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. From the scandal that rocked the hockey world, to the dismissal of head coach Jeremy Colliton, the hiring of Kyle Davidson as general manager, and another losing season, The Rink will cover it all, as well as a look to the future ahead of the 2022 draft, possible trades, and free agency.

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 20 – The Chicago Blackhawks' Season in Review https://t.co/v7K0tkp1uc

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) May 6, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffer Sean Fitzgerald to talk about Jonathan Toews’ future after 1000 games, Marian Hossa’s big night, and what lies ahead for Patrick Kane and the “core.”

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Blackhawks/Rinkcast – S5Ep 19 – Toews 1000, Hossa’s big night, core questions ahead. https://t.co/UP6tW42zWk

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) April 6, 2022

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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 talk about the Blackhawks and Kraken 2022 trade deadline deals.

• • (0:00) Blackhawks unload Brandon Hagel, Marc-Andre Fleury, and Ryan Carpenter.
  • (44:00)Kraken unload Calle Jarnkrok, Mark Giordano, Colin Blackwell, Jeremy Lauzon, Marcus Johansson, and Mason Appleton.
  • (1:03:00)And some listener/viewer questions.
  • Sean brushes his teeth and takes us for a drive.

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Blackhawks/Kraken Rinkcast – S5 Ep18/S1 Ep10 – Trade Deadline Extravaganza Part II https://t.co/HdJXRrlyu0

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) March 22, 2022

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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 this 2022 trade deadline.

• Kraken get the deadline rolling by trading Calle Jarnkrok to the Calgary Flames.
• Blackhawks rumored to be trading Dominik Kubalik to the Anaheim Ducks, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, or Winnipeg Jets.
• Mark Giordano destinations and his effect on those teams.
• Marc-Andre Fleury trade talk heats up.
• What else might we see from the Kraken and Blackhawks by Monday afternoon?
• Brandon Hagel trade possibilities and why it makes sense.

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#Blackhawks/#SeaKraken Rinkcast – Trade Deadline Extravaganza https://t.co/YWl3K8oZEz

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) March 17, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Andrew Bard, and Sean Fitzgerald jump on for a reaction podcast to discuss the official hiring of Kyle Davidson as the Blackhawks GM.

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@TheRinkChi Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 16 – #Blackhawks hire Kyle Davidson as General Manager https://t.co/cv0A9FvJqr

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) March 2, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald and special guest Christian Deme (aka StacheESQ) to discuss trade rumors surrounding the Chicago Blackhawks.

• Why is Brandon Hagel deemed untouchable?
• Is Marc-Andre Fleury the first chip to fall?
• Is the idea of Patrick Kane being dealt too bold to consider?

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 15 – @StacheESQ has entered the chat https://t.co/rO5CRXrQHj

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) February 24, 2022

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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 new general manager, possible trade destinations for Marc-André Fleury and others, other possible deadline moves from around the league, and the most recent suspension of Bruins winger, Brad Marchand…and several obscure baseball references.

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 14 – Hawks GM search, Flowers next seed and a look around the league. https://t.co/tbJJJUyz0T

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) February 11, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andrew Bard to discuss Blackhawks’ chairman Rocky Wirtz’s outbursts at Wednesday night’s town hall, as well as the random emergence of Peter Chiarelli as a candidate.

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 13 – A Rocky Wednesday Night https://t.co/B25sDaSpOQ

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) February 4, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Sean Fitzgerald, Andrew Bard, and late joining Jeff Osborn to talk about the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, the recent opening of a search for a new general manager, what possible trade moves the organization may dip into, and the rather sudden emergence and recent productivity of Dylan Strome.

(Sorry for the audio from Gate, he was on the road)

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 12 – GM Search, Deadline Moves and Major Stromage https://t.co/GzoWiPyyXv

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) January 28, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Sean Fitzgerald, and Andrew Bard to touch base on the debut of Lukas Reichel, recent comments made by Connor McDavid, vote on mid-season hardware, and predict winners come the season’s end.

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5 – Episode 10 – Midseason Awards https://t.co/m88LJ1wTVv

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) January 14, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andrew Bard to discuss the lowly state of the Blackhawks, a quick tour through team performances in the NHL, the Olympics, and (in honor of the late, great John Madden) an All-Madden team made up of current NHL players.

