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Sell The Kids For Food: Around The Hawks Prospects

By December 19, 2016 1429

This is something I haven’t done in a while, and I’ll try and get back to it every so often. As we’ve seen this season, the Hawks are going to be plugging in future holes with kids through the system, because a flattening cap isn’t going to provide them much room for any other method and no big money coming off the books soon. Might even be worse when Panarin cashes in here after the Hawks refuse to play hardball.

Any talk about the Hawks’ pipeline starts with Alex DeBrincat. And don’t you worry, he’s still getting in up the elbow on the OHL, with 60 points in 28 games. His OHL season is going to go on hold for a bit, because he’s on the preliminary roster for the US Junior roster and is pretty much a lock to be on the main one when things kick off on Boxing Day. You’ll actually get to watch him. Should be fun.

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Pigs in Zen: Back-To-Back Wins

By kimwrona January 15, 2014 1755 0

Week 15 of the AHL schedule may not have started the best way for the IceHogs, but it finished extremely well as they picked up 2 consecutive victories over the weekend against Lake Erie.

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Pigs In Zen: That’s More Like It?

By kimwrona January 8, 2014 1637 0

Week 14 was much better for the IceHogs than their past 6 games had been. They snapped their winless streak and picked up points in 2 shootouts against Midwest Division opponents. While it wasn’t a sweep of the weekend by any means, it was a decent way to start off 2014.

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Pigs in Zen: Ending 2013 the Wrong Way

By kimwrona January 1, 2014 1409 0

The IceHogs played 3 games to close out 2013, but none of them went their way. With these 3 losses, their losing streak stretched to 6 games and saw the club fall below .500 for the first time since November 23rd.

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Pigs in Zen: Not a Very Merry Christmas

By kimwrona December 25, 2013 1446 0

The IceHogs played in 2 games before going into the Christmas break. The contests didn’t go the way they would’ve liked as they faced 2 Midwest Division rivals on the road and at home.

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Pigs in Zen: IceHogs Keep Racking Up the Points

By kimwrona December 18, 2013 1413 0

The IceHogs faced a 3-games-in-3-nights set this past weekend as they took on the Oklahoma City Barons in 2 contests at BMO Harris Bank Center then traveled to Iowa to take on the Wild.

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Pigs in Zen: Consistently Inconsistent?

By kimwrona November 13, 2013 1327 0

Week 6 of the AHL schedule turned out better than the last few games the IceHogs have played, but it still wasn’t what the club would’ve liked. In two games at home against the Iowa Wild, the Hogs split the weekend.

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Pigs in Zen: Stumbling Back Down the Mountain

By kimwrona November 7, 2013 1487 0

The IceHogs have had a busy schedule this past week as they played 4 games in 6 days. With a few wins, they would’ve increased their point lead as they sat atop the Western Conference standings, but the roll that the Hogs were on came to an abrupt halt.

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Pigs In Zen: Hogs Shine in 4 Games in 6 Days

By kimwrona October 24, 2013 1277 0

The end of week 3 and the beginning of week 4 featured a total of 4 games for the IceHogs with 3 of them coming on the road. For a young team like the IceHogs, it was crucial to sustain momentum throughout the 6 days that the games were spread out over.  They did just that as they took 7 out of the possible 8 points that were up for grabs.

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Pigs In Zen: Hogs Take 2 Points Out of Cleveland

By kimwrona October 16, 2013 1246 0

The IceHogs’ road swing continued in week 2 of the AHL schedule with back-to-back games in Lake Erie against the Monsters this past weekend. After splitting their opening weekend set in the Lone Star State, the Hogs were looking to add to their win total for this season and to continue their streak of sweeping the Monsters; they went 4-0 against them in 2012-13.