Kris Versteeg focused on helping young IceHogs development
Look back on June 18, 2015, a third parade in the last six years for the city of Chicago to celebrate a Stanley Cup victory. Kris Versteeg hoisted the Stanley… Read more »
Category Archives: IceHogs
IceHogs dominate weekend action, split games
The Rockford IceHogs came into the weekend riding a four-game win streak, having won five of their last home games. Closing their four-game homestand against the Manitoba Moose, the Hogs… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 4 – Is the Stache the answer?
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “JJ” reconvene with Facebook/Twitter sensation Christian Deme, aka StacheESQ, to discuss the Blackhawks plummeting hopes. The Blackhawks are 4-7-3 after losing to the San Jose Sharks,… Read more »
IceHogs top Marlies 3–1, extend win streak to four
For the first time since the 2014–15 season, the Rockford IceHogs faced off against the Toronto Marlies. On a “school day” game in Rockford, a 10:30 a.m. start time did… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs extend win streak to three games
At the beginning of the AHL season, the Rockford IceHogs had no trouble starting games on the right foot, usually outshooting their opponents in the first period and scoring the… Read more »
Blackhawks recall Adam Boqvist from Rockford
A day after announcing that rookie Kirby Dach would be staying in the NHL longer than his nine-game trial period, the Blackhawks announced today that 2018 first-round draft pick (eighth… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs top San Antonio Rampage on a night of firsts
After being outscored by the Cleveland Monsters 12–1 last weekend, including allowing 12 unanswered goals, the Rockford IceHogs got a number of firsts on the board against the San Antonio… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 3 – The more things change, the more they stay the same
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” is joined again by staff writers Ray Napientek and Juliana Nikac to talk about the current state of the Blackhawks. The Blackhawks are 2-4-2 after losing to… Read more »
Blackhawks place Connor Murphy on LTIR, recall Dennis Gilbert
The Chicago Blackhawks have placed defenseman Connor Murphy on long-term injured reserve and have recalled defenseman Dennis Gilbert from the Rockford IceHogs, the team announced on Wednesday afternoon. Murphy left… Read more »
Blackhawks trade Aleksi Saarela for Ian McCoshen
While in the middle of Tuesday night’s contest against the Vegas Golden Knights, the Chicago Blackhawks completed a trade with the Florida Panthers to acquire defenseman Ian McCoshen in exchange… Read more »
IceHogs sweep weekend series against Wolves
The IceHogs came into the weekend series against the Chicago Wolves winless. They would leave the weekend with back-to-back wins. After a fast start on Friday, Rockford held on for… Read more »
Blackhawks recall Kirby Dach from IceHogs
Following the conclusion of his third game with the Rockford IceHogs on a conditioning assignment, the Chicago Blackhawks recalled Kirby Dach to the NHL late Friday night. Dach played in… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs not panicking over 0–3–0 start
The Rockford IceHogs are off to a historic start to the 2019–20 season. Unfortunately, it is the wrong side of history. For the first time since the IceHogs joined the… Read more »
IceHogs drop third straight loss to start the season
The Rockford IceHogs and Laval Rocket made history on Monday afternoon, meeting for the first time in history. In the historical matchup, Laval came away 3–1 winners, leaving Rockford still… Read more »
Kirby Dach makes pro debut in IceHogs loss
It was an eventful night in Rockford as the IceHogs opened their home portion of the 2019–20 season with a 4–2 loss against the Grand Rapids Griffins Saturday night. Prior… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 2 – The regular season begins
The-Rink.com co-hosts “Gatekeeper” and “Double J” are joined by staff member and Chicago Steel head writer Ray Napientek to talk about the first two games of the Blackhawks regular season…. Read more »
Rockford IceHogs 2019-20 season award picks: Preseason
Apologies for the misleading “preseason” notion in the title, but it is on me to not have done this before the actual season got underway on Friday night. Sometimes that… Read more »
Previewing the Rockford IceHogs’ 2019–20 season
After falling short of the Calder Cup Playoffs last season, the Rockford IceHogs face an uphill battle in the AHL Central Division for the 2019–20 season. With a lineup full… Read more »
Derek King names Kris Versteeg newest Rockford IceHogs captain
The Rockford IceHogs will have their first team captain since the end of the 2016–17 season. Head coach Derek King announced on Wednesday that veteran winger Kris Versteeg will serve… Read more »
BREAKING: Carl Dahlstrom claimed by Winnipeg Jets
Following the move yesterday putting Carl Dahlstrom on waivers to be sent to the AHL, the division-rival Winnipeg Jets announced this morning that they have claimed the 24-year-old defenseman. The… Read more »
Dennis Gilbert and Anton Wedin assigned to Rockford
The Blackhawks announced yesterday that defenseman Dennis Gilbert and forward Anton Wedin were sent to Rockford, joining the IceHogs for their training camp. There was speculation that one or both… Read more »
BREAKING: Dahlstrom on waivers to be sent to Rockford
As the rest of the league makes moves to become cap and roster compliant before the deadline at 5 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, the Blackhawks announced that defenseman Carl Dahlstrom… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks send Rockford team to Boston for beat down
With the actual Blackhawks team in Germany preparing for an exhibition game Sunday, the Chicago brass took a scheduling snafu and turned it into a preseason nightmare Saturday afternoon, as… Read more »
Blackhawks send Boqvist and Saarela to Rockford prior to European trip
Seemingly already on European time, the Blackhawks assigned rookie defensive phenom Adam Boqvist and summer acquisition Aleksi Saarela to the Rockford IceHogs following last night’s uninspired shellacking at the hands… Read more »
Blackhawks Rinkcast – Season 3, Episode 1 – Prospect tier wrap special
The-Rink.com host “Gatekeeper” is joined by staff members Mario Tirabassi, Aaron Goldschmidt, Eric Andrews, Juliana Nikac and Ron Luce to talk in-depth about Blackhawks prospects. The Blackhawks sit at 2-1-1… Read more »