Avalanche prospects you will see in 2024 Part 1
As hockey fans struggle to battle through the doldrums of September, the ever-elusive beginning to hockey season a mere month away. It is time to check in on the prospects… Read more »
Category Archives: NHL TEAMS
O’Connor and Behrens both eager to get back
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Colorado Avalanche have two things to look forward to this fall… the return of forward Logan O’Connor and the first season with defenseman Sean Behrens. O’Connor,… Read more »
ANALYSIS: Breaking down the Chicago Blackhawks’ top prospects
As General Manager Kyle Davidson continues to stockpile top talent in the NHL Entry Draft, the Chicago Blackhawks faithful can continue to see the progress being made to return to… Read more »
Hinote returns to Avalanche organization as Eagles’ coach
The Colorado Avalanche and Colorado Eagles have named their new Associate Head Coach. Former Avalanche forward Dan Hinote will return to the organization under the watchful eye of head coach… Read more »
Avalanche acquire goalie Kevin Mandolese in trade with Ottawa
The 2024 off-season goalie acquisition quest of Colorado Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland continues! The Avalanche acquired the rights to restricted-free agent and goalie Kevin Mandolese from the Ottawa Senators on… Read more »
Calum Ritchie signs ELC, where does he end up?
The Colorado Avalanche has done what every fan was asking for. They signed Calum Ritchie with an entry-level contract (ELC). Ritchie has signed a three-year ELC with the team, but… Read more »
Day three of development camp for the Avalanche
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — Day three of development camp is now in the books and concluded with the Colorado Avalanche’s Burgundy versus White game. All the prospects who were fighting for… Read more »
Day two of development camp for the Avalanche
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — With day one in the books for the Colorado Avalanche development camp, the young stars came out cooking this morning. The pace to start was a lot… Read more »
A wrap from day one of Avalanche development camp
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — As the fans go into the depths of the summer, all the prospects arrive in Colorado for their chance to shine. The Colorado Avalanche drafted nine players… Read more »
Brännström signs with Avalanche, Aamodt re-signs
The Colorado Avalanche were not making the same type of waves today as they did yesterday. With 185 free agent signings throughout the league on day one, things slowed down… Read more »
Avalanche release 2024-25 schedule
The Colorado Avalanche and the rest of the National Hockey League released their regular season schedules today. Once again, the topic of Valeri Nichushkin comes up. When can he come… Read more »
Avalanche day one wrap of free agency
The Colorado Avalanche had a lot of work to do to prepare for the upcoming season and not a lot to work with. Valeri Nichushkin and his situation, as well… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks 2024 Real-Time Free Agency Tracker
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at 11 a.m. CDT this… Read more »
ANALYSIS: A few predictions for the Blackhawks’ offseason
With unrestricted free agency a day away, the Chicago Blackhawks are looking into an offseason of intrigue. After a draft that netted Chicago three first-round picks in defenseman Artyom Levshunov,… Read more »
Complete Avalanche draft player breakdown
As the 24th pick for the Colorado Avalanche drew near, the anticipation escalated. Reports were floating around the draft floor that General Manager Chris MacFarland was on the phone and… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks select Artyom Levshunov with second overall pick
The Chicago Blackhawks added another foundational piece to their rebuild on Friday night, as General Manager Kyle Davidson selected Michigan State University defenseman Artyom Levshunov with the second overall pick… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks 2024 NHL Entry Draft Tracker
The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to make eight selections in this week’s 2024 NHL Entry Draft which will be held at Sphere in Las Vegas. The first round is Friday,… Read more »
MacKinnon adds Hart and Ted Lindsay to trophy case
We officially kickoff the offseason with the NHL Awards Show tonight. The Colorado Avalanche had three awards up for grabs for two players. The Hart Memorial Trophy (league MVP), Ted… Read more »
BREAKING: Connor Bedard wins Calder Memorial Trophy as NHL’s top rookie
The NHL hosted its annual awards ceremony on Thursday night in Las Vegas, and among the award winners was Chicago Blackhawks phenom Connor Bedard, who took home the Calder Memorial… Read more »
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 »
BREAKING: Blackhawks acquire Mikheyev, Lafferty and draft pick from Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson continued to pluck assets from salary cap-strapped teams on Wednesday, just ahead of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. He sent a 2027 fourth-round draft pick… Read more »
What to expect from the new Fanatics NHL jerseys
Love them or hate them, Fanatics will take over the on-ice jersey production for the NHL for the next decade. Many people adored the Adidas jerseys, and they garnered a… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 7, Episode 20 – Blackhawks pre-draft takes
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’Malley and Andrew Bard jump into The-Rink Studio to talk about Friday’s NHL Entry Draft first round: 🎙️The… Read more »
Cogliano calls it a career, stays with Avalanche
Stanley Cup Champion Andrew Cogliano has called it a career. And what a career it has been. The Edmonton Oilers drafted the 37-year-old 25th overall in the 2005 NHL Entry… Read more »
Avalanche release preseason schedule, what it tells us
News for the Colorado Avalanche has been few and far between. So when the fans get any in early June, it is always exciting. Earlier this morning, the Avalanche released… Read more »