Articles from May 2008
Who: The Chicago Blackhawks and NAB Sports present the RollerHawks.
When: This summer, beginning Saturday May 31st from 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Come out and meet Blackhawks All-Star defenseman Duncan Keith and Chicago Blackhawks Mascot Tommy Hawk.
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Rockford, Ill.- With the 2007-08 season behind the Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League club now looks forward to the off-season and a busy summer in the community. The IceHogs, along with Hammy Hog, will be out and about in the Rockford community this weekend.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass.- The American Hockey League announced today that the entire 2008 Calder Cup Finals series between the Chicago Wolves and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins will now be televised live on NHL Network in the United States and Canada.
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This is it.
It’s been eight months of blood, sweat, tears, aches, pains, short-lived glory and long-lived doubt. That would be six months of the regular season, plus another two months of postseason play with (hopefully) a few more games to go. About over 100 games in all just to get to this point, where you’re playing before your fans on the biggest stage of hockey.
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The Chicago Blackhawks, in conjunction with the Chicago Cubs, announced today that Blackhawks Ambassadors and Hockey Hall of Famers Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita and Tony Esposito will sing the famed 7th Inning Stretch at Wrigley Field this Friday, May 30, during the Cubs’ matinee game versus the Colorado Rockies.
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Chicago, IL – Chicago Blackhawks Senior Vice President of Business Operations Jay Blunk announced today that the club has hired Brandon Faber to serve as Director of Media Relations. Faber will be the primary contact for all local and national media requests for the Blackhawks effective today.
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Rosemont, Ill.-After shaking off the Rockford IceHogs in seven games of the West Division Finals, the Chicago Wolves disposed the Toronto Marlies in just five games in the Western Conference Finals.
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So I’m here for the beginning of Game 2, which was no small feat (see my previous column). Game 1 was a pretty good game for the first period, but the rest of it belonged to Detroit. Can Pittsburgh sustain a superhuman level the entire game to tie this series going back to Steeltown? Sure, it’s next to impossible to come back from a 3-0 deficit, but I think a 2-0 deficit can be just as debilitating. I also promise that “debilitating” will be the biggest word I use in writing this blow-by-blow account.
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The Rockford IceHogs will be posting two Rbk authentic 2007-08 regular season set 2 road player jerseys as well as several home and road preseason player jerseys each week throughout the summer!
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The Stanley Cup Final is slightly earlier this year, yet only by a little bit. I had heard Hizzoner Gary Bettman (aka The Man Who Continues to Screw Around with a Good Thing) say that there were plans in place if the Conference Finals ended earlier than expected. Well, one only went five games, the other six, and yet we still have to wait five days for the Cup Final to begin, so where was the bloody plan?
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Rockford, Ill.- The ninth season of Rockford IceHogs hockey is now complete and it’s time assess the club’s first campaign in the American Hockey League. Rockford bowed out of the Calder Cup Playoffs on May 13 in the West Division Finals’ seventh game against the Chicago Wolves.
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Chicago, Ill.-General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the Blackhawks have agreed to terms with three of the team’s restricted free agents – Adam Burish (forward), Dustin Byfuglien (forward) and James Wisniewski (defenseman).
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Blackhawks right wing Patrick Kane has been named Rookie of the Year by Sporting News.
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Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs, members of the American Hockey League, received a “Telly Award” in honor of the team’s video open to the player introductions. The video is shown before IceHogs games and features the band Saliva and their hit song “Ladies and Gentleman”. The popular rock song has become a staple in sports arenas across North America.
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General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the Blackhawks have agreed to terms with three of the team’s restricted free agents – Adam Burish (forward), Dustin Byfuglien (forward) and James Wisniewski (defenseman).
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Is it me, or are the NHL Conference Finals a mere tune up for the Stanley Cup Finals?
