Rockford IceHogs

This article is about the current AHL franchise. For the previous United Hockey League franchise, see Rockford IceHogs (UHL).

Rockford IceHogs
City Rockford, Illinois
League American Hockey League
Conference Western Conference
Division Midwest Division
Founded 2007
Home arena BMO Harris Bank Center
Colors

Red, black, white

              
Owner(s) Rockford MetroCentre
City of Rockford
General manager Mark Bernard
Head coach Ted Dent
Affiliates Chicago Blackhawks (NHL), Toledo Walleye (ECHL)
Franchise history
1995–1997 Baltimore Bandits
1997–2005 Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
2007–present Rockford IceHogs

The Rockford IceHogs are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They began play during the 2007–08 AHL season at the BMO Harris Bank Center in Rockford, Illinois, USA. They are the top affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL.

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History

The current Rockford IceHogs were founded in 1995 as the Baltimore Bandits and then relocated in 1997 to Cincinnati, Ohio to become the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks suspended operations for the 2005–06 AHL season due to the lack of an NHL affiliate after the previous affiliates Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim signed new agreements with the two other AHL teams which are the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Portland Pirates. The franchise was later renamed Cincinnati RailRaiders, but failed to reach a goal of 2,000 season tickets to re-enter the AHL for the 2006–07 season. On March 19, 2007, the AHL announced that the team had been purchased, and relocated them to Rockford to become the current day Rockford IceHogs.

Timeline

The franchise was previously known as
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Season-by-season results

Regular season

Season Games Won Lost OTL SOL Points Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
2007–08 80 44 26 4 6 98 247 231 2nd, West
2008–09 80 40 34 0 6 86 229 220 4th, West
2009–10 80 44 30 3 3 94 226 226 3rd, West
2010–11 42 19 17 1 4 43 110 121 8th, West

Playoffs

Season 1st round 2nd round 3rd round Finals
2007–08 W, 4-1, HOU L, 3-4, CHI — —
2008–09 L, 0-4, MIL — — —
2009–10 L, 0-4, TEX — — —
2010–11 Out of playoffs,

Team captains

Current roster

Updated January 4, 2012.[1][2]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Contract
12 Beach, KyleKyle Beach  LW R 22 2010 Kelowna, British Columbia Blackhawks
18 Bollig, BrandonBrandon Bollig LW L 25 2010 Saint Charles, Missouri Blackhawks
10 Connelly, BrianBrian Connelly (A) D L 25 2009 Bloomington, Minnesota Blackhawks
2 Fahey, BrianBrian Fahey (A) D R 31 2011 Glenview, Illinois IceHogs
26 Flick, RobRob Flick C R 20 2011 London, Ontario IceHogs
24 Froese, ByronByron Froese C R 20 2011 Winkler, Manitoba Blackhawks
29 Gilbert, DavidDavid Gilbert C L 21 2011 Châteauguay, Quebec Blackhawks
30 Hutton, CarterCarter Hutton G L 26 2011 Thunder Bay, Ontario IceHogs
9 Lalonde, ShawnShawn Lalonde D R 21 2010 Orleans, Ontario Blackhawks
6 Lavin, JoeJoe Lavin D L 22 2011 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Blackhawks
32 LeBlanc, PeterPeter LeBlanc C L 24 2010 Hamilton, Ontario IceHogs
15 McLean, BrettBrett McLean (A) C L 33 2011 Comox, British Columbia Blackhawks
19 Morin, JeremyJeremy Morin LW R 20 2010 Auburn, New York Blackhawks
85 Olesz, RostislavRostislav Olesz LW L 26 2011 Ostrava, Czechoslovakia Blackhawks
11 Paradis, PhilippePhilippe Paradis LW L 21 2011 Normandin, Quebec Blackhawks
27 Pirri, BrandonBrandon Pirri C L 20 2010 Toronto, Ontario Blackhawks
35 Richards, AlecAlec Richards G L 24 2009 Robbinsdale, Minnesota Blackhawks
53 Salak, AlexanderAlexander Salak G L 25 2011 Strakonice, Czechoslovakia Blackhawks
14 Segal, BrandonBrandon Segal (C) RW R 28 2011 Richmond, British Columbia Blackhawks
21 Smith, BenBen Smith RW R 23 2010 Winston-Salem, North Carolina Blackhawks
4 Stanton, RyanRyan Stanton D L 22 2010 St. Albert, Alberta Blackhawks
5 Youds, BenBen Youds D R 23 2011 Maple Grove, Minnesota IceHogs

Team records

Regular season

Goals: Troy Brouwer: 35 (2007–08)
Assists: Martin St. Pierre: 67 (2007–08)
Points: Martin St. Pierre: 88 (2007–08)
Plus/minus: Danny Groulx: 18 (2008–09)
Penalty minutes: Kris Versteeg: 174 (2007–08)
Goaltending wins: Corey Crawford: 29 (2007–08)
GAA: Wade Flaherty: 2.54 (2007–08)
SV%: Wade Flaherty/Corey Crawford: 0.917 (2007–08/2008-09)

Post season

Goals: Kris Versteeg: 6 (2007–08)
Assists: Martin St. Pierre: 12 (2007–08)
Points: Martin St. Pierre: 14 (2007–08)
Plus/minus: Jim Fahey: 10 (2007–08)
Penalty minutes: Mike Blunden: 35 (2007–08)
Goaltending wins: Corey Crawford: 7 (2007–08)
GAA: Corey Crawford: 2.19 (2007–08)
SV%: Corey Crawford: 0.924 (2007–08)

References

  1. ^ "Rockford IceHogs - Team roster". Rockford IceHogs. http://icehogs.com/team/players/. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  2. ^ "Rockford IceHogs Roster". American Hockey League. http://theahl.com/stats/roster.php?step=&sub=&season_id=37&team_id=372. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 

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