AHL drops hammer on IceHogs; Carter Hutton injury confirmed, Ben Smith update
By Chris Block The American Hockey League dealt the IceHogs a significant blow on Tuesday for Rockford’s part in this past Saturday night’s bench-clearing brawl with the Grand Rapids Griffins. Rockford...
View ArticleIceHogs release Lebda, Sign Four; Karlsson Visa Issue Delays Debut; How...
By Chris Block On Friday, the Rockford IceHogs officially released defenseman Brett Lebda from his second professional try-out contract with the club. Lebda had been a healthy scratch in 5 of...
View ArticleMore disciplined Hogs still fall to .500 in 2-1 loss to Wolves
By Chris Block After allowing 17 goals in their last two losses, 7 coming while the team was short-handed, the Rockford IceHogs held team and organizational meetings all last week focusing on...
View ArticleRockford caps Four-Point Weekend with Shootout Victory over Lake Erie, BMO...
By Jon Fromi It took regulation, overtime and seven rounds of a shootout, but the Rockford IceHogs completed two weekend victories with a 2-1 shootout win over the visiting Lake Erie Monsters. Brad...
View ArticleIceHogs keep playoffs in sight with big win in Milwaukee
By Chris Block One night after picking up a huge 7-3 victory over the Chicago Wolves in their regular season home finale, the Rockford IceHogs hit the road, again set out to keep their AHL postseason...
View ArticleHossa’s Overtime Tally Sinks Predators
By Jon Fromi The Chicago Blackhawks were able to withstand a rare offensive explosion from the Nashville Predators Friday night. In front of a full house that helped the team celebrate broadcaster Pat...
View ArticleHutton, Stanton, Lalonde make NHL debuts in Blackhawks regular season finale...
By Jon Fromi It was a new look Chicago Blackhawks squad that came out in St. Louis Saturday night and dropped a 3-1 decision to the Blues. With most of the Blackhawks stars resting comfortably in...
View ArticlePuckChatter~Radio, Rockford Season Review with Mike Peck, Voice of the IceHogs
By Chris Block On Tuesday, we welcomed Mike Peck, the voice of the Rockford IceHogs, back to PuckChatter~Radio to help us recap the IceHogs’ 2012-13 season. Over the course of this 40 minute show, Mike...
View ArticlePuckChatter~Radio; e.132, Prospect Camp and Free Agency review
By Chris Block On this edition of PuckChatter~Radio, I’m joined by Brad Gardner of HockeysFuture.com and frequent contributor to TheThirdManIn.com to review all the Blackhawks news of the past two...
View ArticlePuckChatter~Radio, e.137; The Hjalmarsson Dance
By Chris Block PuckChatter~Radio pulled off 2 shows in 6 days with another brand new episode on Tuesday night. dissecting the Kris Versteeg trade and the reasons why Jimmy Hayes and Dylan Olsen were...
View ArticleHawks top Preds 3-1, avenge brutal November loss in Music City
By Brad Vandenberk Remember November 16, 2013? That was the last time the Hawks entered Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The game ended looking more like a murder scene than a hockey game. The...
View ArticleToews shorty snatches OT win from Predators
By Jon Fromi Jonathan Toews’ first goal of the 2014-15 campaign was certainly a memorable one. The Chicago Blackhawks captain victimized the Nashville Predators for a shorthanded goal Saturday night as...
View ArticleFantasy Chatter: Week 16 – Replacing Rinne & Bobrovsky and First Line...
Who will win The Royal Rumble the starting job in Minny? The Week Ahead: Jan 26 – Feb 1 4 Game slates: ARI, MON, NASH, PIT, WASH 3 Game slates: ANA, BUF, CAL, CAR, CHI, CLB, DAL, DET, EDM, FLA, MIN,...
View ArticleFantasy Chatter: Week 17 Second Half Trade Targets: Buy Low/Sell High
The Week Ahead: Feb 2 – Feb 8 4 Game slates: ANA, BUF, COL, DAL, FLA, NASH, NYI, NYR, SJ, STL, TB, WASH, WINN 3 Game slates: ARI, BOS, CAL, CAR, CHI, CLB, EDM, LA, MON, NJ, OTT, PIT, TOR, VAN 2 Game...
View ArticleNHL Free Agency Opens, Blackhawks fish for scraps
By Chris Block Whether Chicago is just no longer a desirable destination over other franchises, or the Blackhawks had little excitement over the crop of free agents found on this July 1, Stan Bowman...
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