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From RRStar.com: ROCKFORD — Rockford IceHogs coach Mike Haviland wrapped up the 2007-08 season Wednesday with player interviews. Team President Ryan Washatka already was eyeing 2008-09.
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The Rockford IceHogs fell to the Chicago Wolves 4-1 in Game 7 of the West Division Finals. In true Chicago fashion, the Wolves put two power play goals in the net in the first two periods and held off the Hogs for the win.
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Reaching the conference finals is nothing new for the Wolves. But for the Blackhawks, it's no small measure of how far their minor-league program has come that they sniffed a second-round victory and came within a bounce or two of winning it.
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If Chicago Wolves goaltender Ondrej Pavelec's goalie mask could speak, it might have, it would have yelled, "Holy cow!" after his performance in Game 7 of the West Division Final on Tuesday. Pavelec, who has Harry Caray painted on his mask, kept the Wolves' season alive as he stopped 38 shots -- many of the spectacular variety -- in a 4-1 win over the Rockford IceHogs in the decisive game of the series before a crowd of 5,128 at the Allstate Arena.
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ROSEMONT — The injuries to Jordan Hendry's face remain visible. The scars from Tuesday's Game 7 4-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves will take time to heal as well. Still, there was no way he was not going to be in the lineup.
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ROSEMONT — The same problem that plagued Rockford throughout the regular season against Chicago ultimately ended its season. When IceHogs coach Mike Haviland stressed staying out of the penalty box for Tuesday’s Game 7 at Allstate Arena, it turns out he had to be interpreted literally.
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The last time the Wolves played a deciding Game 7 on home ice, they captured a championship. Tuesday night's 4-1 victory over the Rockford IceHogs before a crowd of 5,218 at Allstate Arena didn't bring home any hardware, but it did allow the Wolves to rally to a hard-fought 4-3 West Division finals series victory and advance to the Western Conference finals of the AHL's Calder Cup playoffs.
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The Wolves are still alive in the American Hockey League playoffs, and the Blackhawks' top farm team is going home. The Rockford IceHogs, however, earned plenty of respect in their first season. Goaltender Ondrej Pavelec was the difference Tuesday in Game 7 of the West Division championship series. He made 39 saves in the Wolves' 4-1 victory at Allstate Arena to put his team in the Western Conference finals against the Toronto Marlies.
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ROSEMONT, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs fell to the Chicago Wolves 4-1 in Game 7 of the West Division Finals. In true Chicago fashion, the Wolves put two power play goals in the net in the first two periods and held off the Hogs for the win.
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The Rockford Icehogs – top Blackhawk affiliate - were knocked out of the Calder Cup playoffs yesterday with a 4-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves. It was an intense series and I think both teams should be proud of their accomplishments.
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ROSEMONT — The injuries to Jordan Hendry's face remain visible. The scars from Tuesday's Game 7 4-1 loss to the Chicago Wolves will take time to heal as well. Still, there was no way he was not going to be in the lineup.
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ROSEMONT — The same problem that plagued Rockford throughout the regular season against Chicago ultimately ended its season. When IceHogs coach Mike Haviland stressed staying out of the penalty box for Tuesday’s Game 7 at Allstate Arena, it turns out he had to be interpreted literally.
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Rockford, Ill.- It took the final game of the season to answer all of the Rockford IceHogs' post season questions, but the Hogs finally have a final seeding and an opponent after a 5-3 win over Iowa on Sunday at the Rockford MetroCentre.
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ROSEMONT, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs fell to the Chicago Wolve 4-1 in Game 7 of the West Division Finals. In true Chicago fashion, the Wolves put two power play goals in the net in the first two periods and held off the Hogs for the win.
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Scruffy playoff beards are a tradition in hockey, but it wasn't working for the Chicago Wolves. So following their loss in Game 5 to the Rockford IceHogs and to change their luck after 3 straight defeats, Wolves winger Colin Stuart suggested playoff mustaches.
