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High On The Hog: Who’s It Gonna Be?

By Jon Fromi April 30, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, are playing a waiting game until later this evening. Monday night, Rockford’s Central Division Final opponent will be decided when Manitoba or Grand Rapids wrap up their Game 5 tilt. The IceHogs have been to the second round of the Calder Cup Playoffs on two previous […]

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High On The Hog: Leaning On The Vets

By Jon Fromi April 2, 2018 0

When the 2017-18 season got underway, the Rockford IceHogs were fresh-faced piglets with very little veteran presence. The need for experience, especially up front, was painfully evident despite the talent Rockford sported in the early part of the AHL season. Over the course of the past few months, the Hawks organization has infused key veterans […]

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High On The Hog: Every Point Counts

By Jon Fromi March 26, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs have battled their way into a spot in the AHL’s postseason party…for now. With nine games left heading into action Monday, the Hogs are a point ahead of Iowa for the final playoff spot in the Central Division. Rockford overtook the Wild with two regulation wins in three games this week, including […]

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High On The Hog: The Turnabout Of Collin Delia

By Jon Fromi March 5, 2018 0

When the Rockford IceHogs contemplate their annual team awards in a few weeks, they can skip right by the most-improved player award. If Collin Delia hasn’t earned that honor from the team at this point, I’m not sure they’re qualified to give out awards. The rookie goalie, signed to an entry contract by the Blackhawks […]

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Game #58 Out of Nine Lives, I’ve Spent Seven – Hawks 2, Ducks 3

By Rose Rankin February 15, 2018 0

Box Score Natural Stat Trick Hockey Stats An eight-game losing streak. A two-goal lead squandered. Numbers are not our friend right now. To the bullets: –We basically saw a unicorn tonight: Keith scored on a power play (a sentence I was beginning to think I’d never write). Saad also got a goal for the first […]

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Game #57 – What happens here stays here, except this has happened everywhere – Hawks 2, Knights 5

By Adam Hess February 14, 2018 0

Box Score Hockey Stats Natural Stat Trick The Blackhawks visited Sin City tonight, and what they did in the third period was certainly sinful. That sentence sucked let’s just get to the bullets: – Overall I actually didn’t think this was that bad of a hockey game on the Hawks part, especially given the lineup […]

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Game #52 – A Certain Shade Of Green – Hawks 3, Flames 3 (Flames Win Southwest Airlines Check-In Derby)

By Matt McClure February 4, 2018 0

Box Score Event Summary Natural Stat Trick Another night, another winnable game, another set of pants pissed. The problems remain the same, and for the most part, so do the outcomes. On paper a 2-1-1 road trip spanning a break is ultimately fine, but this team doesn’t have the luxury of fine anymore.

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Sit Back, Relax, And Strap It Down – ’17-’18 Blackhawks Player Previews – Jordin Tootoo

By October 3, 2017

To quote our fearless leader, Fels: FUCK HIM UP, WIZ

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Sit Back, Relax, And Strap It Down – ’17-’18 Blackhawks Player Previews – John Hayden

By September 22, 2017

In the infancy of this Blackhawks era, one of the litmus tests I came across for whether you were a “real fan” was to know who Éric Dazé was. With his hulking hockey body, high expectations, and myriad injuries, Dazé inhabited the intersection of “good enough to know” and “not good enough for bandwagoners to […]

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Sit Back, Relax, And Strap It Down – ’17-’18 Blackhawks Player Previews – Lance Bouma

By September 18, 2017

Anyone who’s had the pleasure of watching the last decade of Hawks hockey is familiar with the salary cap shuffle the Hawks have to do every so often (and yes, it’ll be 10 years this year since Patrick Timothy Kane II took his first shift with the Hawks). Like a teary-eyed Lisa watching Mr. Bergstrom […]