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Sam Rinzel Is Playing Well Beyond His Years With Blackhawks
Against the Boston Bruins on Thursday night, the Chicago Blackhawks dressed six defenseman who are all 23 years old or ...
Gophers' Jimmy Snuggerud, Sam Rinzel named All-Americans
Americans. The two former Gophers hockey players were named to the 2024-25 AHCA/CCM All-America teams on Friday as voted upon ...
Blackhawks' Sam Rinzel already showing he can set pace at NHL level: 'He takes control'
Rinzel's assertiveness and speed — both in terms of skating and decision-making — have been on display in his first four NHL ...
Blackhawks' youngsters haven't yet figured out how to make power play click
The Hawks' power play has struggled since Seth Jones was traded, in part because neither Sam Rinzel, nor Artyom Levshunov, ...
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Gopher Duo Named CCM/AHCA All-Americans
MINNEAPOLIS - Sam Rinzel and Jimmy Snuggerud added to their already impressive list of accolades for the Minnesota men's ...
What I’m hearing, seeing about the Blackhawks: Sam Rinzel’s sudden impact
Don’t count Chicago Blackhawks rookie defenseman Sam Rinzel among those surprised by his play in the first few weeks of his NHL career. “I wouldn’t say surprised,” Rinzel said recently. “I always knew ...
3 takeaways from the Chicago Blackhawks’ home finale loss: ‘Everybody battled as hard as we could’
Frank Nazar and Connor Bedard scored, but the Chicago Blackhawks lost 5-4 in a shootout with the Winnipeg Jets in their final ...
Blackhawks sign Sam Rinzel after Minnesota’s exit from NCAA Tournament
There were some eyebrows raised when the Chicago Blackhawks selected defenseman Sam Rinzel 25th in the 2022 NHL Draft. Rinzel wasn’t an unknown, but the Blackhawks jumped further ahead to take him ...
Gophers’ Sam Rinzel named Big Ten’s top defender
For the third time in the past four hockey seasons, a Gophers blueliner is the top defensive player in the Big Ten. Sophomore ...