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High On The Hog: Jerkin’ The Curtain

By Jon Fromi October 5, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs commence on-ice operations for the 2018-19 season this weekend. The piglets are opening their AHL slate in Cleveland, where they play Friday night and again Saturday afternoon. In the interest of getting you ready to take in the action at your respective bases of operation, here’s a preview of the upcoming weekend […]

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High On The Hog: In The Cage

By Jon Fromi June 15, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs had a bit of a revolving door when it came to the crease this past season. Injuries to some key personnel made for some vertical movement for several of the goalies in the organization. As the first installment of some “in-depth” looks at the Hawks AHL affiliate, let’s cast our gaze squarely […]

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Game #82 – Jets vs. Hawks Preview/Mohair Suit Fitting

By Sam Fels April 7, 2018 0

vs. RECORDS: Jets 51-20-10   Hawks 33-38-10 PUCK DROP: 6:00 p.m. TV: NBCSCH SOLID WALLS OF SOUND: JetsNation.ca We’ve reached the end of the line. Tonight’s matchup between the second-seed Jets and the Chicago Post-Acid Emil Antonowskys will have all the vim and vigor of a midsummer Pony league game between two teams whose best players […]

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Game #81 – Honey Don’t Stop Tryin’ and You’ll Get What You Deserve – Hawks 1, Blues 4

By John Pullega April 6, 2018 0

Box Score Hockey Stats Natural Stat Trick Like a day at the Robert Crown Center, this game leaves us cold, bored, and completely disenfranchised about things that are supposed to be fun. The good news is that none of it mattered, and it’s now almost over. To the bullets. – This was less a hockey […]

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Game #75 – I’ll probably die anonymous – Hawks 2, Canucks 5

By Adam Hess March 22, 2018 0

Box Score Hockey Stats Natural Stat Trick This one was a real shit show, and that all started this afternoon before the game even started. I have some questions. Let’s get right to the bullets: – So let’s get to the one that I think is the most glaring: what the heck was this lineup? […]

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Game #72 – The Blarney Stone Brings A Tear To Me Eye – Hawks 3, Sabres 5

By John Pullega March 17, 2018 0

Box Score Corsica Natural Stat Trick Kent O’Brockman once said that on St. Patrick’s Day, “Everyone is a little bit Irish, except of course for the gays and the Italians,” which is why you’re stuck with me for the wrap of this horseshit game. Let’s get to it and keep it brief, as there’s drinking […]

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Game #71 You Can’t Close the Door When the Walls Caved In – Hawks 2, Jets 6

By Rose Rankin March 15, 2018 0

Box Score Natural Stat Trick Corsica Let’s just be honest—the steaming pile of dog shit that was the first period tonight ended things just as they were getting started. Sure, they managed another goal but that did nothing other than temporarily hide how embarrassing the score actually was. To the bullets: –So the aforementioned pile […]

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Game #68 Strong Men Also Cry – Hawks 2, Hurricanes 3

By Rose Rankin March 8, 2018 0

Box Score Natural Stat Trick Corsica My all-time favorite movie turned 20 years old this week, and seeing as Our Special Boy was the one to score the game-winning goal tonight, it seemed appropriate to recall this piece of wisdom from the other Jeffrey Lebowski, the millionaire. To the bullets: –The Hawks got killed in […]

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Game #67 – The NHL Is A Toilet – Hawks 1, Avalanche 1 (Hawks Win Biggest Bong Hit)

By John Pullega March 6, 2018 0

Box Score Corsica Natural Stat Trick This game adequately proved why the NHL will always be a Riot Fest porta-potty to the rest of the sports-watching world. On the 20th anniversary of The Big Lebowski, it’s appropriate to say that we’re all nihilists. We believe in nothing. To the bullets of this garbage display from […]

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Game #64 – Let The Bottle Do The Work To Ease The Mind And Soothe The Hurt – Hawks 2, SHA-ARKS 7

By John Pullega March 2, 2018 0

Box Score Hockey Stats Natural Stat Trick Like a Crave Crate, the Hawks were great through the first five. The rest was a blackout of shit, snot, and puke. There’s not much to learn from a drubbing like this, but let’s see what we can find. Sometimes there’s a penny in those sliders. To the […]