With the 2025-26 season wrapping up last week, there were a lot of areas that the Chicago Blackhawks were either disappointing or needed improvement, but there were some areas of… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs both made announcements today regarding 21-year-old 2023 second-round draft pick Adam Gajan. hi Adam!👋 📰 ➡︎ https://t.co/6qNFYIYHJS pic.twitter.com/F8XcmvLP5j — Chicago Blackhawks (@NHLBlackhawks) April 1,… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by staff members Sean Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’Malley, and Rink co-founder Jeff Osborn to talk about the arrival of highly touted prospect Anton Frondell,… Read more »
With the KHL season coming to an end on March 20 and Chicago Blackhawks fans making wild projections about 2023 second-round draft pick (44th overall) Roman Kantserov, it is probably… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson pulled off an evening deal last night with a familiar trade partner in Edmonton Oilers General Manager, and former Blackhawks boss, Stan Bowman. Davidson… Read more »
The-Rink.com staff will be updating any 2026 Chicago Blackhawks deadline moves in real time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back as the moves happen for… Read more »
Regardless of your thoughts on the Chicago Blackhawks’ impending rebuild, one of the most important and usually overlooked facets of the process is goaltending. Teams can win with mediocre-to-good goaltending,… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink Staff members Jeff Osborn, and Jimmy O’Malley, in the Rinkcast studio to discuss the Blackhawks’ recent road woes and, Sam Rinzel’s… Read more »
As the 2025-26 moves along Chicago Rinkcast Host Andy Campbell , Jimmy O’Malley ESQ, Sean Fitzgerald, and a late add of The Rink co-founder Jeff Osborn discuss the roster, predictions, and what to… Read more »
Following the Blackhawks’ 3-2 preseason loss at Detroit, Chicago Rinkcast Host Andy Campbell , Jimmy O’Malley ESQ, Sean Fitzgerald and Jeff Osborn discuss what to hope for during the 2025-26 season, and raise… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks surprised the fanbase on Thursday by announcing they had extended forward Frank Nazar to a seven-year contract extension worth $6.59 million per season beginning in the 2026-27… Read more »
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at 11 a.m. CDT this… Read more »
⚠️VERY LONG EPISODE ALERT!⚠️ 5 Hours Chicago Rinkcast guest host and prospect guru Jimmy O’Malley ESQ is joined by staff members Eric Andrews, Jeff Osborn and Sean Fitzgerald to watch… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to make ten (10) selections in this week’s 2025 Upper Deck NHL Entry Draft, which will be held at L.A. Live’s Peacock Theater in Los… Read more »
With the 2025 Upper Deck NHL Draft mere days away, the Chicago Blackhawks announced this morning they have acquired forward Andre Burakovsky from the Seattle Kraken in exchange for forward… Read more »
Gate and co-host Pete jump back in the studio to talk Goalies and are joined by Joe Drennan, the “Washed Up Goalie“, from the Tendy Talk podcast 🥅 Pete Fricano… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Sean Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’Malley, Andrew Bard, and a late special guest discuss Jimmy’s recent article on Blackhawks player season grades, and each scholar will… Read more »
Gate and co-host Pete Fricano get together to talk about all things goaltending. Get your goalie fix! 🥅 Pete Fricano media and Hockey Dad Gatekeeper. 🥅 League Goalie swaps. 🥅 … Read more »
The-Rink.com staff will be updating any 2025 Chicago Blackhawks deadline moves in real time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back as the moves happen for… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Sean Fitzgerald, Jimmy O’Malley, and Jeff Osborn are back from the holidays to talk about the Winter Classic and more: 🎙️ Criticism of Connor… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Jimmy O’Malley jump on to talk Blackhawks prior to their game vs the Anaheim Ducks: 🎙️ Taylor Hall healthy… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks are in the midst of their major rebuild and fans are getting understandably impatient. That said, they are going to need to reach down and find some… Read more »
Gate and new co-host Pete Fricano get together to preview a new NHL season and remind you why you all listen. Get your goalie fix! 🥅 In the warmups, Gate… Read more »
Gate and new co-host Pete Fricano get together to preview a new NHL season and remind you why you all listen. Get your goalie fix! -In the first period, Gate… Read more »
