Rockford IceHogs
This article is about the current AHL franchise. For the previous United Hockey League franchise, see Rockford IceHogs (UHL).
| Rockford IceHogs | |
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| City | Rockford, Illinois |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Conference | Western Conference |
| Division | Midwest Division |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Home arena | BMO Harris Bank Center |
| Colors |
Red, black, white |
| Owner(s) | BMO Harris Bank City of Rockford |
| General manager | Mark Bernard |
| Head coach | Ted Dent |
| Media | 23.2 WIFR-TV (AntennaTV) |
| 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 a professional ice hockey team that plays 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 [edit]
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.
On Friday, January 11, 2013, the IceHogs declared Rachael Williams as the team's Two Millionth Fan.[1]
Timeline [edit]
- The franchise was previously known as
- Baltimore Bandits (1995–1997)
- Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (1997–2005) (an affiliate of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Detroit Red Wings)
- The market was previously served by
- Rockford IceHogs (1999–2007) UHL
Season-by-season results [edit]
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| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for |
Goals against |
Standing | Year | 1st round |
2nd round |
3rd round |
Finals |
| 2007–08 | 80 | 44 | 26 | 4 | 6 | 98 | .613 | 247 | 231 | 2nd, West | 2008 | W, 4-1, HOU | L, 3-4, CHI | — | — |
| 2008–09 | 80 | 40 | 34 | 0 | 6 | 86 | .538 | 229 | 220 | 4th, West | 2009 | L, 0-4, MIL | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 44 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 94 | .588 | 226 | 226 | 3rd, West | 2010 | L, 0-4, TEX | — | — | — |
| 2010–11 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 85 | .531 | 216 | 245 | 8th, West | 2011 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2011–12 | 76 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 79 | .520 | 207 | 228 | 5th, Midwest | 2012 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2012–13 | 76 | 42 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 87 | .572 | 246 | 225 | 3rd, Midwest | 2013 | Out of playoffs | |||
Players [edit]
Current roster [edit]
Team captains [edit]
- Jim Fahey, 2007–2008
- Tim Brent, 2008–2009
- Jake Dowell, 2009–2010
- Garnet Exelby, 2010–2011
- Brandon Segal & Brian Fahey, 2011–2012
- Martin St. Pierre, 2012–present
Team records [edit]
Regular season [edit]
- 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)
Postseason [edit]
- 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 [edit]
- ^ Schreck, Reed (January 11, 2013). "Rockford IceHogs end slide, count fan No. 2M on same night". Rockford Register Star (Rockford, IL). Retrieved January 12, 2013.
- ^ "Rockford IceHogs - Team roster". Rockford IceHogs. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
- ^ "Rockford IceHogs Roster". American Hockey League. Retrieved 2012-10-14.
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