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 10 – Hawks at a Dead End, The NHLs All-Madden Team https://t.co/yrBuZo3Q3F

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) January 7, 2022

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Sean Fitzgerald, and Andrew Bard to talk about the NHL standings, by divisions, thus far and a little bit of Blackhawks chatting.

• What teams are elite?
• Who are the surprise teams for better or worse?
• Who’s not done and who comes out on top in each division?

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 9: Breaking Down the NHL by Division https://t.co/eXHLeOpOOL

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) December 10, 2021

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Sean Fitzgerald, Andrew Bard, and Kraken Hostile Rinkcast host / The Rink Seattle head writer Jeff Osborn to talk about the Blackhawks settling back down to earth.

• Can they ride Flower into contention?
• Will the line-up changes vs. Calgary matter?
• Are the Hawks what they are?
• The future of Kane, Toews, Kubalik, Flower & others…
• Seth Jones’ contract…the good /bad/ugly
• Live questions and listener submissions

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 8 – Goalie wins https://t.co/eZpK9wAD79

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) November 24, 2021

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell is joined by Rink staffers Ray Napientek, and Sean Fitzgerald to discuss the first games of the Derek King era.

• Is Derek King’s current style just what the Chicago Blackhawks need right now?
• Keys to success on the west coast road trip (Must win game one vs. Seattle?)
• An early review on Seth Jones: Is he a true number one defenseman?
• Players of concern: Jonathan Toews, Dominik Kubalik, and Philipp Kurashev.

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 7 – Can the Hawks keep it rolling https://t.co/dzt0MB5Vgn

— Chicago Blackhawks Rinkcast (@TheRinkcast) November 17, 2021

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell and co-host Eric Andrews are joined by Rink staffers Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andrew Bard to discuss the termination of head coach Jeremy Colliton

• With Derek King appointed as interim head coach, will the Hawks turn their season around?
• Is King the long term solution or merely a bandaid until they hire a more seasoned replacement?

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— The Rink — Chicago Blackhawks (@TheRinkChi) November 6, 2021

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Rinkcast fill-in host Jeff Osborn and co-host Sean Fitzgerald are joined by Rink staffer Andrew Bard to talk about the results of the Jenner & Block investigation of the sexual assault lawsuit from 2010 and the fallout.

(Warning, possible SA triggers)

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5 Episode 5 – Reactions to investigation fallout https://t.co/BwA50D9mMr

— The-Rink.com Hockey Rinkcasts (@TheRinkcast) October 26, 2021

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell and co-host Eric Andrews are joined by Rink staffers Sean Fitzgerald, and  Andrew Bard to talk about the Blackhawks’ awful results and embarrassing home opener.

• • Panic time yes or no?
  • What can they do fix results on the ice?
  • Who replaces Jeremy Colliton if he is fired?
  • Dylan Strome return on trade?
  • Final thoughts

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5 – Episode 4 – Time to Panic? https://t.co/oXIr7jMEHo

— The-Rink.com Hockey Rinkcasts (@TheRinkcast) October 21, 2021

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Rinkcast host Andy Campbell and co-host Eric Andrews are joined by Rink staffers Sean Fitzgerald, and  Andrew Bard to preview the regular season for the Blackhawks.

• • The signing of Erik Gustafsson
  • The current state of the Blackhawks Blueline
  • The feel-good stories and surprises of camp (Entwistle, Borgstrom…can they stick)
  • Forward depth for the season, deeper, stronger, more productive?
  • Is Dylan Strome on the block?
  • Stanley Cup Final predictions

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Chicago Blackhawks: The Right Tools for the Toolbox https://t.co/ydlPd5EqP9

— The-Rink.com Hockey Rinkcasts (@TheRinkcast) October 13, 2021

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New Rinkcast host Andy Campbell and co-host Eric Andrews are joined by Rink staffers Jeff Osborn from the Rink Seattle, Sean Fitzgerald, and new guy Andrew Bard get the season rolling with a camp edition of the Rinkcast.

