The Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee announced that retired former Blackhawks wing Marian Hossa has been named as a first-ballot selection for the class of 2020. Hossa joined the… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by good friend’s Uncle Forklift and CT from HockeeNight.com to talk about the latest developments in the NHL. New COVID-19 cases in Florida,… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks ARE BACK. At the practice rink. As the NHL creeps closer to the return to action, what is being called “Phase 2” of the return to play… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks will eventually be playing meaningful games to close the 2019-20 season. After the NHL announced the league’s return to play format, centered around a 24-team “playoff” with… Read more »
With the excitement over the NHL’s initial plans to restart play with a 24 team play-in tournament that will lead to a full 16 team playoff, the Blackhawks wasted no… Read more »
The-Rink.com writers led by RHL (Rink Hockey League) Commissioner Mario Tirabassi and RHL General Managers Jeff Osborn (1st overall), Ron Luce (2nd), Eric Andrews (3rd), Aaron Goldschmidt (4th), John Jaeckel… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks’ future in net has been a point of discussion for some time now. It began with the signing of Robin Lehner last summer as a free agent… Read more »
A report from Sport Bladet in Sweden has indicated that Rockford IceHogs forward Anton Wedin will not re-sign with the Blackhawks organization and has returned to the SHL (Swedish Hockey… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by staff writer Aaron Goldschmidt, and friend of the site Christian Deme aka StacheESQ on Facebook live to talk about the firing of John McDonough…. Read more »
The king is dead Just a handful of weeks after giving his President and General Manager votes of confidence, Blackhawks owner Rockwell Wirtz today at least partially, yet dramatically, reversed… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Chairman W. Rockwell “Rocky” Wirtz surprised the fanbase this afternoon by announcing that team President and CEO, John McDonough, had been relieved of his duties. Under McDonough’s direction,… Read more »
As legendary Russian goaltender Vladislav Tretiak once said, there is no position in sport as noble as goaltending. And in hockey, there is perhaps none more important, either, as most… Read more »
The-Rink.com writers John Jaeckel, Jeff “El Gatekeeper” Osborn, Mario Tirabassi, Juliana Nikac, Lucas Rozell, Marie Sexton, Eric Andrews, Matt Csakai and Sean Fitzgerald get together again on Facebook live to… Read more »
Following a 15-year career, 643 NHL games and two Stanley Cup championships, former Chicago Blackhawks winger Kris Versteeg officially announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday morning. A former fifth-round… Read more »
While the NHL season continues to be on pause, the Chicago Blackhawks are making moves with prospect contracts. Coming off the heels of signing Michal Teply on Friday, the Blackhawks… Read more »
As the NHL season continued its indefinite pause, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that they have signed their fourth-round pick from the 2019 draft, forward Michal Teply, to a three year… Read more »
The-Rink.com writers John Jaeckel, Jeff “El Gatekeeper” Osborn, Mario Tirabassi, Aaron Goldschmidt, Ron Luce, Eric Andrews, Eric Johnson, and Sean Fitzgerald get together to lightheartedly discuss the lack of hockey… Read more »
The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Russian forward Alexander Barabanov to a one-year, entry-level contract worth $925,000 on Tuesday morning. This is following weeks of speculation as to where the forward… Read more »
There was actual hockey news on Thursday afternoon, as the Chicago Blackhawks announced four contract agreements. The team reached contract extensions with Matthew Highmore and Kevin Lankinen and signed 2017 draft… Read more »
It is a difficult time in the world. There is no hockey. There are no sports. The news is no fun. We are stuck inside. We need good news and… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “Double J” get together to discuss the COVID-19 lockdown and postponement of all professional sports. Blackhawks, IceHogs and Fuel seasons postponed What scenarios have we… Read more »
With the worldwide pandemic postponing every major sport, there are few things to report as far as the Chicago Blackhawks go. As a result, the NBC Sports Chicago team had… Read more »
A lot has changed in the world this past week, including several professional and amateur sports teams coming to a screeching halt. As stadiums close and universities around the country… Read more »
The NHL decided, today, to postpone games for the near future due to the outbreak of COVID-19 (aka Coronavirus) in the NBA and to avoid putting league players or employees… Read more »
Wednesday’s game saw two teams relatively out of the playoffs face off for the last time this season. Both teams have shown flashes of greatness this season, but neither have… Read more »