In a news conference on Tuesday afternoon, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announced the official NHL return to play format, the long-awaited and much-debated 24-team straight-to-playoffs format to conclude the 2019–20… Read more »
Hockey is (almost) back. The NHLPA Executive Board authorized further negotiations with the NHL on the league’s “return to play” plan late Friday night. The plan’s format would be an… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks’ future in net has been a point of discussion for some time now. It began with the signing of Robin Lehner last summer as a free agent… 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 »
While silence hangs over Nationwide Arena these days, the building’s NHL tenant Columbus Blue Jackets made a bit of noise in free agency today, signing former Buffalo No. 12 overall… Read more »
Following a 15-year career, 643 NHL games and two Stanley Cup championships, former Chicago Blackhawks winger Kris Versteeg officially announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday morning. A former fifth-round… Read more »
While the NHL season continues to be on pause, the Chicago Blackhawks are making moves with prospect contracts. Coming off the heels of signing Michal Teply on Friday, the Blackhawks… 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 Chicago Steel were running away with the regular season in USHL and were all set to continue to break team records with weeks left in the regular season. But,… Read more »
Remember when this was the season that the wheels would come off the Columbus Blue Jackets, with the free agency losses of Artemi Panarin and Sergei Bobrovsky? After eliminating everyone’s… Read more »
It is a difficult time in the world. There is no hockey. There are no sports. The news is no fun. We are stuck inside. We need good news and… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “Double J” get together to discuss the COVID-19 lockdown and postponement of all professional sports. Blackhawks, IceHogs and Fuel seasons postponed What scenarios have we… Read more »
Following the joint statement from the MLB, NBA, MLS and NHL on Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs are taking procedures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Teams… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks prospect Alec Regula has been named the Ontario Hockey League Defenseman of the Month. In February, Regula totaled 18 points while recording his first OHL hat trick. The… Read more »
The Blackhawks continued their Florida road trip Saturday evening, taking on the Panthers in Sunrise, with an early 6PM Eastern start. For the Hawks at this point, these games are… Read more »
Evan Barratt played a solid game overall against the University of Wisconsin Badgers, in Madison, Wisconsin, on Friday. Barratt, a third-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft by the… Read more »
While playing in front of thousands of Air Force cadets in Colorado Springs, Colorado, one would think the Colorado Avalanche would have played with more fight than they did Saturday… Read more »
Those who’ve read my blogs—starting in 2009 over at hockeybuzz.com and continuing on through the last 2+ years since Jeff Osborn and I founded The Rink—may recall my love-hate relationship… Read more »
When Dallas Stars forward Jason Dickinson tied the game at two in the third period on Tuesday, a sense of “here we go again” came through Pepsi Center like a… Read more »
Welcome back to The-Rink folks! Hope everybody had a nice holiday break and new year. As we enter a new decade, there is a lot of promise with the Colorado… Read more »
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even — No. You know what? No. I wanted to do something creative for… Read more »
According to multiple reports overnight, the Chicago Blackhawks will not be releasing rookie defenseman Adam Boqvist to play for Team Sweden at the upcoming World Junior Championships in the Czech… Read more »
The Avs looked to stay perfect on this road trip Saturday in Boston after defeating the Maple Leafs and Canadiens earlier this week. On their day off, some players went… Read more »
Hearken back to the NHL draft lottery this past Spring, when Blackhawk GM Stan Bowman smiled like the Cheshire Cat at learning his team would be picking third in the… Read more »
In what would seem to be a critical game, the first of a back-to-back home and home between the Blackhawks and divisional rival Colorado, the Hawks came out flat and… Read more »