Recap: Sabres Down Blackhawks, 5-3
The Blackhawks rebounded a bit this afternoon in Buffalo, after an embarrassingly bad outing in Winnipeg Thursday night. Yet, they couldn’t put 60 minutes of winning hockey together, and fell… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres Preview & Game Thread
Chicago Blackhawks (30-33-8) @ Buffalo Sabres (22-36-12) 12:00PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: WGN, MSGB PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Jean-Francois Berube (2-3-0 W-L | 3.47 GAA | 0.904 SV% | 0… Read more »
Winnipeg Jets Over Chicago Blackhawks 6-2 Recap
Last night’s road contest in Winnipeg started off well for the Hawks, but it didn’t last long, with the Jets racking up 5 goals in a miserable first period for… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks at Winnipeg Jets Preview & Game Thread
Chicago Blackhawks (30-32-8) @ Winnipeg Jets (41-19-10) 7:00PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 TV: TSN3, NBCSCH PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Anton Forsberg (9-14-3, 2.94 GAA, .908 Save%) Winnipeg: Connor Hellebuyck (35-11-9, 2.36… Read more »
IceHogs Complete Comeback Win In Overtime Against Wild
On Tuesday night, the Rockford IceHogs continued their successful, albeit tense, march toward the Calder Cup Playoffs with a 3-2 overtime win over the Iowa Wild. With the win, the… Read more »
REPORT: Blackhawks Sign German Forward Dominik Kahun
A report surfaced from hockeyweb.de this afternoon that the Blackhawks had signed 22 year old Dominik Kahun to a two-year entry level deal, worth a reported $940,000 per season. Kahun is a… Read more »
4 Ways The Blackhawks Can Improve This Offseason
While armchair Blackhawk GMs across the twitters have been posting their hypothetical 2018-19 lineups of late, I’m going to leave that to those actually paid to do it. Instead, in… Read more »
IceHogs Earn Three Of Four Points, Continue Push For Playoffs
In a weekend that started a 10-game stretch of games against the AHL Central Division, the Rockford IceHogs were able to take three of four points on the road with… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins Game Recap
Sunday morning, the Blackhawks wrapped up the bottom half of their matinee home-and-home series with the Boston Bruins. Joel Quenneville had few options as far as lineup juggling, so John… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins Preview & Game Thread
Chicago Blackhawks (29-32-8) at Boston Bruins (43-15-8) 11:30 Central RADIO: WGN 720 NBC PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: Anton Forsberg (8-14-3 W-L | 3.02 GAA | 0.906 SV% | 0 SO) Boston:… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Boston Bruins Game Recap
In a bit of a schedule wrinkle the Blackhawks were in Boston to face the Bruins in a matinee game, Saturday. This game was the top half of a very… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins: Preview & Game Thread
Chicago Blackhawks (29-31-8) at Boston Bruins (42-15-8) Noon Central RADIO: WGN 720 NBC Sports Chicago, NESN PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: JF Berube (2-2-0, 3.11 GAA, .911 SV%) Boston: Tuukka Rask… Read more »
IceHogs: Calder Cup Playoff Hopes Remain In Rockford’s Hands
The Rockford IceHogs are coming down to the wire in the 2017-18 season with just 17 games remaining, currently looking from the outside of the AHL Calder Cup Playoffs. The… Read more »
Revisiting Blackhawks Goaltending – Seven Months Later
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 »
Chicago Blackhawks’ Evan Barratt and Penn State Can Pull Upset at Notre Dame
Blackhawks prospect Evan Barratt enters the Big Ten tournament semifinal game against Notre Dame on a roll In the NHL, players always fear the team that barely makes it in… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Carolina Hurricanes Recap
Following a “feel good” win two nights previous, the Blackhawks faced off against the Carolina Hurricanes, on Wednesday. The Hurricanes came in with a nice point total of 69. With… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Carolina Hurricanes: Preview & Game Thread
Carolina Hurricanes (29-27-11) at Chicago Blackhawks (29-30-8) 7:30PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 NBC Sports Chicago, Fox Sports Carolina PROJECTED GOALIES: Carolina: Scott Darling (10-16-7, 3.09 GAA, .889 SV%)… Read more »
Blackhawks Re-Sign Jan Rutta for 2018-19
The Chicago Blackhawks announced this morning that they had re-signed Czech defenseman Jan Rutta to contract for the 2018-19 season at a reported annual cap hit of $2.25 million. Rutta… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche Recap
The Blackhawks returned home from a brutal road trip to meet the Colorado Avalanche, Tuesday night. In a bit of a role reversal, it was the Blackhawks that were the… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Ian Mitchell Named to NCHC All-Rookie Team
Chicago Blackhawks 2017 2nd round pick Ian Mitchell has been named to the NCHC All-Rookie Team The National Collegiate Hockey Conference released its All-Rookie team for the 2017-18 season this afternoon… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks vs Colorado Avalanche Preview & Game Thread
Colorado Avalanche (35-24-6) @ Chicago Blackhawks (28-30-8) 7:30PM Central RADIO: WGN 720 PROJECTED GOALIES: Chicago: J-F Berube (1-1-0, 3.84 GAA, .884 Save%) Colorado: Semyon Varlamov (18-13-4, 2.84 GAA, .913 Save%)… Read more »
Defenseman Erik Gustafsson and Blackhawks Agree to Extension
A report was floated yesterday by Mike Kelly of TSN that the Blackhawks are expected to announce, in the next few days, that they have agreed to an extension with… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 17 w/ WGN’s Josh Frydman
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “JJ” Jaeckel are joined by WGN and CLTV co-host and fill-in anchor, Josh Frydman Blackhawks reportedly extend Erik Gustafsson, but why? Local guy,… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks at Anaheim Ducks Recap
Looking to build off an impressive come from behind win in Los Angeles against the Kings, the Blackhawks headed south to take on the Anaheim Ducks in the second of… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Spotlight – Victor Ejdsell (Video)
Last week, I brought you an introduction to the Blackhawks newest Blackhawks prospect, Victor Ejdsell. Today, The-Rink.com has a special video spotlight of Victor Ejdsell from his current season in… Read more »