• • Andy takes the reigns and leads us into 21-22
  • Who are we excited to see this season?
  • What do we think of the Jonathan Toews situation?
  • Who will be an under-the-radar surprise?
  • How about Kirby Dach?
  • Some Alex Nylander and Dylan Strome bashing.
  • Will the Blackhawks make the playoffs?

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Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 5, Episode 2 – 2021-22 Season Preview https://t.co/Qpw5YFFEaN

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, Andy Campbell, Ray Napientek, Andy Campbell, Eric Andrews, Aaron Goldschmidt from the Rink Colorado, and special guest, Gate’s ol buddy (and marginal goalie) from Puckin’ Hostile, Patrick Stankus talk about the upcoming entry draft.

• • Mock picks of the entry draft from 1-11 (or 12, whichever you prefer) and Colorado (with help of FC Hockey)
  • The Seth Jones Saga
  • Jonathan Toews might be back
  • The Blackhawks legal problems
  • A few more jokes than usual with Gate and Stankus.

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• • What do we think of the rookies?
  • Who are our surprise rookies?
  • We talk about our opinions on Jeremy Colliton.
  • What do we think about their very poor 5v5 over the last several years?
  • Gate praises Alex Debrincat.

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ latest news and their fading playoff hopes.

• The state of the Blackhawks. What do we think as the season wraps?
• The conversation moves quickly to Dylan Strome.
• Who are these Brent Connelly and Wyatt Galchenyuk guys, Sean?
• Where has the improvement been? Has there really been improvement?
• Andrew Shaw retires.
• A little bit of Mongo McMichael chatter.
• Why does Gate hate Riley Stillman?
• Listener questions.
• Some peculiar Jonathan Toews news is floated
• Could the Blackhawks make a big offseason move?

From last night’s #Rinkcast.#DoubleDown #Blackhawks @TheRinkChi @jaeckel @AndyCampbell16 @Diesal3426 pic.twitter.com/jBUmmGQt0h

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald and Andy Campbell let the dust settle and talk bout a busy trade deadline for Stan Bowman and the Chicago Blackhawks.

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks trades and the upcoming deadline.

• Analysis of the big trade (Lucas Wallmark, Lucas Carlsson for Brett Connelly, Riley Stillman, Henrik Borgstrom and a 7th) with Florida.
• Analysis of the smaller trade with Florida (Brad Morrison for Vince Hinostroza)
• What messages are the front office giving, regarding the trade deadline?
• Weekly Dylan Strome talk.
• Hype man Stan Bowman’s tire pumping.
• Blackhawks long term injuries to the core

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks and some more broad NHL topics.

• Blackhawks have some success vs Florida after getting beat up by Tampa
• Thoughts on Kirby Dach’s return to the lineup.
• Referee Tim Peel getting caught on the hot mic and forced out of service.
• Thoughts on “big boy hockey”.
• Some listener questions.

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell reconvene to talk about the Blackhawks’ misfortunes in Florida and the upcoming trade deadline.

• What do we think the Blackhawks will do at the deadline?
• What do we think they should do at the deadline?
• Our thoughts on Stan Bowman’s comments today about Jonathan Toews

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• Can the Blackhawks make the playoffs?
• If they did, surprisingly, could they do any damage?
• Who has surprised us?
• What’s wrong with Collin Delia?
• What do we think of Nikita Zadorov?
• Lauren’s merch site Snark Buehrle

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• Kevin Lankinen, sustainable or not?
• Blackhawks one of the top power plays, sustainable or not?
• Fork’s new single with Cypress Hill, “Ingrain in the Brain”
• Is the OT success sustainable?  Does it translate into anything?
• Does the lack of size lead to poor 5v5 play?
• Do the Blackhawks need more size?
• What do we think of the kids?
• The roast Dylan Strome
• What players did we have strong hate for?
• Fork’s new site www.FullyKrausened.com

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell try to figure out if the Blackhawks are good/lucky or both with Chris Deme aka @StacheESQ.

• Are these players worth building around?
  • Alex Debrincat
  • Connor Murphy
  • Kevin Lankinen
  • Mattias Janmark
• This team is fun
• Jeremy Colliton praise?
• The power play

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell take a look at the Blackhawks after the 1/4 mile mark of a strange season.