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at 11 a.m. CDT this… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to make eight selections in this week’s 2024 NHL Entry Draft which will be held at Sphere in Las Vegas. The first round is Friday,… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson continued to pluck assets from salary cap-strapped teams on Wednesday, just ahead of Friday’s NHL Entry Draft. He sent a 2027 fourth-round draft pick… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews and Jimmy O’Malley jump on to watch the NHL Draft Lottery and discuss the results: 🎙️Eric tells us all about… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson added another chapter to his apparent master class in rebuilding a broken franchise from the ground up on Thursday, signing prized defender and hometown… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews, and Sean Fitzgerald discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ latest happenings: 🎙️ The Calder “race”. More Bedard/Faber chatter. 🎙️ The end… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks were feeling good after a big 7–4 win against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday, and it showed in their performance at the United Center Tuesday night. Rookie… Read more »
The-Rink.com will be updating any Chicago Blackhawks deadline moves in real-time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back as the moves happen. Trade Analysis/Break Down: The… Read more »
As the Chicago Blackhawks head into the final stretch of games of one of their worst seasons in recent history, there are more questions than answers regarding the future of… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews, and Sean Fitzgerald discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ latest happenings: 🎙️ Connor Bedard is back and has not skipped a beat…. Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard, and Sean Fitzgerald discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ latest happenings: 🎙️ Mid-season roster grades for all players 🎙️ Hockey… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks continued to lock up some fan favorites by announcing a two-year extension for forward Jason Dickinson Tuesday morning. The extension will begin next season and go through… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced Wednesday morning that rookie center Connor Bedard underwent successful surgery to repair his fractured jaw at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago and expect him to be… Read more »
With their roster resembling The Walking Dead instead of an NHL team, Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson picked up the phone and made a deal this morning for some… Read more »
It was a Texas-sized New Year’s Eve for the Chicago Blackhawks to end 2023. They went into Dallas and played a very rare back-to-back in the same city to wrap… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, and Sean Fitzgerald discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ struggles and latest news: 🎙️ Blackhawks lose the first Bedard vs McDavid game 🎙️ Connor… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard and Brent Meske discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ struggles and latest news: 🎙️ The Corey Perry saga 🎙️ Blackhawks… Read more »
After today’s emotional news and just prior to tonight’s game against the Seattle Kraken, Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Kyle Davidson stepped away to make a deal with the Vancouver Canucks…. Read more »
The Corey Perry saga is finally out of the bag, sort of. After a Thanksgiving full of confusion and speculation, the Chicago Blackhawks announced that after an internal investigation, Corey… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks announced today that forward Taylor Hall will miss the rest of the season following knee surgery scheduled for Monday, Nov. 27. Hall, who turned 32 on Nov…. Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Jeff Osborn, Andrew Bard, Eric Andrews and Sean Fitzgerald discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ struggles and latest news: 🎙️ Connor Bedard is red hot🔥! 🎙️ Philipp… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Andrew Bard, Eric Andrews and Sean Fitzgerald discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ struggles and latest news: 🎙️ Second lawsuit from the 2010… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks have made several roster moves during training camp since it opened on Sept 21. Camp will wrap on Oct. 9 after the team’s 11 a.m. CDT practice…. Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard, Sean Fitzgerald, and Jeff Osborn talk about the first week of Blackhawks rookie camp and the latest team news: 🎙️… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard, Sean Fitzgerald, Brent Meske, and Jeff Osborn talk about the first week of Blackhawks rookie camp and the latest team news:… Read more »
As originally reported by The Athletic’s Scott Powers, Chicago Blackhawks 2023 first overall draft pick Connor Bedard picked a great way to celebrate his 18th birthday on Monday by agreeing… Read more »
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at 11 a.m. CDT this… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks are scheduled to make 11 selections in this week’s NHL Entry Draft. The players that the organization selected are listed below, with links to their prospect profiles… Read more »
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 »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard, and Sean (Goldstein) Fitzgerald discuss the exciting news: 🎙️ Has anyone heard about this draft lottery thing? 🎙️… Read more »
It has been two decades since Chicago Blackhawks fans have had to truly endure a season in the depths of deplorable. When the epitaph of the 2022–23 Blackhawks is written,… Read more »
As the NHL season winds down, Luke Richardson and his Chicago Blackhawks travelled northwest to face the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night. The only thing the Blackhawks had to fight… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks were less than prideful as they traveled to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Capitals on Thursday evening. Trade deadline acquisition Anton Khudobin made his first… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks rolled into Southern Florida with more than just talent issues. Goalie Alex Stalock was out with a non-COVID-related illness and they needed to sign Florida Panthers emergency… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard, Ray Napientek and Sean (Goldstein) Fitzgerald discuss the end of the Patrick Kane era in Chicago: 🎙️ Thoughts… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s game riding a four-game winning streak amidst the trade rumors of several players prior to March 3, the most notable being Patrick Kane…. Read more »
The-Rink.com will be updating any Chicago Blackhawks deadline moves in real-time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back as the moves happen. Trade Analysis/Break Down: Chicago… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks came into Saturday night’s game riding high after an overtime win against fellow bottom dwellers, the Arizona Coyotes, the night before. Unfortunately, Chicago’s offense had a tough… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, and Sean (Goldstein) Fitzgerald discuss the ever-changing Blackhawks’ position for the NHL trade deadline: — The New York Rangers acquisition of Vladimir… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Jeff Osborn, Sean (Goldstein) Fitzgerald, and Andrew Bard discuss several Blackhawks and NHL related items: — Thanks to Landon on YouYube for joining in… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks rode a three-game winning streak into their matchup with the Los Angeles Kings, Sunday evening. LA jumped out to a 2–0 lead in the second period, which… Read more »
Gate and Dutch get together to open the second half of the NHL season with a bang. Some big surprises and some crazy scenarios played out in the NHL. The… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks welcomed the lowly Columbus Blue Jackets to the United Center on Friday night for a Festivus matchup. The Blackhawks jumped out to a 4–0 lead before the… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks took the short trip to Minneapolis, Minnesota, to face the red-hot Minnesota Wild on Friday night. As has become the new normal, Chicago laid a pretty large… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks welcomed the Winnipeg Jets to the United Center Sunday evening for a divisional tilt. It took the teams a bit to shake off the Thanksgiving hangover, but… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks traveled to the West Coast to face the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday night. Unfortunately for the visiting team, they fell just short in a 2–1 overtime… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks welcomed the Florida Panthers to the United Center last night and already improved on their 0–2 record against the Cats from last season with a convincing 4–2… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks stopped in Las Vegas last night for game two of the 2022–23 season. The final score was 1–0 in favor of the Golden Knights, but all is… Read more »
Chicago Rinkcast staff members Andy Campbell, Ray Napientek, Sean (Goldstein) Fitzgerald, and Jeff Osborn provide a season preview for the Chicago Blackhawks an hour before the 2022-23 season opener. Watch… Read more »
Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Jeff Osborn, Sean (Goldstein) Fitzgerald and Ray Napientek to discuss a turbulent two weeks for the Chicago Blackhawks in this first… Read more »
The staff here at The Rink will be keeping you up to date on the latest Chicago Blackhawks free agent signings as the window opens at 11:00 am central this… Read more »
Gate and Dutch are joined by the creator of the UNCAGE, Surjan Singh. The UNCAGE is a new revolutionary device designed to replace traditional metal bar cages for goalies to… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks made eleven selections in this weekend’s NHL Entry Draft. The players that the organization selected are listed below, with links to their prospect profiles and all their… Read more »
The Rink co-founder and podcast host Jeff Osborn joins Dan Marver, Devin Tingle, Paul Chivari, and Mike Mercado from The Sports Cubicle to discuss the Chicago Blackhawks’ new head coach… Read more »
In this inaugural teaser episode, Lifelong hockey goalies “Gatekeeper” and “Dutch” introduce you to all things goalie. With over 50 years of combined experience playing and coaching hockey goalies, these… Read more »
Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Eric Andrews, Andrew Bard, and Jeff Osborn from The Rink Seattle to discuss the Chicago Blackhawks season from start to finish…. Read more »
In a move that was not quite surprising but highly anticipated nonetheless, the Seattle Kraken announced that they signed their prized first-round draft pick from the 2021 NHL Entry Draft,… Read more »
The Chicago Blackhawks welcomed the Seattle Kraken Thursday night for a late-season game between two teams who have little to play for. The Blackhawks sat ahead of the Kraken in… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by The Rink co-founder Jeff Osborn from The Rink Seattle and Rink staffers Ray Napientek, Andrew Bard, Sean Fitzgerald, and Eric Andrews to… Read more »
The Seattle Kraken made their last deadline move just as the deadline struck zero on Monday afternoon. Seattle acquired forward Victor Rask from the Minnesota Wild in exchange for future… Read more »
Seattle Kraken General Manager Ron Francis continued compiling his cupboard full of draft picks by unloading yet another depth player. Francis sent forward Marcus Johansson back to the Washington Capitals…. Read more »
The Seattle Kraken continued to stockpile draft picks in two separate moves on Sunday, after trading Calle Jarnkrok, Mark Giordano and Colin Blackwell earlier in the week. The first move… Read more »
In another deal that will help shape the future of the Seattle Kraken, they made their second big deal of their first trade deadline, sending their captain to Toronto on… Read more »
The-Rink.com will be updating any Chicago Blackhawks or Seattle Kraken deadline moves in real-time, right here. Make sure to bookmark this page and come back as the moves happen. Trade… Read more »
The Rink co-founder Jeff Osborn from The Rink Seattle is joined by Rink staffers Andrew Bard, Sean Fitzgerald, and Eric Andrews to talk about the Blackhawks’ and Kraken’s plight for… Read more »
The Seattle Kraken kicked off their first trade deadline season Wednesday by partnering up with their division foe Calgary Flames for a deal. The Kraken sent forward Calle Jarnkrok to… Read more »
The Seattle Kraken announced yesterday that they have extended their leading scorer for five more seasons. Jared McCann signed a deal worth $25 million ($5 million AAV) to remain in… Read more »
The month of March is already looking up for the Seattle Kraken. They hosted the Nashville Predators for their first-ever game in the month of March and ended their seven-game… Read more »
The Seattle Kraken announced a player signing during their day off on Tuesday. Noted Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds alum and Kraken General Manager Ron Francis told Ryan S. Clark of… Read more »
The Boston Bruins came to town to face the Seattle Kraken Thursday night. Seattle was rolling downhill with a five-game losing steak while Boston carried a two-game winning streak into… Read more »
The New York Islanders traveled across the country to face the Seattle Kraken on Tuesday evening, and the home team took a period and a half to show signs of… Read more »
The Seattle Kraken wrapped up their Canadian postponed game road trip Monday night right up the coast against the rival Vancouver Canucks. After coming out of the All-Star break with… Read more »
The Toronto Maple Leafs visited Climate Pledge Arena on Monday for their rescheduled game against the Seattle Kraken. The Leafs came into this game riding a two-game road losing streak,… Read more »
The Seattle Kraken continued their tour of COVID-19 postponed games Friday night by traveling to Southern California to face the Anaheim Ducks. The Ducks were playing their first game since the All-Star… Read more »
Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, Andrew Bard and Jeff Osborn from the Rink Seattle to discuss updates on the Blackhawks search for a… Read more »
Following a 1–3 road trip, including three straight losses, the Seattle Kraken returned home to officially start the second half of their inaugural season Wednesday, hosting one of the few… Read more »