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High On The Hog: Delia Returns

By Jon Fromi November 22, 2021 0

Rockford IceHogs goalie Collin Delia may have won the most important game of his career Saturday night. Too much hyperbole for a mid-November tilt with the Chicago Wolves? Not for a 27-year old goaltender that’s being used as infrequently as Delia. Saturday night, the Rancho Cucamonga, California native was between the pipes for the Chicago […]

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High On The Hog: A Matter Of Shots

By Jon Fromi November 15, 2021 0

The Rockford IceHogs have two major problems ten games into the 2021-22 campaign: They have problems getting shots. They have problems preventing shots. The piglets 3-6-1 record and status as cellar-dwellers in the AHL’s Western Conference can be easily explained with a look at the stat sheet. Rockford is badly outshot on a nightly basis […]

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High On The Hog: Opening Thoughts

By Jon Fromi October 15, 2021 0

The Rockford IceHogs begin their 2021-22 AHL slate Friday night in Grand Rapids. Here are some quick thoughts on what to expect on the eve of a new season. First off, the piglets have a roster in place. And then some. There are 31 players starting the season with Rockford. It’s hard to imagine the […]

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Live From The Five Hole – Sometimes I Don’t Mind

By Matt McClure April 14, 2021 0

We discuss the aftermath and ramifications of the Hawks trade deadline, as the moment of dawning comprehension of what happened in real time on the South Side starts to creep into the broadcast. Dedicated to Jackson, because it’s the only method we’ve got to dedicate things.

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After The Party – Hawks Take Both In Columbus (4-3 For Both, Game 43 During F-Zero Race Off)

By Matt McClure April 12, 2021 0

Box Scores: Game 42 Game 43 Event Summary: Game 42 Game 43 Natural Stat Trick: Game 42 Game 43 Though the game on the ice was ultimately incidental to what was going on off of it for both teams as far as any of the near, mid and long term outlook is concerned, the Hawks managed […]

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Bottled In Cork – Hawks at Capitals Preview, Confirmation Hearing

By January 13, 2017

 at  Game Time: 6:00PM CST TV/Radio: CSN, NHLN (US), WGN-AM 720 Bernie Would Have Won: Japer’s Rink, RMNB In years past, even for a mid January game, had both the Hawks and Capitals been carrying the two longest current winning streaks in the league (Caps at 7, Hawks at 4) there would be such a clamor over yet another […]

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The Negative Zone

By June 28, 2016

Restricted free agency in the NHL is a weird, middling, vague, and unpleasant realm of the CBA. Due to the League being run by a bunch of old white, back-slapping cronies, the top end of the RFA toolkit rarely ever gets used in trying to poach players that have drastically out performed their first and […]