The Rink feature writer Jeff Osborn joins The Superback, Shawn Sierra, and The Sports Chica, Maya Akai, to discuss the Blackhawks winning the 2023 draft lottery, Connor Bedard and the… 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 »
Goaltender Kevin Lankinen has gotten off to a potentially historic start for his NHL career after languishing in the AHL and ECHL since signing with the Chicago Blackhawks in May… Read more »
After a previous winless week of hockey, the Hawks put together a strong week of three games against Columbus and Carolina. Finishing the week 2–0–1, the Hawks have now recorded… Read more »
The Rink feature writer Jeff Osborn joins The Superback, Shawn Sierra, and The Sports Chica, Maya Akai, to discuss the surprising Blackhawks record, the young class of players, Kevin Lankinen,… Read more »
After tallying five of a possible six points in the second week of action, the Chicago Blackhawks looked to climb in the standings in the third week of the shortened… Read more »
After an 0–3 start and giving up five goals per game in the process, the Chicago Blackhawks entered the second week of the season looking for any sign of hope…. 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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The Rockford IceHogs are playing solid hockey—as they continue to hold decent position in the AHL Central Division standings, despite playing fewer games than any other divisional opponent. Over the… 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 »
For the first time since the 2014–15 season, the Rockford IceHogs faced off against the Toronto Marlies. On a “school day” game in Rockford, a 10:30 a.m. start time did… Read more »
After being outscored by the Cleveland Monsters 12–1 last weekend, including allowing 12 unanswered goals, the Rockford IceHogs got a number of firsts on the board against the San Antonio… 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 »
With the actual Blackhawks team in Germany preparing for an exhibition game Sunday, the Chicago brass took a scheduling snafu and turned it into a preseason nightmare Saturday afternoon, as… Read more »
The-Rink thanks you for tuning in for the Blackhawks prospect pyramid: Blood, sweat and tiers series over the last five and a half weeks. But, in case you missed any… Read more »
The-Rink is taking an in-depth look at the Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect pool. However, unlike many other outlets that rank prospects in list form, The-Rink will be using tiers to express… Read more »
The NHL Entry Draft has come and gone, as has the window for restricted free agents to receive qualifying offers or not. The Chicago Blackhawks have been busy making trades… Read more »
While it is only the end of May, that doesn’t mean it is not a good time to start speculating what the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs 2019–20 rosters might… Read more »
On Sunday in Bratislava, Slovakia, Finland and Canada met in the IIHF World Championships Gold Medal game. A rematch from the opening game of the tournament, Team Finland came away… Read more »
Sunday night, the Rockford IceHogs put a cap on their 2018–19 season with a 3–2 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals on Fan Appreciation night at the BMO Harris Bank Center… Read more »