Find Yourself Following The IceHogs Alot? Post Here About Our Favorite AHL Team

[TheChicagoFan]

I've heard from Brett Myhres that Smith and Morin are a great duo when they're together. Is this true?

 

[icehogfan08]

Anyone looks good with Smith or Pirri

 

[TheChicagoFan]

Anyone looks good with Smith or Pirri

That's what Myhres says. We're pretty good twitter buds so we talk about the Hogs often.

I really like how Pirri played in the MTL game, but not so much in the CBJ game. I think both Smith and Pirri are NHL ready.

 

[Capt. Serious]

BTW, Hogs/Wolves on My50 Chicago tonight from All State Arena.

 

[icehogfan08]

BTW, Hogs/Wolves on My50 Chicago tonight from All State Arena.

Make an IGT and we can talk about the game

 

[DewsSox79]

we need some activity in this *****

 

[tbo41fan]

we need some activity in this *****

nice avatar cawk

 

[Capt. Serious]

11 am today vs the Wolves at Allstate Arena.

 

[icehogfan08]

SMITH, ICEHOGS KNOCK OFF BARONS IN OT

Oklahoma City, Ok.-On paper, the Rockford IceHogs seemed to be outmatched by the Oklahoma City Barons, especially after falling behind 1-0 after the first period. But Rockford battled back and grabbed a 2-1 overtime win over the Western Conference’s top team at the Cox Convention Center.

Down 1-0 entering the third period Philippe Paradis tied the game 15:07 into the final frame. Brandon Segal sprung Paradis up the right wing and the rookie winger broke away from the Barons defense and slipped his second goal of the season under Yann Danis.

In the overtime, Ben Smith won a face-off to Brian Fahey in the OKC zone, and the veteran d-man’s slap shot from the point was deflected by Smith past Danis for his 11th goal of the campaign, winning it in overtime for Rockford at 2:50.

It was the second time in less than a week that Rockford won a game when trailing after the second period as they did it in Texas last Sunday over the Stars. Rockford started the season 0-16-1-0 when trailing after two while the Barons were 15-0-1-0 when leading after the second period and 13-0-0-0 when holding a lead after the first stanza.

Rockford held Oklahoma City to just two shots on goal in the first period on Friday, but one of those shots found the back of the net for the frame’s only marker. In transition, Mark Arcobello picked up a Hunter Tremblay pass and beat Carter Hutton at 14:22 for his fourth goal of the season.

Hutton earned the win making 18 saves while holding the opposition to less than two goals for just the second time this season. Rockford flung 23 shots on Danis who turned away 21 of them.

 

[icehogfan08]

NHL Trade Deadline: Why The Blackhawks Should Remember The Phantoms

As trade speculation and rumors heat up all over the NHL, the Chicago Blackhawks are in the enviable position of having cap space, quality veteran depth, and good organizational depth.

But before giving away any of the team’s top prospects, the organization should look back at the 2005 Calder Cup champion Philadelphia Phantoms for a moment of pause.

The Blackhawks are no longer a team hoping to sneak into the playoffs. With a young core locked up, the annual debate around the trade deadline and the Draft has become weighing short-term success against long-term sustainability.

And while the 2011-12 AHL playoffs haven’t started yet, the Hawks have a similar depth “problem” that the 2004-05 Philadelphia Phantoms did when they made a historic run to the Calder Cup.

Those Phantoms had great forward depth with some legitimate NHL prospects putting up solid numbers. But they also had a couple of young centers that were drafted the year before that were matriculating their way toward the NHL at a rapid pace.

The luxury of too many good players was great for the Phantoms, but ultimately the Flyers inability to adequately evaluate their organizational depth cost them dearly.

In 2004-05, the Phantoms top two scoring centers were both 22, and had really good regular seasons. RJ Umberger posted 65 points (21 goals, 44 assists) in 80 games, while Patrick Sharp registered 52 points (23 goals, 29 assists) in 75 games.

But the Flyers used two picks in the first round of the 2003 NHL Draft on centers. And while they both spent their respective 2004-05 regular seasons with OHL clubs, both Jeff Carter and Mike Richards were brought up to the Phantoms for the postseason and were dominant. Carter had 23 points in 21 games and Richards added 15 points in 14 games.

