War Pigs Report: IceHogs feeling winter blues
Baseball has the dog days of summer. Hockey has December and January. It hits the same. The mid-season drag of the schedule hits you and you’re stuck in a middle-limbo… Read more »
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Along the boards: Blackhawks strike early and often, down Islanders 5–2
The Blackhawks couldn’t get to the NHL Christmas break fast enough on Monday night after they were completely embarrassed by the New Jersey Devils. There was nothing good to talk… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 8 – Seabrook eulogy
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” call a last-minute audible with Steel feature writer Ray Napientek, following the big injury news of the holiday. Brand new review from Jackie Davis Brent… Read more »
Along the Boards: “Enough is enough.” Blackhawks lose 7-1 to Devils
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even — No. You know what? No. I wanted to do something creative for… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks rally to beat the Avalanche 5–3
After a major win against the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday night, the Blackhawks paid a visit to the Avalanche in Denver, playing for the second time in four days and… Read more »
Along the Boards: Blackhawks jostle the Jets, 4-1
This was the best game the Blackhawks have played this season. Okay, I didn’t expect to be writing these words either after how the team played against Colorado last night,… Read more »
War Pigs report: IceHogs take two of three on Canadian road trip
While the Rockford IceHogs are currently missing a number of key pieces from their lineup, the current run of success has not taken a hit. After a three-game road trip… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks snap four-game skid, defeat Wild 5-3
After an awful road trip ending with a collapsing loss to the St. Louis Blues, the Chicago Blackhawks returned home to the United Center to take on the Minnesota Wild…. Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 7 – Holiday puck bag
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” get together for a pre-game Rinkcast just prior to the Blackhawks facing the Arizona Coyotes. The Blackhawks play a bunch of overtime and shootout… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks fall to Coyotes 4-3 in shootout
The Chicago Blackhawks looked to extend their win streak after a successful road trip with the moms in Boston and New Jersey. The Arizona Coyotes have performed well to start… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 6 – Blackhawks reality check
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” are back at it to discuss the Blackhawks’ spiral downward and glaring mistakes. Thank you for the new review, Darth Hawkey We have (not… Read more »
Blackhawks get left under a pile of goals, lose to Avs 7—3.
The Blackhawks were looking to get back on track on Saturday night against the Avalanche, hoping to finish off the home and home series with a win. They dropped the… Read more »
Recap: Avalanche down Blackhawks 5-2 at the United Center
In what would seem to be a critical game, the first of a back-to-back home and home between the Blackhawks and divisional rival Colorado, the Hawks came out flat and… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 5 – Knott in the Cramarossa!
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” reconvene to discuss the Blackhawks’ recent success and their outstanding goaltending. Are the Blackhawks really that good, or is this just a brief spark? Adam… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 4 – Is the Stache the answer?
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” reconvene with Facebook/Twitter sensation Christian Deme, aka StacheESQ, to discuss the Blackhawks plummeting hopes. The Blackhawks are 4-7-3 after losing to the San Jose Sharks,… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 3 – The more things change, the more they stay the same
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” is joined again by staff writers Ray Napientek and Juliana Nikac to talk about the current state of the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks are 2-4-2 after losing to… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 2 – The regular season begins
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “Double J” are joined by staff member and Chicago Steel head writer Ray Napientek to talk about the first two games of the Blackhawks regular season…. Read more »
ANALYSIS: Time for the Blackhawks to focus on the Robin Lehner era
When the Blackhawks announced the signing of Masterton and Jennings Trophy winner Robin Lehner, the whole complexion of goaltending in the Blackhawks’ organization changed drastically. It was clear to most… Read more »
Blackhawks dealing with injuries as training camp opens
Following a rough end to the Traverse City rookie tournament earlier this week, the Chicago Blackhawks opened their training camp on Friday with a few injury updates regarding rookies Kirby… Read more »
Blackhawks’ rookies finish seventh in Traverse City tournament
The Chicago Blackhawks’ prospect team raced out to a 3–0 lead in the seventh place game in the Matthew Wuest Memorial Prospect Tournament and defeated the Minnesota Wild prospects 6–1…. Read more »
Blackhawks announce training camp roster
The Chicago Blackhawks open their 2019 training camp on Friday, Sept. 13 at the Fifth Third Bank arena in Chicago. On Tuesday morning, the team released the full roster of… Read more »
BREAKING: Former Blackhawks goalie Cam Ward retires
Earlier this morning, former Blackhawks goalie Cam Ward announced his retirement from the NHL via the Carolina Hurricanes’ Twitter account. Carolina also announced that the 35-year-old had signed a one-day… Read more »
Chicago Steel swept by Sioux Falls in Clark Cup Final
The Chicago Steel were on the brink of elimination after losing the first two games of the Clark Cup Final and could not muster much offense against a stingy Sioux… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Chicago heads home with series tied 1–1 for games for Games 3 and 4
The Chicago Steel and Muskegon Lumberjacks have split one-goal games so far this series and skate on the Fox Valley Ice Arena rink for Games 3 and 4 this Friday… Read more »
The Steel Deal: Chicago defeats Cedar Rapids, advances to conference finals
The Chicago Steel advanced to the Eastern Conference finals after their 3–1 series victory over the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Goaltender Justin Robbins stopped 39 of 41 shots faced in the… Read more »