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Eric Andrews, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell take a hard, discerning look at the state of the Blackhawks after the first two weeks of the 20-21 NHL season

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• Are there any roster surprises?
• What kind of lines would we like, or do we expect to see?
• General musings about the season and what we would like to see.
• We wrap up singing the praises of our (now) retired hero, Corey Crawford.

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In this first podcast of season 4, the Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell to talk about the latest Blackhawks news considering the absence of Jonathan Toews to open the new year.

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In this final podcast of season 3, the Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Ray Napientek, Sean Fitzgerald, and Andy Campbell to talk about the Blackhawks moves.

• Kirby Dach fractures his wrist at World Championships.
• Dylan Strome is still not signed with camp starting in a week
• Carl Soderberg signed to fill a spot at center

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The Rink staff members John Jaeckel, Jeff Osborn, Sean Fitzgerald, and Aaron (Goldschmidt) Goldstein to talk about the Blackhawks announcement today that Stan Bowman has been promoted, while Jaime Faulkner takes President of Business Ops, and Danny Witz becomes CEO.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn , and John Jaeckel are joined by The Rink writers Andy Campbell and Sean Fitzgerald to talk about the big trade of the day.

• • • Brandon Saad and Dennis Gilbert to Colorado for Nikita Zadorov and Anton Lindholm

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The-Rink.com co-host Jeff Osborn , Rink prospect writer Ray Napientek and The Rink Colorado‘s Aaron Goldschmidt wrap up the Blackhawks first day of the NHL draft.

• • The Stan Bowman and the Blackhawks took a “safe” pick selected Lukas Reichel
  • What we might expect from tomorrow’s rounds 2-7
  • A couple of surprise moves from other teams.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn , John Jaeckel and surprise guest Aaron Goldschmidt of The Rink Colorado wrap up the Blackhawks season and start to contemplate the draft and free agency.

• • After making the Oilers look silly, the Vegas Golden Knights return the favor to the Blackhawks
  • Kirby Dach and Dominik Kubalik continued to play well
  • Alex DeBrincat, Dylan Strome and Alex Nylander did not
  • The irrational hate for Olli Maatta
  • Corey Crawford and goalie talk
  • Discussion about the lack of player development

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by Rink writer Ray Napientek to wrap up the Blackhawks exhibition win and preview the play-in series vs the Edmonton Oilers

• • Corey Crawford emerged from the shadows post-COVID and played with only three days of practice.
  • Dominik Kubalik is ready for the postseason.
  • Kirby Dach also looked energized.
  • The Blues laid a huge turd in the wrap of the exhibition game.
  • We talk about Calvin de Haan and Connor Murphy.
  • The Oilers aren’t going to look like the Blues did Wednesday.
  • We discuss the Blackhawks banning Native American headdresses at all future games and team events.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by Don from the Game On Sports Podcast for Everyone to talk about the first few days of Blackhawks and Rangers raining camp

• • We’re all still skeptical that the NHL plan will continue to completion
  • Corey Crawford is a no show to training camp and deemed “Unfit to Play”
  • Dominik Kubalik named Calder finalist
  • Ian Mitchell signing made official
  • Andrew Shaw and Zack Smith also not in camp.
  • The Blackhawks’ chances for the first overall pick are still much stronger than their chances of advancing past the Oilers. #AllForOne and #DoneInOne
  • We have some discussion of the New York Rangers and our old friend Artemi Panarin.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff Osborn, John Jaeckel, are joined by good friend’s Uncle Forklift and CT from HockeeNight.com to talk about the latest developments in the NHL.

• • New COVID-19 cases in Florida, Texas and Arizona should put plans into disarray, but the NHL just keeps trucking along.
  • Draft lottery is coming.
  • Who the Blackhawks won’t be picking up in free agency.
  • More specifics on the Blackhawks chances or lack thereof.

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The-Rink.com writers led by RHL (Rink Hockey League) Commissioner Mario Tirabassi and RHL General Managers Jeff Osborn (1st overall), Ron Luce (2nd), Eric Andrews (3rd), Aaron Goldschmidt (4th), John Jaeckel (5th), Ray Napientek (6th), and Mr. Irrelevent Sean Fitzgerald (7th) get together to have a little fun and draft their own RHL franchises comprised only of Blackhawks players since the ’05 lockout.