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ROSEMONT — With the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves, the math is easy. “This series has just been a battle, and now we’re just best-of-one,” said Wolves center Jason Krog, who led the American Hockey League in scoring in the regular season. The winner will take all in today’s 7 p.m. start at Allstate Arena, and move on to face Toronto in the Western Conference finals.
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IceHogs "can't hold anything back" in tonight's Game 7 against the Wolves. With the series tied 3-3, the winner goes on to the Western Conference Finals and the loser's season is over. Rockford winger Troy Brouwer said the team is "not ready to go home."
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Adam Burish, Patrick Kane and James Wisniewski are playing for Team USA at the IIHF World Championship in Halifax. Duncan Keith, Patrick Sharp and Jonathan Toews are playing for Canada. chicagoblackhawks.com tracks their tournament progress.
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ROSEMONT — With the Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves, the math is easy.“This series has just been a battle, and now we’re just best-of-one,” said Wolves center Jason Krog, who led the American Hockey League in scoring in the regular season.
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The Chicago Wolves hammered out 4 power-play goals in quick succession during the second period Sunday, then clung to the lead and staved off elimination with a 4-3 victory over the IceHogs at the Rockford MetroCentre. The AHL West Division finals are tied at three games apiece, with the deciding Game 7 on Tuesday at the Allstate Arena.
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ROCKFORD — The Wolves couldn't have picked a more opportune time to kick-start their power play. With their season hanging in the balance, the Wolves scored four goals with a man advantage in the second period—a franchise record for power-play scores in one postseason period. They went on to claim a 4-3 victory over the Rockford IceHogs before a crowd of 3,306 at the Rockford MetroCentre on Sunday.
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ROCKFORD -- The historic ice quake may not have registered on very many scales -- Richter, igloo or otherwise -- but it couldn't have been much better timed for the Wolves.
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Rockford, Ill.-It all comes down to one game in the West Division Finals. The perfect ending for a treacherous first season between division rivals. The Rockford IceHogs and Chicago Wolves engage in Game 7 of the Calder Cup Playoffs West Division Finals on Tuesday night at the Allstate Arena. The game will mark the 17th time this season in which these two teams will meet up.
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Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs cut a three-point lead to one, but couldn't finish the comeback as the Wolves won 4-3 and forced a Game 7 at the Allstate Arena. The IceHogs gave up four power-play goals in just under eight minutes in the second frame to give the Wolves a 4-1 lead. It was the first time in the 2008 Calder Cup playoffs that Rockford scored first, but didn't win the game.
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ROCKFORD — After winning three straight games against the Chicago Wolves and leading after one period Sunday, the Rockford IceHogs had a flashback to Games 1 and 2. It wasn’t pretty, and the timing stunk. It was something Rockford head coach Mike Haviland didn’t want his team to revisit.
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Chicago Blackhawks General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the Blackhawks have agreed to terms with Finnish goaltender Antti Niemi.
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Rockford, Ill.-Down 2-0 after the first two games of the West Division Finals, the Rockford IceHogs battled back for three-straight wins and are now faced with a win-or-go-home Game 7 on Tuesday night. In Week 4 of the Calder Cup Playoffs, the IceHogs grabbed a pair of wins against their division rivals.
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ROSEMONT — Warning: The following numbers could cause you extreme anguish if you’re a Rockford IceHogs fan. When the Chicago Wolves win a playoff opener, which they did in beating the Rockford IceHogs 4-1 on Thursday, they’ve won 16 out of 17 series.
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ROCKFORD — After winning three straight games against the Chicago Wolves and leading after one period Sunday, the Rockford IceHogs had a flashback to Games 1 and 2. It wasn’t pretty, and the timing stunk. It was something Rockford head coach Mike Haviland didn’t want his team to revisit.
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Troy Brouwer couldn't stick with the Blackhawks this season. He was called up from the Rockford IceHogs in January and lasted one game. The Hawks told him he had to improve his skating.
