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The Chicago Blackhawks went into the 2021 season without a legitimate starting goaltender at the NHL level. They came out of the 2021 season … basically in the same position. Kevin Lankinen emerged as a solid NHL-caliber goaltender in his rookie season, but he wasn’t able to keep his hot start to the season going all year long. Malcolm Subban and Collin Delia performed at the level you would have expected out of them, but neither fully took the reins as a long-term solution (as a starter or backup) for the organization. With all three goalies signed through the end of next season, it appe...

The Rockford IceHogs are off to a rough start to their shortened 2021 AHL season. Still searching for their first win of the year, the IceHogs are 0-3-1 after dropping their last two games – but, hey, that was the same start as the Chicago Blackhawks. Maybe the response to the 0-3-1 start with the IceHogs will be similar to what we saw in Chicago. That would be nice. Even though they have dropped all four games and have just one point in the standings, it’s not like the IceHogs have looked terrible. Outside of a 5-2 loss to the Chicago Wolves, the IceHogs have been in each game as the clo...

With multiple games getting moved around before they even dropped the puck, the Rockford IceHogs 2021 AHL season got off to a rough start … And then they actually did drop the puck, and it was even rougher. Over the weekend, the team dropped their first two games of the season against the Wolves, falling 5-4 on Saturday and 5-2 on Sunday. With three assists in Saturday’s loss, veteran defensemen Cody Franson, who was named as an alternate captain (along with John Quenneville), leads the IceHogs in points after their first two games of the year. Wyatt Kalynuk scores his first pro goal as t...

ABC 10/CW5 MARQUETTE, MI. – Michigan Tech sophomore Blake Pietila finds himself in great company as he is one of 33 goaltenders who has been named to the Mike Richter Award Watch List. The prestigious award is given annually to the top goaltender in NCAA men’s Division I ice hockey and is sponsored by the Hockey Commissioners Association. Blake Pietila currently ranks second in the nation with a .948 save percentage and fifth with a 1.60 goals-against average. He is tied for eighth nationally with a pair of shutouts and is 13th in winning percentage on the season. Pietila was named the HC...

The Rockford IceHogs, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, begin their season on February 5. Playing 30 games for the 2021 season against four different opponents, the IceHogs are coming together as a very young team and will possibly be focusing on development more this season than the wins and losses. With training camp opening this week, we introduce the Down On The Farm Report, a weekly look at the Chicago Blackhawks farm system news and notes from the AHL Rockford IceHogs. #Blackhawks VP Hockey Ops Mark Bernard says the focus is on development, "you're going to have young players...