• • Draft finished like this but worth listening/watching to this one

The-Rink.com Blackhawks fantasy draft results.

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The-Rink.com host “Gatekeeper” is joined by staff members Mario Tirabassi, Aaron Goldschmidt, Eric Andrews, Juliana Nikac and Ron Luce to talk in-depth about Blackhawks prospects.

• The Blackhawks sit at 2-1-1 with two preseason and an exhibition game remaining.
• Roster is not finalized but is starting to shape up.
• We take a long look at the six prospect tiers and why the writers rated players the way they have.
• Don’t miss the hot takes.
• We wrap with Rinkrat PuckBag segment.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” finally wrap up season 2 with Puckpedia’s Hart Levine to chat about salary cap related topics.

• The Traverse City rookie tournament starts Friday
• Five IceHogs rookie breakout candidates not named Adam Boqvist.
• Hart discusses escrow, RFAs and UFAs, Alex Debrincat and Dylan Strome extensions, Robin Lehner, and that beloved Brent Seabrook contract.
• The rookie tournament paperwork debacle.
• The “Blood,Sweat and Tiers” prospect segments.
• What are we looking for in training camp?
• We wrap with The-Rink #RinkratPuckBag segment.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” step back into the dusty Rink podcast studio to discuss the prospect camp and the Blackhawks fan convention with staff writers Mario Tirabassi and Aaron Goldschmidt.

• Blackhawks traded Artem Anisimov to Ottawa for Zack Smith
• Thoughts on Development camp
• Fan convention came and went.
• Chris Kunitz retires and joins the Blackhawks player development staff
• New jersey leak?
• Ian Mitchell corner, Brent Seabrook’s trial, Gus’s garage, Sekac street.
• We are only scratching the surface.  Many good things and guests to come!!!!
• We wrap with The-Rink #RinkratPuckBag segment.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” rush to the The-Rink podcast studio to discuss the big trade today, the Andrew Shaw trade, and the UFA signings on July 1st.

• Now that the Andrew Shaw trade has marinated, what do we think?  You might be surprised…or not.
• What happened with the Blackhawks and Henri Jokiharju?
• Is this trade as bad as first thought?  Can Alex Nylander help the Blackhawks?
• Following JJ’s revelation that the Blackhawks might swing big on the goalie market they did just that.
• A hearty thank you to the Rink fans and our amazing staff for a great year.
• We are only scratching the surface.  Many good things and guests to come!!!!

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The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” are joined once again by The-Rink NHL draft guru Bill “Wiz” Placzek to wrap up the draft.

• We discuss the trade for Olli Maatta
• We discuss the trade for John Quenneville
• The crew reconvenes to go through the Blackhawks draft picks, some #WordsOfWizdom, and the trade for Calvin de Haan.
• Some opinions on what might happen with the goalies this next season
• Some vintage #GateRage
• We answer some listener and reader questions along the way
• We say thank you and best of luck to a Rink writer, and a potential HUGE podcast guest coming.

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The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper”, “JJ” and staff prospect writer Eric Andrews are joined by The-Rink NHL draft guru Bill “Wiz” Placzek and hold a mock draft.

• After a short hiatus, the crew convenes to go through the first round of the upcoming draft and some #WordsOfWizdom.
• John drives the short bus for this episode.
• Eric, Gate and Wiz plead their case for the Blackhawks pick with JJ.  Does it work?
• Gate throws the whole thing off the rails with one of his picks.
• Wiz takes us through picks 11-32
• Koekkoek extended, IIHF World Championships end with some Blackhawks players winning gold.
• The-Rink is expanding with four new writers, a potential BIG podcast guest coming, and a promising new season.
• We answer some listener and reader questions along the way

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The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” are joined by staff writers Mario Tirabassi, Eric Andrews, Ray Napientek to talk about the end of the Blackhawks season.

• The Blackhawks moved up from 12th to third in the NHL Draft Lottery!
• What should/could the Blackhawks do in the draft?
• Is it possible they trade up or down?
• How does the change in draft order change summer free agency?
• Airing of grievances.
• We answer some listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by NBC  Chicago’s Charlie Roumeliotis to talk about this dead-man-walking week for the Blackhawks.

