The Chicago Blackhawks will eventually be playing meaningful games to close the 2019-20 season. After the NHL announced the league’s return to play format, centered around a 24-team “playoff” with… Read more »
The 2019–20 AHL season came to a bitter end on Monday, as the league made the decision to shut down the remainder of the season, including the 2020 Calder Cup… Read more »
It’s official. The 2019-20 AHL regular season and 2020 Calder Cup Playoffs have been canceled. In a statement released Monday morning, the league announced its decision to end the season… Read more »
Wednesday, May 6 is National Nurses Day in the United States. It marks the start of Nurses Week, which runs until May 12. As we know, the global COVID-19 pandemic… Read more »
“We’ve played every season. We’ve had the good fortune that this league has never stopped playing. There’s a lot of firsts happening. I don’t really see, at this point, how… Read more »
While the NHL and AHL seasons are on pause, players are not waiting to make their next moves. On Sunday afternoon, it was announced that Rockford IceHogs forward Jacob Nilsson… Read more »
Following a 15-year career, 643 NHL games and two Stanley Cup championships, former Chicago Blackhawks winger Kris Versteeg officially announced his retirement from hockey on Tuesday morning. A former fifth-round… Read more »
It was announced on Monday that Oscar Dansk was named the Chicago Wolves IOA/American Speciality AHL Man of the Year award recipient for 2019–20. This is the first time the… Read more »
For the second time in three seasons since joining the Chicago Blackhawks’ organization, goaltender Collin Delia has been named the Rockford IceHogs IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year. It… Read more »
There was actual hockey news on Thursday afternoon, as the Chicago Blackhawks announced four contract agreements. The team reached contract extensions with Matthew Highmore and Kevin Lankinen and signed 2017 draft… Read more »
March 11, 2020 will forever be remembered by sports fan around the world. Heck, even non-sports fans will remember the day that the world seemed to grind to a halt…. Read more »
Following the joint statement from the MLB, NBA, MLS and NHL on Monday, the Chicago Blackhawks and Rockford IceHogs are taking procedures to combat the spread of the Coronavirus. Teams… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs are not going away easy. I’ll save you the poetry this week. With just 13 games remaining on the schedule, the IceHogs currently sit in a tie… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs will not go gently into that good night. They will continue to rage, rage against the dying light that is their slim Calder Cup playoff hopes. After… Read more »
Will the AHL divisions be realigned in the coming seasons? I have no idea. Let me just say right up front this is nothing but speculation. But this speculation is… Read more »
It was a rather underwhelming trade deadline for the Chicago Blackhawks in the eyes of the fan community. After the trades of defenseman Erik Gustafsson and goaltender Robin Lehner, Chicago… Read more »
Like I was saying in the last War Pigs report, everything is fine! The IceHogs are still alive in the Calder Cup Playoff hunt and nothing is wrong with the… Read more »
The Buffalo Sabres selected Brandon Hagel in the sixth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. But, they did not sign him. After putting up 177 points in 193 games… Read more »
In the infamous words of Michael Scott: “It’s over. We are screwed.” Well, not quite yet, but it’s looking pretty grim for the Rockford IceHogs Calder Cup Playoff chances as… Read more »
In the last set of games before the six-day break, the Eagles took to the ice in their stunning purple and black Hockey Fights Cancer jerseys. They bounced back to… Read more »
In an era where consumers are offered a plethora of ways to entertain themselves on the weekends, live sports are constantly trying to evolve and keep up with the times. … Read more »
Rockford IceHogs goaltender Collin Delia is an interesting hockey player. Aside from the fact that he plays the most isolated, demanding and scrutinized position in hockey, Delia owns a leather… Read more »
Win and lose. Call up and send down. Shut out and shutout. Such are The Perils of the Rockford IceHogs these days. The dreary winter blues are making the AHL… Read more »
The Wolves had a sensational opportunity over the weekend to take two games at home against division opponents. The weekend began against the Milwaukee Admirals, who defeated the Wolves last… Read more »
The Rockford IceHogs have just surpassed the mid-way point of the 2019-20 AHL regular season. Through 39 games, Rockford holds a 19-18-2 record and currently sit in a tie for… Read more »