Happy Friday! 2–0 last night with Blues over and Kings under. Our accounts were a little greener this morning! I have three plays tonight to get our weekend started. (Odds… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Dec. 7, 2021
You can’t win them all: 0–2 last night. Not the way we want to start the week, but we got a big slate of games tonight to win some cash!… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Dec. 6, 2021
Happy Monday, Tommy Train passengers! The NHL has really heated up. Lots of action is still to come, and I cannot be more excited. There is not a big slate… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Oct. 26, 2021
Happy Tuesday, Tommy Train passengers! I really like the board today and got three picks for you all tonight. Grab your complimentary Lay’s Barbeque Chips and hop on board the… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Oct. 21, 2021
Welcome back to Tommy’s Puckline picks! Bruins fall in Philadelphia Wednesday night so 0-1 yesterday. We are still 7-2 in our last nine plays. I got two picks for tonight… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Oct. 19, 2021
Welcome back to Tommy’s Puckline picks! 2–0 on Monday and 5–0 in my last five plays. The #TommyTrain is full steam ahead and new passengers are always welcome. Hop onboard… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Oct. 18, 2021
Happy Monday, everyone! Two straight winnings days for Tommy’s picks! Let’s get the puck to go our way again tonight. I have two plays for tonight’s slate. Let’s dive in!… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — October 16, 2021
Last night, just one play with the Wild over, and we lost. 0-1 did not make for a fun Friday night. Huge slate of games today. Let’s dive head first… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Oct. 14, 2021
Let’s start with a quick recap of last night. 1–4 in featured picks. WSH three-way only winner Parlay was busted from the start with Leafs not hitting the over 0–3… Read more »
Tommy’s Puckline Picks — Oct. 13, 2021
Hockey season is back! Those are some of the best four words in the English language if you ask me. And, on top of it all, our nights will be… Read more »
Tom Wilson suspended seven games: another miss in handling player safety
A few weeks ago, I received a text from my sister, an Ann Arbor resident and hockey mom. There was a video of her 17-year-old son, taking a head-shot in… Read more »
BREAKING: NHL to play two outdoor games in Lake Tahoe in February
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 »
Seattle Kraken: What to expect from the NHL’s 32nd team
Beginning for the 2021–22 season, the NHL will have a new look with a brand new west coast team—its 32nd—the Seattle Kraken. As the NHL expands its footprint in North… Read more »
Round Table: The-Rink staff play-in predictions
The 2020 playoffs are finally here, so I asked five other writers from The-Rink to tell me who they thought would walk away with victories in the qualifying round. Here… Read more »
NHL makes 24-team return to play format official, lays out draft lottery process
In a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the official NHL return to play format, the long-awaited and much-debated 24-team straight-to-playoffs format to conclude the 2019–20… Read more »
NHLPA authorizes further negotiations on NHL 24-team return to play format
Hockey is (almost) back. The NHLPA Executive Board authorized further negotiations with the NHL on the league’s “return to play” plan late Friday night. The plan’s format would be an… Read more »
BREAKING: Former Blackhawks goalie Cam Ward retires
Earlier this morning, former Blackhawks goalie Cam Ward announced his retirement from the NHL via the Carolina Hurricanes’ Twitter account. Carolina also announced that the 35-year-old had signed a one-day… Read more »
2018 NHL Entry Draft Preview and Mock Draft
Tonight marks the beginning of the long-awaited 2018 NHL Entry Draft. This year’s draft has been known as the Rasmus Dahlin draft for a while now, as the Swedish defenseman… Read more »
Draft Prospect Profile: Rasmus Dahlin
Each day over the last month leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, held tomorrow night in Dallas, we have taken a look at the top 31 prospects available,… Read more »
Draft Prospect Profile: Andrei Svechnikov
Each day over the next month leading up to the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, held on June 22 in Dallas, we will be taking a look at the top 31… Read more »