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ROCKFORD — Mike Haviland’s first words to his Rockford IceHogs after Friday’s first victory of the season at Allstate Arena were:
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Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs cut a three-goal lead to one, but couldn't finish the comeback as the Chicago Wolves won 4-3 and forced a Game 7 at the Allstate Arena. The IceHogs gave up four power-play goals in just under eight minutes in the second frame to give the Wolves a 4-1 lead.
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The Rockford IceHogs, you might remember, tried altering their pregame routine for the first two road playoff games against the Chicago Wolves. They lost both anyway. So coach Mike Haviland came up with another idea for Friday’s Game 5. He brought the team in Thursday night to simulate a real road trip.
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They are the Blackhawks' best prospects, and they showed why Friday night at the Allstate Arena. The Rockford IceHogs got 2 goals from Troy Brouwer, another from Jack Skille, plus four-star goaltending by Corey Crawford to down the Chicago Wolves 5-1 in the pivotal Game 5 of their Calder Cup playoff series.
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In a series in which playing on home ice has meant everything, the Rockford IceHogs made themselves comfortable in the Wolves' arena Friday night.
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The Rockford IceHogs finally got the monkey off thier backs and won for the first time in eight trys at Allstate Arena Friday night. Troy Brouwer had his second straight two-goal game, helping power the Hogs to a 5-1 victory.
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ROSEMONT — The Rockford IceHogs, you might remember, tried altering their pregame routine for the first two road playoff games against the Chicago Wolves. They lost both anyway.
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The Chicago Wolves fought back from a 3-goal deficit in the game's final 10 minutes to narrow the Rockford IceHogs' lead to 1 but couldn't come up with the equalizer.
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They are the Blackhawks' best prospects, and they showed why Friday night at the Allstate Arena. The Rockford IceHogs got 2 goals from Troy Brouwer, another from Jack Skille, plus four-star goaltending by Corey Crawford to down the Chicago Wolves 5-1 in the pivotal Game 5 of their Calder Cup playoff series.
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ROSEMONT, Ill.---The Chicago Wolves fell into a 3-0 hole for the third straight game and couldn't climb out, as they suffered a 5-1 loss to the Rockford IceHogs in Game 5 of the West Division Final at the Allstate Arena on Friday night. The IceHogs now lead the series, 3-games-to-2.
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The Chicago Wolves fell hard to the Rockford Icehogs, 5-1, yesterday at the Allstate Arena. This win put the Hogs 1-7 at the Allstate this year; their first win here. The hockey gods must have listened to the efforts of the lone and unknown Hog that sneaked onto the Arena's ice early and buried a penny in the Wolves logo's eye at center ice (security did, later, dig it up).
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In a series when playing on home ice has meant everything, the Rockford IceHogs made themselves comfortable in the Wolves' own arena Friday night.
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The Chicago Blackhawks appreciate your enthusiasm for the coming 2008-09 campaign! As we welcome you back and usher in an exciting new era of Blackhawks Hockey, we wanted to make you aware of some important points concerning our new ticket pricing.
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After the way the Chicago Wolves and Rockford IceHogs battled throughout the regular season, creating one of the better rivalries in the American Hockey League, it's no surprise their best-of-seven Calder Cup playoff series returns to Allstate Arena tonight tied 2-2.
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Troy Brouwer scored twice and the Rockford IceHogs held off a late rally to beat the Wolves 3-2 and even their best-of-seven Calder Cup playoff series at 2-2.
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ROSEMONT — We’ll find out Friday night whether the Rockford IceHogs’ momentum can help them do something they haven’t done all season. That would be winning a game against the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena, where Rockford is 0-for-7.
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In a sense, this playoff tussle between the Wolves and Rockford IceHogs is a battle of two home teams. So it's probably appropriate that only the home team seems to win.