• Mario Tirabassi has a lengthy #Warpigs report
• Where do the Blackhawks go with defensemen?
• Where do the Blackhawks look for depth scoring?
• Gate looks to fire up the Erik Gustafsson fan club
• How realistic is this Kevin Hayes stuff?
• We examine many different trade and free agent scenarios
• We have a new review (thanks “The Cyto”)
• We answer some listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by The-Rink Junior / Chicago Steel writer Ray Napientek to talk about the Blackhawks and the Steel.

• We have a new review (thanks Mark from Algonquin)
• The Blackhawks are basically eliminated “officially” from the postseason
• Chad Krys and Jack Ramsey enter the organization
• More talk about what the team needs to do this summer
• What is going on with the Chicago Steel?
• Stan Bowman talk, Dylan Sikura talk
• We answer some listener and reader questions

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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 the final ten games of the season.

• We open up with the statistical breakdown of the week.
• What kind of player are the Blackhawks rumored to go after in the offseason?
• Mario Tirabassi gives us a War Pigs report.
• We open up with Laz about the great Erik Gustafsson
• Are the Blackhawks a playoff team?
• The unrealistic “wish” that will never die, Artemi Panarin
• We talk about reality of the “vocal minority” on Twitter and dealing with them
• We answer some listener and reader questions
• We wrap up with some random Blackhawks fodder.

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The-Rink.com host Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn goes solo and is joined once again by NHL Radio Blackhawks Correspondent Al Cimaglia to discuss the suddenly hot (again) Blackhawks.

• Blackhawks sign draft pick Philipp Kurashev this week
• Rockford signs college free agent Dylan McLaughlin today
• Dylan Sikura and Brendan Perlini talk
• Who do Gate and Al think the Blackhawks may target this summer
• We wrap up by answering some listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by The-Rink NCAA expert Aaron “A-A-Ron” Goldschmidt and convene to talk about the Blackhawks west coast road trip.

• Once again, we start off with the positives (we know, we’re shocked too)
• What happened on the road trip?
• Suddenly the mainstream media is reporting some very familiar sentiments
• John has some Blackhawks rumors!!
• The NBCSN poll.
• Evan Miller gives us an indy report
• Ward hurt, Delia recalled
• We wrap up by answering some listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel wrap up an uneventful Blackhawks trade deadline.

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• The Blackhawks drop 2 to division rivals.
• Are we happy with Stan Bowman standing pat?
• WHY DID UNT DA HOCKS TRAYD FER DAT STONE AN DA BRED GUY?
• Corey Crawford is back but, once again, temper expectations
• Are we now the Statler and Waldorf of the Official Stan Bowman fan club?
• Our homage to the Daily Herald’s John Dietz.
• We wrap up by answering some listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by returning Rinkcast guest Tyler Cameron aka Justin Lowe from www.HockeyBuzz.com to talk about the Blackhawks latest streak and the trade deadline.

• The triumphant return of the Warpigs report with Mario Triabassi.
• Let’s start off with some positive thoughts.
• The Blackhawks made a small trade.
• We go through Tyler’s bold and not-so-bold predictions.
• Crawford might be back soon, now what?
• Carl Dahlstrom hate?
• Gate brings up Jesse Puljujärvi, as a wild swing
• We wrap up by answering some listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by the great Forklift from www.HockeeNight.com to discuss what is going on with this Blackhawks franchise and their 5 game winning streak.

• • Fork tells some HockeeNight history, has many quips in the middle and a tells a few stories at the end.
    
  • Has the 5 game winning streak made a difference in where the Blackhawks should be looking long term?
  • Why these silly theories are just that; silly theories.
  • Erik Karlsson and Artemi Panarin.
  • We answered some great listener and reader questions

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The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John “Double J” Jaeckel are joined by NHL Network Radio Blackhawks correspondent Uncle Al Cimaglia to discuss what we can expect from this Blackhawks franchise.

• • There is actually some positivity (contrary to some beliefs)
  • More “Gus”. (We know, we’re sick of it too)
  • We cover the Blackhawks from stem to stern with Uncle Al for almost an hour!
  • NCAA head writer Aaron Goldschmidt comes on to discuss his much maligned Patrick Kane trade article
  • We answered some great listener and reader questions

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