Blackhawks sign Nolan Allan to entry-level deal
Nearly two months after making him the 32nd overall pick in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks inked their first-round draft pick, defenseman Nolan Allan, to a three-year… Read more »
Category Archives: NHL TEAMS
Kraken Anchor Points — Sept. 18
As the hype starts to grow for the first training camp, beginning Sept. 23, their first preseason game, on Sept. 28 and their eventual first regular season game, on Oct…. Read more »
Kraken announce fan COVID-19 vaccine requirements, sign defenseman Cholowski
The Seattle Kraken continued to prepare for the start of their inaugural season yesterday by announcing their COVID-19 protocols for games at the Climate Pledge Arena as well as another… Read more »
United Center announces COVID-19 requirements, Blackhawks make front office changes
The United Center, home of the Chicago Blackhawks and Chicago Bulls of the NBA, announced Thursday that for all events at the venue, fans will need proof of vaccination or… Read more »
Connor Murphy inks four-year extension with Blackhawks
The Chicago Blackhawks locked up a key piece of the team’s defense, signing veteran defenseman Connor Murphy to a four-year contract extension on Tuesday morning. MORE‼️ MURPH‼️ Connor Murphy inked… Read more »
Kraken news and notes — Aug. 30
As the NHL’s 2021–22 season approaches, the Seattle Kraken and General Manager Ron Francis have been busy building the NHL’s 32nd franchise. Since the free agency period opened up, the… Read more »
Blackhawks sign MacKenzie Entwistle to two-year extension
The Chicago Blackhawks completed another signing Wednesday morning, announcing a two-year, one-way contract extension for forward MacKenzie Entwistle featuring a cap hit of $800,000 annually. The deal will keep Entwistle… Read more »
Blackhawks re-sign Alexander Nylander to one-year deal
The Chicago Blackhawks announced a one-year contract for Alexander Nylander on Monday. Nylander’s deal worth $874,125 against the salary cap for next season. After being retained before the expansion draft,… Read more »
Kraken sign Marcus Johansson and Vince Dunn
As the waterfall of the summer free agency period slows to an annoying drip, the Seattle Kraken continue to shape their opening night roster with the announcement today of their… Read more »
Kraken make big free agency splash, sign Grubauer
Reports before the free agency period opened indicated that the Seattle Kraken were going to be aggressive in the free agent market, and Kraken General Manager Ron Francis did not… Read more »
The Rink 2021 Blackhawks/Avalanche/Kraken Free Agent & Trade Tracker
The Rink will be providing player movement through free agency and trade from the Chicago Blackhawks, Colorado Avalanche and Seattle Kraken.
BREAKING: Kraken trade MacDermid to Avalanche
With the free agent period opening up in just under 24 hours the Seattle Kraken flipped another expansion draft player for a draft pick. After taking physical defenseman Kurtis MacDermid… Read more »
Sizing up the Chicago Blackhawks’ draft
General Manager Stan Bowman made an obvious decision that size was an important part of Chicago’s philosophy in the recent 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Chicago made selections that shocked many… Read more »
Blackhawks acquire Marc-Andre Fleury from Vegas
In an offseason filled with large moves, the Chicago Blackhawks just made another gigantic move. After shoring up their defense with the acquisition of Seth Jones, the team focused on… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Kraken draft deep dive
In conjunction with FC Hockey, we took a deep dive on the first-ever Seattle Kraken draft class prospects. Matthew Beniers: Center; 6-foot-2; 175 pounds; University of Michigan “Beniers is a… Read more »
Seattle Kraken NHL Entry Draft results
Following the great leaked expansion draft, which yielded very few surprises and hardly any fireworks, the Seattle Kraken set their sights on their first NHL Entry Draft, July 23 and… Read more »
TRADE ANALYSIS: Blackhawks acquire Seth Jones, gamble on the ‘proven’ vs. ‘possible’
For the last few hours, I have been digesting the trade for Seth Jones, what was given up, the contract extension and oh boy, where do the Chicago Blackhawks go… Read more »
BREAKING: Seattle Kraken Expansion Draft Tracker
The Rink is happy to provide fans the Seattle Kraken expansion draft list. Please keep in mind that this is a fluid list, at the moment, so changes may come…. Read more »
REPORT: Kraken to sign Driedger, Larsson and Oleksiak
Reports have surfaced from NHL insiders that the Seattle Kraken have jumped head first into the free agent market by inking three important players to their defense and goaltending. One… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 1 – It’s getting Stankus in here
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, Andy Campbell, Ray Napientek, Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Aaron Goldschmidt from the Rink Colorado, and special guest, Gate’s ol buddy… Read more »
ANALYSIS: The case for Seth Jones
As the rumors surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks and their possible sign and trade for Columbus Blue Jackets defenseman Seth Jones get more intense every day, there is also a lot… Read more »
TRADE ANALYSIS: Blackhawks deal Duncan Keith to Edmonton
It was the worst-kept secret in the hockey world over the last 10 days or so. And sure enough, late this afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks finally consummated a rumored trade… Read more »
BREAKING: Seattle Kraken name Dave Hakstol as inaugural head coach
With names like Gerard Gallant recently swiped from the market, Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis announced today that the team has hired Dave Hakstol as its first-ever head coach…. Read more »
Avalanche Year End Reviews: The Goaltenders
Phillip Grubauer #31 – Grade A+ GP GS W L T OT SA GA GAA S SV% SO MIN 40 39 30 9 0 1 993 77 1.95 916 .922… Read more »
ANALYSIS: What to expect from the Blackhawks’ offseason
In certain ways, this summer will be like every other summer for Chicago Blackhawk fans—lots of speculation about this free agent or that, trades, the draft and the potential of… Read more »