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Rosemont, Ill.- The monkey is off the back. The Rockford IceHogs have won at the Allstate Arena for the first time after eight attempts by a score of 5-1. Now the Hogs move back to the MetroCentre for Game 6 and a chance to eliminate the Chicago Wolves.
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ROCKFORD — Mike Haviland called Martin St. Pierre, Troy Brouwer and Derek Nesbitt into his office. “I challenged them after Game 2,” the Rockford IceHogs head coach said, “and they responded.”
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ROSEMONT — We’ll find out Friday night whether the Rockford IceHogs’ momentum can help them do something they haven’t done all season. That would be winning a game against the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena, where Rockford is 0-for-7.
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The Chicago Wolves fought back from a 3-goal deficit in the game's final 10 minutes to narrow the Rockford IceHogs' lead to 1 but couldn't come up with the equalizer.
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ROCKFORD — Mike Haviland called Martin St. Pierre, Troy Brouwer and Derek Nesbitt into his office. “I challenged them after Game 2,” the Rockford IceHogs head coach said, “and they responded.” Never more than in Wednesday’s 3-2 Game 4 victory over the Chicago Wolves, and never at a more important time.
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ROCKFORD -- Home ice seems to mean everything in the American Hockey League's West Division championship series. The Rockford IceHogs evened the best-of-seven series with the Wolves at 2-2 with a 3-2 victory on Wednesday at the MetroCentre. Now the series goes back to Allstate Arena for Game 5 on Friday.
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Martin St. Pierre and Troy Brouwer accounted for all the IceHogs scoring in their 3-2 win over Chicago Wednesday night at the MetroCentre. St. Pierre notched the games first goal at the 16:27 mark of the first period, giving the Hogs their fourth power play goal of the post season.
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The Rockford IceHogs got more than they bargained for when they picked up winger Derek Nesbitt midway through the season. They thought thery were getting a solid role player. It turns out, they got a leader. In 46 regular season games, Nesbitt notched 17 goals and 18 assists.
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ROCKFORD — Different coaches will use certain catch words to describe how they want their team to play. With Rockford IceHogs coach Mike Haviland, he settled on three in particular after Sunday’s 3-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves.
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It’s nice to see some old, familiar faces make it this far in the playoffs, because it’s been a long time for some of them. The Dallas Stars haven’t been in the Conference Finals since the final year of the Clinton administration (the male one, not the semi-female one), even though they’re always in the thick of it (which ticks me off, since this is the first year I finally pick against them, and look what they’re doing, the putzes).
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Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs have made the West Division Finals a best-of-three series with a big 3-2 win at the Rockford MetroCentre over the Chicago Wolves. With two of the final three games in the series scheduled for the Allstate, the next step is to figure out how to win in Rosemont.
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ROCKFORD — Different coaches will use certain catch words to describe how they want their team to play. With Rockford IceHogs coach Mike Haviland, he settled on three in particular after Sunday’s 3-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves.
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The United Center and Harris announced today the creation of an exclusive club for fans to experience Chicago Bulls and Chicago Blackhawks games -- the Harris Club. With construction slated to be completed by the summer, the new Club will offer fans for the first time a luxurious executive suite experience at a fraction of the cost of suite ownership.
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Rockford, Ill.- When Rockford IceHogs right wing Derek Nesbitt joined the team in December, it was only going to be for a couple of games after the Christmas break. Now 46 games later, the Egmondville, Ontario native has become a real threat in the AHL.
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Rockford, Ill.- Rockford IceHogs winger Troy Brouwer will be featured on the American Hockey League’s Web site, www.theahl.com, this week. The Hogs winger will answer fans questions in the Web sites Chat Room.
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Rockford, Ill.- As the West Division Finals rolls on, the games become more significant. Rockford IceHogs fans can hitch a ride to Game Five of the West Division Finals against the Chicago Wolves on Friday night at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont.
