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High On The Hog: Tyler Motte Is Just Fine…Really

By Jon Fromi February 27, 2017

Tyler Motte of the Rockford IceHogs was active for the bulk of the team’s four-game road trip this past week. For all but about five minutes, Motte was either on the Rockford bench or on the ice. Those missing minutes did create a little activity widespread panic on my twitter account, however.

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High On The Hog: Vinnie, We Hardly Knew Ye

By Jon Fromi February 20, 2017

The Rockford IceHogs got a boost from Vinnie Hinostroza this past week. It doesn’t show much on the score sheet; Hinostroza was credited with a single assist in the three games he played while he and several Blackhawks teammates were sent to Rockford this past week. The Hogs had won three straight before Vinnie came […]

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Another Second Time Around – Sabres vs Hawks Preview, Open Enrollment

By January 5, 2017

 vs  Game Time: 7:30PM CST TV/Radio: NBCSN, CSN, WGN-AM 720 Over The Falls: Die By The Blade It wasn’t supposed to be like this for the Sabres, who were supposed to take whatever “THE NEXT STEP” is supposed to be this year. But once again they find themselves in the Eastern Conference cellar, and make their lone visit […]

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High On The Hog: Hoping To Be More Offensive in 2017

By January 3, 2017

Here’s hoping that 2017 is kinder to the Rockford IceHogs then the previous three months. To put it plainly, the 2016 part of this year’s campaign flat out sucked. Through 32 games, the AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks has been struggling to stay out of the cellar of the Western Conference. Only the Charlotte […]

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High On The Hog: Anatomy Of A Weeknight With The Wolves

By December 26, 2016

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, had themselves a pretty light week in terms of the schedule. The Hogs had just one game this past week, a Wednesday night matchup with their closest and biggest rival, the Chicago Wolves. I considered taking the week off and just including a recap of the […]

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High On The Hog: Snappin’, Recappin’

By December 19, 2016

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, needed to get on the fun side of the win-loss column after losing their previous nine contests. This past weekend, they were able to stem the flow of a long winless streak and pick up four points in the Central Division standings. Persistence paid off for […]

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High On The Hog: Four-Point Week

By November 22, 2016

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, rebounded from a tough stretch of games with a pair of wins this past week. Goals have been hard to come by for the Hogs so far this season, so it was nice to see the Hogs post some crooked numbers on the BMO Harris Bank […]

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High On The Hog: Traveling Blues

By November 7, 2016

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, must have had a little extra room on the bus after departing for three road games this past week. You see, the Hogs left their offense on the curb outside the BMO Harris Bank Center. Rockford dropped all three contests this week to push its current […]

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High On The Hog: On The Road

By November 2, 2016

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, have several short road jaunts this season. There is nothing resembling the two extended trips that is standard for the Hawks. In fact, the longest the Hogs will be away from the BMO Harris Bank Center is four games. The IceHogs are in Charlotte today to […]

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High On The Hog: Weekend Trifecta

By October 25, 2016

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, rebounded from a rough start to the 2016-17 season this past weekend. With three games in three days, the Hogs bested Grand Rapids on the road before opening their home schedule with a pair of wins Saturday and Sunday. Heading into the weekend, I wondered to […]