The Chicago Blackhawks came into Thursday night’s action against the Los Angeles Kings coming off of a well-player 4–2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday. The new faces in… Read more »
With everyone eagerly anticipating what new General Manager Kyle Davidson will do at the NHL trade deadline, people seem to overlook the college free agent signing period. The college free… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks’ extended COVID-19 break took a toll on its goaltending depth, as Collin Delia was recalled from Rockford to start in net for today’s matinee game in Tennessee… Read more »
When the Chicago Blackhawks signed Collin Delia to a three-year contract extension in 2019, the thought process was he was a development goalie for the future. Now, it appears his… Read more »
Stop us (actually, don’t, keep reading) if you have heard this before, but a former Blackhawk is making his way back to Chicago. The Blackhawks announced on Monday the team… Read more »
Coming into the 2021 season, the Chicago Blackhawks had no answers at the goaltending position, only questions. This aligned with the rest of the team that was going into a… Read more »
The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, Ray Napientek and Andy Campbell get together with Lauren Wilner, the creator of Chicago-sports-themed merch site Snark Buehrle. Can the Blackhawks… Read more »
Finding positives with the Rockford IceHogs these days is a challenge. When it comes to their on- ice performance, it has been pretty grim. After a 9–4 pounding on Wednesday… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Stan Bowman announced today in his post-draft/pre-free agency media availability that the team and long-time goaltender Corey Crawford could not come to an agreement on a… Read more »
In a relatively surprising development, Chicago Blackhawks starting goalie Corey Crawford was deemed “unfit to play” by the team following Monday’s first return to play training camp practice. Crawford was… Read more »
“We’ve played every season. We’ve had the good fortune that this league has never stopped playing. There’s a lot of firsts happening. I don’t really see, at this point, how… 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 »
For the second time in three seasons since joining the Chicago Blackhawks’ organization, goaltender Collin Delia has been named the Rockford IceHogs IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year. It… Read more »
March 11, 2020 will forever be remembered by sports fan around the world. Heck, even non-sports fans will remember the day that the world seemed to grind to a halt…. Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are just beyond the quarter-mark of the 2019-20 AHL season with 21 games played. With a 12-8-1 record, sitting in fourth-place in the AHL Central Divison with… Read more »
Rolling along with points in 10 of their last 13 games and a 4-1-1 mark over their past six games, the Rockford IceHogs have been trending in the right direction… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs and Grand Rapids Griffins faced off in a home-and-home mini series starting in Grand Rapids on Friday night and finishing in Rockford on Saturday night. Trading 5–2… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs came into the weekend riding a four-game win streak, having won five of their last home games. Closing their four-game homestand against the Manitoba Moose, the Hogs… Read more »
The IceHogs came into the weekend series against the Chicago Wolves winless. They would leave the weekend with back-to-back wins. After a fast start on Friday, Rockford held on for… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are off to a historic start to the 2019–20 season. Unfortunately, it is the wrong side of history. For the first time since the IceHogs joined the… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs and Laval Rocket made history on Monday afternoon, meeting for the first time in history. In the historical matchup, Laval came away 3–1 winners, leaving Rockford still… Read more »
Apologies for the misleading “preseason” notion in the title, but it is on me to not have done this before the actual season got underway on Friday night. Sometimes that… Read more »
After falling short of the Calder Cup Playoffs last season, the Rockford IceHogs face an uphill battle in the AHL Central Division for the 2019–20 season. With a lineup full… Read more »
When the Blackhawks announced the signing of Masterton and Jennings Trophy winner Robin Lehner, the whole complexion of goaltending in the Blackhawks’ organization changed drastically. It was clear to most… Read more »
Monday night provided a sight that most fans have dreamed of since April: Blackhawks hockey. The Blackhawks returned to action in the nation’s capital on Monday night in preseason action. … Read more »