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Rockford, Ill.-Home-ice advantage has been key through three games of the West Division Finals as the Rockford IceHogs trail the best-of-seven series 2-1. Rockford took Game 3 at the MetroCentre after falling in the series’ first two contests at the Allstate Arena. Game 4 is slated for Wednesday and a Rockford win would force a Game 6 at the MetroCentre on Sunday.
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The Chicago chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has named Chicago Blackhawks president John McDonough "Chicago Executive of the Year."
The annual award recognizes a local individual outside of the public relations profession who uses PR effectively to further his/her organization's goals.
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Last night the Rockford Icehogs came out their home locker room and hit the ice with fire in their tired bellies and strength in their worn legs. The Wolves? Well frankly they looked tired, played tired and lost tired. It the funk over the Wolves bench seemed to say it was all over by the second period, a surprise Wolves goal during the third frame did nothing to inspire the team to overtime. The next meeting of these two fine teams is Wednesday night. Two days rest will make a difference in most physical factors, however the Wolves will still have to put this single loss behind them and get down to business .
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ROCKFORD — The Rockford IceHogs finally got it right against the Chicago Wolves. That was the prevailing theme in the locker room after a 3-1 victory in Game 3 of their AHL West Division best-of-seven finals. Trailing only 2-1 in the series suddenly doesn’t seem as overwhelming as being down 2-0 felt 18 hours earlier.
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Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs were backed into a corner and came out with a 3-1 win at the Rockford MetroCentre on Sunday. The Hogs came away with a win less than 24 hours after a 7-3 loss in Chicago in the West Division Finals. The Wolves are now up 2-1 in the best-of-seven series.
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ROSEMONT — One thing the Rockford IceHogs need to do differently in Game 3 today — stop spotting the Chicago Wolves a three-goal lead. Chicago took control early again in Saturday’s 7-3 Game 2 win at Allstate Arena, just as it did in a 4-1 Game 1 triumph.
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Rosemont, Ill.- Rockford came within a goal of tying the game, but the Wolves put in four goals in the third period to win 7-3. The two teams set a Rockford playoff record for combined goals in a period with six in the final frame.
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Every time a team is down 3-0 in a series, those two numbers are trotted out repeatedly. Any hockey fan worth his/her salt knows that those are the only years in which a team down 3-0 in a seven-game series came back to win it: The 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs in the Stanley Cup against the Detroit Red Wings and the 1975 New York Islanders in a Conference Semifinal series against the Pittsburgh Penguins (just in case you didn’t see this flashed on Versus for the 2,951st time).
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ROCKFORD, Ill. – The Rockford IceHogs have once again scored their way into the West Division Finals, during which they’ll go stick to stick with the Chicago Wolves in a competition to win the 2008 Calder Cup.
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The Chicago Wolves have a potent power play and they showed it again Thursday night at Allstate Arena. Three power-play goals and more great goaltending by Ondrej Pavelec was the recipe the Wolves used to beat the Rockford IceHogs 4-1 in Game 1 of their Calder Cup playoff West Division final series.
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The Rockford IceHogs completely changed their pregame routine Thursday for a road game at Chicago. It still didn’t change the result — or the reason for losing 4-1 to the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena.
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ROSEMONT — The Rockford IceHogs completely changed their pregame routine Thursday for a road game at Chicago. It still didn’t change the result — or the reason for losing 4-1 to the Chicago Wolves at Allstate Arena.
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Rosemont, Ill.- One of the strongest power-play teams showed why they are so good on the advantage. The Chicago Wolves put three man-advantage goals in the back of the net to power past the IceHogs 4-1 in the first game of the West Division Finals.
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There are so many interesting aspects to the American Hockey League Calder Cup playoff series between the Chicago Wolves and Rockford IceHogs that begins tonight at Allstate Arena.
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Tonight marks the first of what will likely be many playoff series between the Chicago Wolves and Rockford IceHogs. For the players and die-hard AHL fans, this is a battle to determine who the better team is in the Western Division.
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