After a disappointing 2018–19 season, Tyler Sikura’s future was a question mark for the Chicago Blackhawks organization. On Monday afternoon, the Rockford IceHogs announced a one-year, AHL-level contract with Sikura… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced two restricted free agent signings today, which will bolster the organizational depth for the 2020–21 season. Winger Dylan Sikura and recently acquired center John Quenneville both signed… 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 »
We are just three weeks away from the Chicago Blackhawks being on the clock at the 2019 NHL Entry Draft on June 21 in Vancouver. Since there has been no… 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 »
The Blackhawks made a signing official this morning, but it was not the one that we had all reported this weekend. It was announced that 25-year-old Slater Koekkoek has re-signed… Read more »
Earlier last week it was reported that the Blackhawks were prepared to sign relatively unknown Swedish wing Anton Wedin. Tonight, the websites Expressen.se and HockeyNews.se reported that Wedin has indeed… Read more »
On Thursday, it was announced that Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs forward Victor Ejdsell would not be returning to the organization, electing to go back to the Swedish professional league… Read more »
On Thursday afternoon, the Rockford IceHogs announced that interim head coach Derek King would remain as head coach for the 2019–20 season. Additionally, Anders Sörensen has received a multi-year contract… Read more »
On Monday afternoon, the Rockford IceHogs announced they had signed two-time Stanley Cup Champion Kris Versteeg to a one-year, AHL contract through the 2019–20 season. Versteeg won two Cups with… Read more »
On Friday afternoon, the Chicago Blackhawks signed forward Jacob Nilsson to a one-year contract extension through the 2019-20 season. Nilsson played two games for the Blackhawks and 61 games for… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs’ 2018–19 season, their 20th anniversary of professional hockey in Rockford, came to an end much earlier than last season. No Calder Cup Playoffs run this spring means… 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 »
The Rockford IceHogs entered Saturday night’s contest against the Iowa Wild with little more than a hope and a prayer to keep their Calder Cup Playoff hopes alive, needing a… Read more »
With their Calder Cup Playoff lives on the line, the Rockford IceHogs overcame a 3–1 deficit in the second period to top the Admirals on the road in overtime, 4–3…. Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs lost total control of their Calder Cup Playoff destinies over the weekend, splitting a weekend series against the Texas Stars with a regulation loss on Friday night… Read more »
With five games to play this season, the Rockford IceHogs are just three points out of a Calder Cup Playoff spot in the Central Division. Even to that, the IceHogs… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are currently on the outside looking in at the Calder Cup Playoffs in the Western Conference. Sitting in seventh-place with just six games remaining, the IceHogs have… Read more »
On Wednesday night, the Rockford IceHogs and Milwaukee Admirals concluded a three-game mini-series in Rockford. With major playoff race implications on the line, and the IceHogs trying to avoid dropping… Read more »
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs dropped a pair of games against the Milwaukee Admirals, 4-2 on Friday night in Milwaukee and 8-2 on Saturday night in Rockford. With the… Read more »
On Wednesday night, the Rockford IceHogs took on their rivals the Chicago Wolves in the 11th installment of the Illinois Lottery Cup Rivalry this season, having split the first ten… Read more »
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by surprise guest Mark Lazerus, formerly of the Chicago Sun-Times and currently of The Athletic, as the Blackhawks roll into… Read more »
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs faced a difficult task with three games in three straight days against teams they have struggled against all season. Coming into the weekend in… Read more »
Over the weekend in Manitoba, the Rockford IceHogs had a huge opportunity to solidify their place in the Calder Cup Playoff race in the Central Division. With back-to-back games on… Read more »