When the Tampa Bay Lightning take on the Chicago Blackhawks tonight, Jon Cooper should start Matt Tomkins. Tomkins is a 29-year-old goalie who recently made his NHL debut after playing… 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 »
What can cure an ailing season? How about some goalie wins and a new signing? With what can only be described as a trying year for the Rockford IceHogs, the… 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 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 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 »
As the AHL reaches the All-Star break and the Rockford IceHogs have nearly a week off, The-Rink takes a look at how the IceHogs have performed so far this season…. Read more »
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indy Fuel took to the ice Friday night in a Central Division matchup against the Toledo Walleye. Matt Tomkins got the start in goal for the Fuel… Read more »
After an outstanding two games this past weekend, Indy Fuel goaltender Matt Tomkins was named the ECHL Goaltender of the Week. Tomkins also won this award with the Fuel last… Read more »
The Indy Fuel’s hot start continued Friday night as they took down yet another Central Division opponent in the Cincinnati Cyclones by a final score of 4-1. The Fuel are… Read more »
Jason Pawloski has seen Indianapolis lights before. In 2014, he helped the USHL’s Indiana Ice to a Clark Cup. On Friday, Pawloski made his professional debut with the Indy Fuel…. Read more »
According to reports from the beat writers travelling with the team, the Blackhawks were participating in their usual game day morning skate when backup goaltender Anton Forsberg left the ice… Read more »
The Apartments According to an agreement between ECHL and all its parent clubs, teams must provide housing to all their players. The Indy Fuel have done just that with fully… Read more »
After finishing the 2017-18 AHL season with a loss in overtime of Game Six of the Western Conference Finals in the Calder Cup Playoffs, the Rockford IceHogs returned from Texas… Read more »
After a quick playoff exit in their inaugural playoff campaign, the Indy Fuel front office now has the off-season to look forward to. This season was full of roster moves… Read more »
Last summer, at my previous website, I took some time to examine (what I consider to be) my area of expertise… To the surprise of many, that expertise is not… Read more »
As the calendar year of 2017 comes to a close, the Rockford IceHogs have their work cut out for them with three games in three nights to close the book… Read more »
On Wednesday morning the Chicago Blackhawks placed goaltender Corey Crawford on injured reserve and recalled goaltender Jeff Glass and forward David Kampf from the Rockford IceHogs. Additionally, the IceHogs recalled… Read more »
by Gatekeeper Tweet to Gatekeeper With opening night less than a week away, the Blackhawks are down to some tough decisions with their roster. We talked at length about the… Read more »