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.
Shaw is happy Chicago Tribune
Getting ready for the November tradition: Comcast (Autoplay)
Ten minute OT? TSN
For every “I’d fight him in barn” statement, Burke says stuff like this: NHL
The IceHogs had 2 more games in week 4 of the AHL schedule and they both came on home ice as they welcomed the Charlotte Checkers and Texas Stars into town. These games came after a successful road trip to Ontario, Canada earlier in the week where they took 3 of 4 points from Hamilton and Toronto.
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.
The IceHogs’ 2013 preseason schedule only featured two contests. Both games were on the road as the BMO Harris Bank Center is undergoing seat renovations. First up for the Hogs was a trip to West Meadows Ice Arena in Rolling Meadows for a tilt against the Wolves, and then it was up to the Kern Center in Milwaukee to take on the Admirals.
It’s been a long summer for the IceHogs and their fans after the team missed the playoffs by a mere 2 points to the Milwaukee Admirals in 2012-13. The Hogs finished 9th in the Western Conference with a record of 42-31-2-1 (87 points). The roster turnover will be noticeable this year for Rockford, which is different from last season where the majority of the team was the same from the year before.
Hoping for a healthy happy Hossa Comcast
Bickell too: Chicago Tribune
This is only here because it made me laugh, guess why: Fox
What’s that cliché about athletes after they sign big contracts: CSN
For pro athletes he is kind of right: TSN
This makes no sense: Sunbelt Hockey
Geno is on the right side of history: Pitt Trib
They’re heeeere: Suntimes
Back to work: Chicago Tribune
Another Cup, but the carousel still turns: Daily Herald
Captain Excitement: Comcast
What a dumb slogan: New York Times
So this is what the market dictates: PuckDaddy
Getting ahead of ourselves: Blackhawk Up
Since he smiled this year, Stan is looking forward to camp: Blackhawks.Com
Master Plan is different this time around: Daily Herald
Blake Geoffrion sadly makes it official: TSN
This is getting weird: Sportsnet
New Leadership in Philly? Maybe Sam will get his cheesesteaks: CBC
The puck dropped for the final time on Blackhawks Prospect Camp at 10:00 this morning for the final scrimmage of the week. With one last chance to show hockey ops and fans what they could do this week, the prospects put on a great show.