Suddenly the Flyers were coming out of the lock-out with more prospects than they knew what to do with. Umberger, Sharp, Richards and Carter were all regulars in the Flyers’ lineup during the 2005-06 season, but not all of them could stay.

So, after a slow first 22 games, Philadelphia traded Sharp to Chicago in arguably the most one-sided deal of the last decade.

The Blackhawks acquired Sharp with Eric Meloche in exchange for Matt Ellison and a third round draft pick.

While I don’t need to point out what Sharp has meant to the Blackhawks, the moment of pause is considering what might be leaving the Chicago organization in a deal for what is hoped to be the “missing piece” this year.

In a market that is seeing the price for centers and defensemen skyrocketing with almost every day because of injuries to key players on teams with postseason aspirations, someone is going to grossly overpay for a guy they think fills a hole in their lineup today.

It’s possible to look at recent draft picks like Brandon Saad, Mark McNeill and Kevin Hayes and convince yourself that AHL veterans like Jeremy Morin and Brandon Pirri, who are both still only 20, are “expendable.” But the risk of moving a player with talent like Morin or Pirri in exchange for a role player to fill as short-term need could ultimately come back to bite the Blackhawks.

The image of Sharp skating around the ice in Philadelphia with the Stanley Cup raised above his head in a visitor’s sweater should provide all of the pause Stan Bowman needs when considering a deal.

 

[icehogfan08]

Will be tweeting at the game tonight for updates. Tweet me for info and updates.

 

[Captain Iago]

I heard that their game tonight will also be delayed until 8.

 

[icehogfan08]

I heard that their game tonight will also be delayed until 8.

Yeah. 1/2 price tickets on Sunday for those who come tonight

 

[icehogfan08]

Pirri is the shit

 

[icehogfan08]

Rockford, Ill.- Special teams have been a sore spot for the Rockford IceHogs this season, but Brandon Pirri lead a power play charge to give the IceHogs a 2-1 victory over the Milwaukee Admirals on Sunday at the BMO Harris Bank Center.

Rockford is now on a season-high four-game winning streak dating back to Jan. 16 against the Texas Stars. Carter Hutton has backstopped the IceHogs in all four games.

Tied at 1-1 after the opening frame, the trio of Pirri, Brian Connelly and Rostislav Olesz utilized another power play opportunity to give Rockford a 2-1 lead. Olesz received a pass from Connelly and sent it over to Pirri, who ripped his team-leading 18th goal of the season past Jeremy Smith glove-side at 8:17 of the middle frame. With his two helpers on the night, Connelly now has 31 assists in 2011-12, leading all Rockford skaters and good for second among all AHL defensemen.

The IceHogs went 2-for-5 on the man advantage while killing off all three Milwaukee power play opportunities. Rockford has killed off their last 27 penalties dating back to January 11 at Chicago.

Aaron Marvin got the Admirals on the board first at 5:49 of the opening frame. Jonathon Blum fired the initial shot from blue line, and Marvin, who was stationed in front of the IceHogs goal, redirected the puck past Hutton for his first goal of the season.

Later in the first, Pirri capitalized on an IceHogs power play with his first goal of the night to tie the game at 1-1. Connelly fed Pirri a pass from the blue line that the centerman one-timed past Smith from the right faceoff circle at the 12:48 mark. Olesz also earned his first helper of the night on the play.

Hutton earned his eighth win of the season after turning away 33 Milwaukee shots and is 5-1-0-0 in his last six starts. The IceHogs netminder has not allowed more than two goals in any of those games.

Smith was tagged with the loss, making 24 saves.

:yeah:

 

[icehogfan08]

Salak has played in 9 games, 3.06 GAA .893 save %.

Good choice by sticking with Emery

 

[inactiveuser1]

Going to start following the ice hogs since you seem to keep this thread up to date, it's kind of got me interested in following :hi5:

 

[derosabomb]

dude i wanna go to a game so bad... lets go icehog.. then you can come out by me and catch a chicago express game... $26 glass seats.

 

[nickofypres]

Chicago Express is ECHL and the IceHogs are AHL.

You can see the Hogs when they visit the Wolves.

 

[derosabomb]

Chicago Express is ECHL and the IceHogs are AHL.

You can see the Hogs when they visit the Wolves.

yeah i know... but im like a 5 min walk from the Sears centre where the express play...


and im also like a 20 min drive from allstate arena and basically a 30 min drive to rockford for me(not sure the name of where they play.)