Blackhawks news and notes — Sept. 8, 2020
As the Chicago Blackhawks take a little time to get some rest before the 2020–21 season, they have made a few moves and announcements to get some of their prospects… Read more »
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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 23 – And that’s a wrap
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn , John Jaeckel and surprise guest Aaron Goldschmidt of The Rink Colorado wrap up the Blackhawks season and start to contemplate the draft and free agency. After… Read more »
ANALYSIS: What are Stan Bowman’s realistic options in goal next season?
As the Chicago Blackhawks head home from the Edmonton bubble, there are many questions regarding the direction of this team and organization. Before they answer most of the other on-ice… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Blackhawks’ playoff run ends; now what?
“Friends, Romans, countrymen, give me your attention. I have come here to bury Caesar, not to praise him.” —from Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare If you came here looking for another “feel good” article about the Chicago… 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 »
REPORT: Blackhawks sign Notre Dame free agent Cameron Morrison
Reports from NHL salary cap website Puckpedia.com have the Blackhawks signing 21-year-old former Notre Dame left wing Cameron Morrison to a two-year entry-level contract. Morrison was a former second-round draft pick… Read more »
Along the Boards: Crawford’s brilliance keeps series alive, Hawks win 3–1
Corey Crawford was nothing short of sensational, as he and the Chicago Blackhawks stole Game Four, 3–1, to stave off elimination against the Vegas Golden Knights. For a majority of… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks defeated by Golden Knights 2–1, fall behind 3–0 in series
After a disappointing loss in Game Two, the Chicago Blackhawks looked to get a playoff win under the belt Saturday night against the Vegas Golden Knights. Prior to the start… Read more »
Rink On The Air: Gate talks Blackhawks with Shawn Sierra and Ivan in the Morning
The Rink feature writer Jeff Osborn joins The Superback, Shawn Sierra, and Ivan to discuss the latest in Blackhawks land. We talked about the Blackhawks’ latest woes, what went wrong in… Read more »
RECAP: Golden Knights take commanding lead in series with OT win
After an underwhelming effort in Game One against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Chicago Blackhawks looked to rebound against arguably the Stanley Cup favorites and even the series heading into… 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 »
Series Preview: Blackhawks vs. Golden Knights
Chicago Blackhawks (8) vs. Vegas Golden Knights (1) NHL Western Conference Quarterfinals Game 1: Tuesday, April 11, 9:30 p.m. CDT Records Vegas 39–24–8 Chicago 32–30–8 Season head-to-head Vegas 2–1–0 Chicago… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks top Oilers 3–2, take series in four games
When the puck dropped earlier this evening in Game 4 of the Blackhawks’ qualifying series with the Edmonton Oilers, Chicago found itself with a 2–1 series lead—a position not many… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks defeat Oilers 4–3, take 2–1 series lead
After a solid win in Game 1, the Chicago Blackhawks were handed a loss by the Edmonton Oilers in the second game of the series. Both teams looked to take… Read more »
Along the Boards: McDavid blitzes Blackhawks en route to 6–3 decision
The Blackhawks entered Game 2 riding high after stealing Game 1 from the Oilers 6–4. While the Blackhawks looked to take a commanding 2–0 series lead, the Oilers looked to… Read more »
Along the boards: Blackhawks take care of Oilers in Game 1
The Blackhawks entered Saturday’s action poised to steal a game early against the Edmonton Oilers in the NHL Play-In Best-of-5 series. Aside from Wednesday night’s exhibition game against the St…. 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 »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks shutout Blues 4–0 in exhibition warm up
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to use their lone tune-up game against the St. Louis Blues Wednesday night to prepare for what could be a one and done playoff appearance this… Read more »
Blackhawks at Oilers/Round 1 Play-In Preview
(12) Chicago Blackhawks (32-30-8) at (5) Edmonton Oilers (37-25-9) Game 1 3 PM, Saturday, August 1 Game 2 10:30 PM, Monday, August 3 Game 3 10:30 PM, Wednesday, August 5… Read more »
NHL releases Return to Play broadcast schedule
With training camps well on their way and teams preparing to travel to their hub cities soon, the NHL released their television schedule for the NHL’s Return to Play exhibition… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 21 – Return to Play with GameOnPodcast
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by Don from the Game On Sports Podcast for Everyone to talk about the first few days of Blackhawks and Rangers raining camp… Read more »
Blackhawks sign free agent Pius Suter from Swiss National League, finalize Kalynuk and Mitchell contracts
The Chicago Blackhawks wasted no time on their day off by announcing the official signings of Ian Mitchell, Wyatt Kalynuk and free-agent Pius Suter on Thursday morning. Both Mitchell (three-year entry-level… Read more »
Blackhawks’ Dominik Kubalik named Calder Trophy finalist
The NHL announced their three finalists for the 2019-20 Calder Trophy, awarded to the player voted as the rookie of the year, and Blackhawks left wing Dominik Kubalik was included… Read more »
Blackhawks to face Blues in return to play exhibition game
The NHL released it’s post-training camp exhibition game plans, Tuesday, and the Blackhawks drew a very familiar opponent in the St. Louis Blues. Chicago will be the home team. The… Read more »
Blackhawks’ Corey Crawford deemed ‘unfit to play’ on day one of camp
In a relatively surprising development, Chicago Blackhawks starting goalie Corey Crawford was deemed “unfit to play” by the team following Monday’s first return to play training camp practice. Crawford was… Read more »