Rockford IceHogs Continue Road Trip, Injuries, And Recalls
In the middle of a six-game road trip, the Rockford IceHogs come off a weekend in which they took wins over both the Milwaukee Admirals and Chicago Wolves away from… Read more »
Category Archives: Mario Tirabassi
Rockford IceHogs Sweep Weekend Road Games
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs embarked on the beginnings of a six-game road trip, all against AHL Central Division opponents. After dropping the first game of the year with… Read more »
RECAP: Blackhawks Comeback Falls Short Against Hurricanes
It was an interesting night for the Chicago Blackhawks to say the least. Just a few hours after revealing the sweaters that they will wear for the Winter Classic at… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 35 – Quenneville Fired
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel get together with The Rink Rockford Icehogs Head Writer Mario Tirabassi to talk about the Blackhawks firing Joel Quenneville and his assistants, then promoting Jeremy… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Fall In First Game Under Derek King
The Rockford IceHogs’ annual ‘School Day’ game was the scene of more than just a mid-morning puck drop in front of 4,000-plus screaming kids. It marked the first game for… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Continue Point-Streak
After nearly a full week off of action, the Rockford IceHogs faced a three games in three nights slate over the weekend. While every point counts at any spot in… Read more »
By The Numbers: Rockford IceHogs After Ten Games
The Hockey calendar has turned a new page and we are into the month of November. For the Rockford IceHogs, a ten-game stretch of play to begin the year has… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Prepare For Jam-Packed Weekend
This weekend brings plenty of hockey action to the Rockford IceHogs after nearly a full week off. The IceHogs have a three games in three days set ahead of them… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Salvage One Point Over Weekend
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs had a great opportunity to grab points with a back-to-back set of games against the Cleveland Monsters and Manitoba Moose, both at home. Unfortunately,… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Prepare For San Antonio Rampage
On Wednesday night, the Rockford IceHogs will begin a three-game home stretch of their schedule with a game against the San Antonio Rampage. It marks the first of eight meetings… Read more »
Anton Forsberg Assigned To IceHogs, Luke Johnson Recalled
On Tuesday morning, Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Anton Forsberg cleared waivers and was assigned to the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League. Forsberg is expected to report to the IceHogs… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Take 3 Of 4 Points From Roadrunners
Over the weekend, the Rockford IceHogs faced the Tucson Roadrunners in back-to-back games on Friday and Saturday night in Arizona. Taking three of four points from the Roadrunners with an… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Face Double-Header Against Roadrunners
For the first time in AHL history, the Tucson Roadrunners and Rockford IceHogs will take the ice together. The IceHogs travel to Tucson this weekend to take on the Roadrunners… Read more »
Blackhawks Sign MacKenzie Entwistle To Entry-Level Deal
On Tuesday morning, the Chicago Blackhawks organization announced the team had signed forward MacKenzie Entwistle to an entry-level contract. Entwistle’s deal is a standard three-year entry-level deal through 2020-2021 with… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Sweep Home-Opening Weekend
After a less-than-stellar start to the season, the Rockford IceHogs got their season back on track with wins over the Texas Stars and Hershey Bears over the weekend to open… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Set For Home-Opening Weekend
After a fruitless start to the season last week, the Rockford IceHogs return to action this weekend as they open the home portion of their schedule against the Texas Stars… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Game To Be Featured On NHL Network
On Tuesday, the American Hockey League and the Rockford IceHogs announced that the November 25 contest between the IceHogs and Chicago Wolves will be featured on the NHL Network. The… Read more »
Chicago Blackhawks Recall Alexandre Fortin From IceHogs
On Tuesday evening, the Chicago Blackhawks recalled forward Alexandre Fortin from the Rockford IceHogs. Fortin had played in both of the IceHogs’ first two games of the AHL season, tallying… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Drop Weekend Set Against Monsters
The 2018-19 AHL season is here! Someone might need to tell the Rockford IceHogs… Over the weekend, the IceHogs opened their 2018-19 campaign with back-to-back losses to the Cleveland Monsters… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs 2018-19 Season Preview
It’s finally opening night. The 2018-19 Rockford IceHogs season is upon us. After one of the most successful years in franchise AHL history, the IceHogs hit the ice with high… Read more »
The-Rink NHL Predictions for ’18-19
Last night, on the latest Blackhawks Rinkcast, we teased predictions for this upcoming season. Now is a great time to give a more robust set of NHL predictions, from the… Read more »
The Blackhawks Rinkcast – Episode 31 – Season Preview
The-Rink.com co-hosts Jeff “Gatekeeper” Osborn and John Jaeckel discuss the Blackhawks pending start of the regular season with Rink Rockford Icehogs writer Mario Tirabassi . Blackhawks finish the preseason The Corey Crawford saga continues The… Read more »
Rockford IceHogs Kick-Off 2018-19 Season At Fan Fest
The Rockford IceHogs 20th Professional season kicked off on Friday night with their Fan Fest and inter-squad scrimmage. This season starts with a huge amount of optimism surrounding the IceHogs… Read more »
Preseason Recap: Blackhawks Fall To Senators, 2-1
On Thursday night, the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Ottawa Senators for their fifth game of the preseason, second home game of the preseason, and second time playing the Senators this… Read more »
Blackhawks Assign Highmore, Fortin, Ejdsell to IceHogs
On Wednesday morning, following an 8-6 loss against the Detroit Red Wings in the first preseason game at the United Center, the Chicago Blackhawks made another round of training camp… Read more »