Opinion: The Emperor Has No Clothes
It’s time for Blackhawk fans—all of them, not just those who hearken back to the days before 2007 (when, to paraphrase Mel Brooks, things were truly rotten)—to accept a few… Read more »
Tag Archives: Blackhawks
Recap: Canadiens down Blackhawks 3-2
The Blackhawks entered action tonight hoping to break a 6-game winless streak on home ice against the Montreal Canadiens. In the pre-game intro, NBCSN Chicago on-air men, Pat Foley and… Read more »
Blackhawks Prospect Suspended For Hit, Punching Referee
The KHL (Kontinental Hockey League) announced Saturday that forward (and Blackhawks draft pick) Artur Kayumov has been suspended for 13 games and fined 400,000 rubles (roughly $6000) for his actions… Read more »
RECAP: Two Quick Goals Bury Blackhawks in Vegas
The Chicago Blackhawks (9-16-3), coming off their fifth loss in a row, found themselves on the losing side of a great match in Sin City facing the Vegas Golden Knights… Read more »
Analysis: How Does The Potential Salary Cap Jump Affect The Blackhawks?
Gary Bettman announced at the league’s Board of Governors meeting Monday, that the salary cap for 2019-20 could rise as much as $3.5 million from this season’s ceiling of $79.5… Read more »
Blackhawks Junior Prospect Roundup: 11/26 – 12/2
The American Thanksgiving weekend provided lots of entertaining hockey, but the following week of action was a little quieter for the Blackhawks farm as a whole. However, there were some… Read more »
Recap: Calgary downs Blackhawks, 3-2
Reeling from 3 consecutive losses, the Blackhawks returned home to the United Center Sunday night to face the Calgary Flames. The obvious question in this affair would be whether the… Read more »
Preview / Game Thead: Blackhawks vs. Flames
Chicago Blackhawks (9–13–5) vs Calgary Flames (15–9–2) 6:00pm CST United Center TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN 720 PROJECTED GOALIES Chicago – Corey Crawford (5-10, SV%: 0.901 GAA: 3.18) Calgary– David Rittich (8-2, SV%:… Read more »
Preview: Blackhawks at Predators
Chicago Blackhawks (9–12–5) at Nashville Predators (17–8–1) 7:00pm CST Bridgestone Arena TV/Radio: WGN/FS-TN PROJECTED GOALIES Chicago – Corey Crawford (5-10, SV%: 0.901 GAA: 3.18) Nashville– Pekka Rinne (10-4, SV%: 0.935 GAA: 1.85) TEAM STATISTICS Power Play Chicago (12%, 31st) Nashville (14.4%,… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Comeback Falls Short in Winnipeg
After a terrible loss to the Vegas Golden Knights, on Tuesday, the Blackhawks took a short trip to Winnipeg Manitoba to face the high scoring Jets. The Jets were coming… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs Jets
Chicago Blackhawks (9–11–5) at Winnipeg Jets (13–8–2) 7:00pm CST Bell MTS Arena TV/Radio: NBCSCH/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (5 – 9 – 1, SV%: 0.906 GAA: 2.98) Winnipeg– Connor Hellebuyck (9 – 7… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 37 – Schmaltz Ya Later
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together to talk about the big trade that happened Sunday night. Blackhawks make a trade featuring Nick Schmaltz, Dylan Strome, and Brendan Perlini They… Read more »
Analysis: Bowman gets this one right
As with any trade, the one made last night, that sent Nick Schmaltz to Arizona for Dylan Strome and Brendan Perlini will not be fully assessed until a few years… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks Trade Schmaltz to Arizona
The Blackhawks and Arizona Coyotes announced a trade late Sunday evening, which caught a lot of fans by surprise. Not only the timing of the transaction but the names involved…. Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Beat Panthers in OT Thriller
Saturday afternoon the Blackhawks took the trek across Florida to face the Panthers, in Sunrise, after a terrible showing in Tampa less than 24 hours prior. With every mounting loss… Read more »
Recap: Lightning down Blackhawks, 4-2
The Blackhawks entered Friday night’s game in Amalie, FL with an 8-9-5 record and struggling to demonstrate how their recent coaching change has had any meaningful impact. Worse still, last… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 36 – Colliton Away
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together to chat about the first six games of the Jeremy Colliton era. BREAKING: The-Rink will be covering the Chicago Steel of the USHL!… Read more »
Preview/Game Thread: Blackhawks vs. Blues
St. Louis Blues (6-6-3) at Chicago Blackhawks (6-8-4) 7:00pm Central United Center TV/Radio: NBCSN/WGN PROJECTED STARTERS Chicago – Corey Crawford (3-6-0 W/L, SV%: 0.901 GAA: 3.07) St. Louis – Chad Johnson (2-3-0 W/L, SV%: 0.927 GAA: 2.08)… Read more »
BREAKING: Blackhawks Ink Beaudin to Entry Level Deal
The Blackhawks announced this afternoon that they had signed the second of this summer’s first round draft picks, Nicolas Beaudin, to a max three-year entry level deal at $1,166,700 per season…. Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »