Blackhawks Goalies Masks for ’18/19 – Part 1
One of the most anticipated reveals for goaltenders and fans are the player’s new custom painted masks. The reveals have been enhanced even more by specialty mask reveals, such as… Read more »
Category Archives: IceHogs
Are Prospects and Draft Picks Overvalued?
The bloated love affair with organizational prospects and potential draft picks has led to a supernova of internet outrage that needs to be reeled in. One of the more common… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Kick-Off 2018-19 Season At Fan Fest
The Rockford IceHogs 20th Professional season kicked off on Friday night with their Fan Fest and inter-squad scrimmage. This season starts with a huge amount of optimism surrounding the IceHogs… Read more »
Blackhawks Assign Highmore, Fortin, Ejdsell to IceHogs
On Wednesday morning, following an 8-6 loss against the Detroit Red Wings in the first preseason game at the United Center, the Chicago Blackhawks made another round of training camp… Read more »
Blackhawks Assign Carl Dahlstrom and Joni Tuulola
Blackhawks assignments push the team one step closer to opening night roster. Prior to the Blackhawks preseason opener, the organization made some minor training camps moves. Defensemen Carl Dahlstrom and… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Announce Training Camp Roster
On Friday morning, the Rockford IceHogs announced their initial training camp roster ahead of the opening day of camp on Sunday. The roster includes nine players under AHL contracts with… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 30 – Season 2 Begins
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel discuss the Blackhawks start to training camp and first preseason game with Rink prospect writer Aaron Goldschmidt . Blackhawks lose to Columbus with a very young… Read more »
33 Potential IceHogs At Chicago Blackhawks Training Camp
Today opens Chicago Blackhawks training camp at the MB Ice Arena in Chicago. Yes, real hockey is almost here. The Blackhawks open camp with a plethora of questions to answer… Read more »
Blackhawks Traverse City Tournament Notes
The Blackhawks rookies took part in the Traverse City 2018 Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup this past weekend. The rookies went 2-2 and lost in the third place game last night…. Read more »
Blackhawks 2018 Training Camp Roster Released
The Blackhawks officially released their 2018 training camp roster this afternoon and there were no big surprised added. The only non roster player invited to camp is defenseman Brandon Davidson,… Read more »
AHL Announces New Streaming Platform
The American Hockey League announced a brand new streaming service and feature structure called AHLTV, on Wednesday. According to TheAHL.com, they have partnered up with Ontario based HockeyTech to bring… Read more »
What To Watch For: Chicago Blackhawks Rookie Tournament
On the eve of the Chicago Blackhawks Rookie Tournament in Traverse City, Michigan, there is plenty to focus on as the rookies look to defend the 2017 tournament championship. With… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 29 w/ Charlie Roumeliotis
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel are joined by NBC Sports Chicago’s Charlie Roumeliotis for a 2 hour extravaganza to talk about the dog days of the Blackhawks summer with Rink… Read more »
IceHogs Defenseman Robin Norell Heading Back To Sweden
On Thursday morning, it was announced that Rockford IceHogs defenseman Robin Norell would be playing for Djurgårdens IF of the Swedish Hockey League this season on loan from the Chicago Blackhawks. Norell… Read more »
Blackhawks Prospect Profile Dominik Kahun
It is relatively safe to say that most impact players are not signing free agent contracts in April or May, however, when the Blackhawks inked Dominik Kahun to a two-year… Read more »
One-On-One: Rockford IceHogs Head Coach Jeremy Colliton
With the Rookie Tournament in Traverse City just around the corner and training camp beginning in less than a month, the Blackhawks community is getting geared up for the start… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs 2018-19 Season Outlook
It’s August. It’s hot. Let’s talk hockey. The start of the NHL and AHL seasons are just under two months away and today, August 15, otherwise known as 8-1-5 day, honors… Read more »
Former Blackhawks Wingels and Bouma Sign In Swiss League
A story from the website Swiss Hockey News was released this afternoon stating that former Blackhawks fourth liners Tommy Wingels and Lance Bouma had signed to play with Geneve-Servette HC… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 28 (Farewell to Stosh)
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together in this short and sweet episode to discuss the scraps of Blackhawks news. What is a Puckpedia? John McDonough, Stan Bowman and the… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Spotlight – Kevin Lankinen (VIDEO)
In our efforts to bring you the best Blackhawks coverage possible, we will be providing video content of prospects in the system that you may not yet be familiar with…. Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Spotlight – Jacob Nilsson (VIDEO)
In our efforts to bring you the best Blackhawks coverage possible, we will be providing video content of prospects in the system that you may not yet be familiar with…. Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Spotlight – Lucas Carlsson (VIDEO)
In our efforts to bring you the best Blackhawks coverage possible, we will be providing video content of prospects in the system that you may not yet be familiar with…. Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Prospect Spotlight – Dominik Kahun (VIDEO)
In our efforts to bring you the best Blackhawks coverage possible, we will be providing video content of prospects in the system that you may not yet be familiar with…. Read more »
The WAY TOO EARLY Rockford IceHogs 2018-19 Roster Prediction
Why are we posting a Rockford IceHogs roster prediction in late July? Why? Because just like you, we here at The-Rink cannot wait for hockey season to begin. While it… Read more »
Blackhawks Prospect Camp: Day 5
The 2018 Chicago Blackhawks prospect camp wrapped up Friday at MB Ice Arena in Chicago. The fans were treated to a scrimmage with the first full-ice five-on-five action of the… Read more »