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High On The Hog: Packing The Bags

By Jon Fromi February 25, 2019 0

The Rockford IceHogs have a couple of new faces in the fold. With the NHL trade deadline fast approaching, there could be a couple more before the day is out. The Blackhawks made two trades this past week. They aren’t likely to have a big impact in Chicago, but they could boost the playoff chances […]

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High On The Hog: Rough Weekend In Texas

By Jon Fromi January 14, 2019 0

The Rockford IceHogs dropped the first two games of what will be a three-game road trip in Texas. The IceHogs picked up a standings point Friday against the Texas Stars, but lost that game in Gus Macker Time before losing the following night in San Antonio. In losing 4-3 to the Rampage, San Antonio leapfrogged […]

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High On The Hog: Love That Home Cookin’

By Jon Fromi October 15, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate to the Chicago Blackhawks, kicked off their home schedule with style, scoring 10 goals in two victories over Texas and Hershey. The piglets were on full display this weekend, righting the ship after a 0-2 start in Cleveland to open the season. Here are some of my weekend observations: The […]

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High On The Hog: Kinks In Cleveland

By Jon Fromi October 8, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs, AHL affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, elected to forgo preseason exhibition games heading into the 2018-19 season. Ergo, this past weekend’s action in Cleveland was the first in which the piglets faced off against another team. The results were a bit underwhelming. Rockford dropped two games to the Monsters to open the […]

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High On The Hog: A Look At Forward

By Jon Fromi June 25, 2018 0

There were many new faces at forward for the Rockford IceHogs in the 2017-18 season. On a roster that went through some changes in the latter half of the campaign, there was a lot to cover in this area. I’ve previously cast a magnifying glass on the goalies and defensemen in recent posts. For now, […]

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High On The Hog: Tyler Sikura Lights It Up

By Jon Fromi January 15, 2018 0

The Rockford IceHogs found success in the first half of a six-game road trip, taking five of six points on their California jaunt this past week. With some new faces in the mix, Rockford remained in the playoff hunt in the AHL’s Central Division. The Hogs sit third in the division standings as of this […]