BREAKING: Blackhawks Reveal Winter Classic Sweaters
Just hours before new head coach Jeremy Colliton was set to coach his first National Hockey League game, Blackhawks fans gathered in the United Center Atrium for a first look… Read more »
Category Archives: Blackhawks
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs. Hurricanes
Carolina Hurricanes (6-7-2) at Chicago Blackhawks (6-6-3) 7:30pm Central, 8:30pm Eastern United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN 720 PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (3-4-0 W-L, .907 SV%, 2.92 GAA)… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Resist The Urge to Blame Jeremy Colliton
Since the organization smacked us all in the face on Tuesday morning with the announcement of Joel Quenneville’s firing, the move has been met with (mostly) anger and cynicism. Regardless,… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 35 – Quenneville Fired
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together with The Rink Rockford Icehogs Head Writer Mario Tirabassi to talk about the Blackhawks firing Joel Quenneville and his assistants, then promoting Jeremy… Read more »
Blackhawks Junior Prospect Roundup: 10/31 – 11/4
Prospects action returned this week as nearly all Blackhawks’ prospects were playing numerous games. Defensemen Nicolas Beaudin and Adam Boqvist did not play this weekend for their respective clubs. Beaudin… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Blackhawks make it all but official—The Rebuild is on
My partner Gatekeeper and I theorized, a number of weeks back on the RinkCast, around the possibility of Jeremy Colliton replacing Joel Quenneville as head coach of the Blackhawks… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks Relieve Quenneville, Colliton Takes Over
The Chicago Blackhawks surprised everyone this morning by announcing that long time coach and three-time Stanley Cup winner Joel Quenneville was relieved of his coaching duties. In addition to Quenneville,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Lose 5-3 in Calgary
The Blackhawks took a short trip across Alberta from Edmonton, where they dropped a goose egg Thursday night, to nearby Calgary for a Saturday night game against the Flames. The… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs. Flames
Chicago Blackhawks (6-5-3) at Calgary Flames (8-5-1) 9:00pm Central, 8:00pm Mountain Scotiabank Saddledome TV/Radio: NBCSCH, CBC/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (3-3-0 W-L, .909 SV%, 2.72 GAA)… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks shutout by Edmonton Oilers 4-0
The Chicago Blackhawks returned to action on the second half of a back to back against the Oilers in Edmonton. The previous night, the Hawks lost to Vancouver due to… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs. Oilers
Chicago Blackhawks (6-4-3) at Edmonton Oilers (6-4-1) 8:00pm Central, 7:00pm Mountain Rogers Place TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago – Cam Ward (3-1-3 W-L, 3.91 GAA, .889 SV%) Edmonton – Mikko Koskinen (1-0-0… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Fall To Canucks 4-2
The Blackhawks and Vancouver Canucks came into the game as two of the most overachieving teams of this 2018-2019 season. Both are in the top half of the Western Conference… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks (6-3-3) at Vancouver Canucks (7-6-0) 9:00pm Central, 7:00pm Pacific Rogers Arena TV/Radio: NHLN-US, SN360, WGN/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (3-2-0, .919 SV%, 2.44 GAA) Vancouver:… Read more »
Blackhawks Prospect Rundown: (10/26 – 10/28) Weekend’s Recap and Signing
After a busy weekend of CHL/USHL action, Chicago Blackhawks’ prospects continued their strong starts for their respective clubs. Nearly every Chicago prospect was in action over the weekend. Defenseman Nicolas… Read more »
Analysis: Is “Gus” that good? Or is the “D” that bad?
Recently, NBCSN Chicago hosted a fan poll, asking the question whether Erik Gustafsson is a legitimate top 4 defenseman or not. While the vote was 98% “no” at one… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Oilers
Edmonton (5-3-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (6-3-2) 5:00pm Central/4:00pm Mountain United Center TV/Radio: NHL Network,NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Cam Ward (.885 SV%, 4.23 GAA) Edmonton: Cam Talbot (.901 SV%,… Read more »
Recap: Blues beat Blackhawks, 7-3
The Blackhawks took a 6-2-2 record into St. Louis last night, for their third meeting of the season with the Blues. The talking heads on WGN and NBCSN, as… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs. Blues
Chicago Blackhawks (6-2-2) at St. Louis Blues (2-4-3) 7:00pm Central Enterprise Center TV/Radio: FS-MW,WGN/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (.946 SV%, 1.52 GAA) St. Louis: Jake Allen (.876 SV%,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks defeat Rangers 4-1
Chicago welcomed fellow Original 6 opponent, the New York Rangers, to the United Center for a Thursday night showdown. Chicago looked to continue their strong play after Tuesday’s victory over… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs. Rangers
New York Rangers (3-5-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (5-2-2) 7:30pm Central/6:30pm Eastern United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH,MSG/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (.946 SV%, 1.69 GAA) New York: Henrik Lundqvist… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 34 w/ Pappy Hour
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get “very dude” and discuss the Blackhawks success, and their failures with Rink staff writer Marc-Louis Paprzyca. The Blackhawks go 2-2. Impressive wins vs Columbus… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Defeat Ducks as Saad Gets Two
The Chicago Blackhawks (5-2-2) got back on track in Tuesday nights game against the falling Anaheim Ducks (5-4-1). Here’s what we learned from Chicago’s get-right romp over Anaheim. Chicago’s lines were… Read more »
Anton Forsberg Assigned To IceHogs, Luke Johnson Recalled
On Tuesday morning, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Anton Forsberg cleared waivers and was assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. Forsberg is expected to report to the IceHogs… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Ducks
Anaheim Ducks (5-3-1) at Chicago Blackhawks (4-2-2) 7:30pm Central/5:30pm Pacific United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Corey Crawford (1-1-0, .941 SV%, 2.05 GAA) Anaheim: John Gibson (4-2-1,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Fall to Lightning 6-3
As both teams came off games on Saturday night, the Blackhawks looked to take the momentum of their first regulation into Sunday’s night’s tilt against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Chicago… Read more »