Rockford, Ill.- Coming off a 2-0 blanking of the Texas Stars on Monday, the Rockford IceHogs look to keep rolling as they host their Midwest Division rival Chicago Wolves tonight at the BMO Harris Bank Center. The puck will hit the ice at 7:05 p.m.
The Illinois Lottery Cup matchup is the sixth of 12 meetings between the two clubs and first of a home-and-home series against the Wolves, as tomorrow night the IceHogs will travel down I-90 to battle Chicago for the second consecutive night.
The first 2,500 fans into the building for tonight’s contest will receive a Ted Dent bobblehead courtesy of Dental Dimensions.
For tickets to tonight’s game, or any IceHogs game, call (815) 968-5222, visit icehogs.com or stop by the BMO Harris Bank Center Box Office.
Tonight’s tilt can be heard on 100.5 NTA FM and 1330-AM WNTA beginning at 6:35 p.m. with the U.S. Cellular Pregame Show. The game can be seen live on Comcast channel 57 or on the web through icehogs.com.
The Hogs show a 21-21-2-1 all-time record against Chicago, including 15-7-0-0 on home ice at the BMO Harris Bank Center.
Goaltender Carter Hutton has had a hot glove as he recorded the first shutout of the season for the IceHogs on Monday and the third of his career. Rockford’s puckstopper has allowed just three goals over his last three tilts dating back to Friday’s 2-1 overtime win in Oklahoma City. Over that stretch, Hutton is 2-1-0-0 with a .960 goals against average and a .963 save percentage.
Winger Jeremy Morin comes into tonight’s contest with six points (2g-4a) in five games against the Wolves. Over his last four games, Morin has tallied three goals.
Next Home Game: Sunday, Jan. 22 vs. Milwaukee Admirals. Rockford battles the Milwaukee Admirals on Blackhawks Night at the BMO Harris Bank Center. Game time is 5:05 p.m. Current Blackhawks players Bryan Bickell and Nick Leddy, along with Assistant Coach Mike Haviland, will be on hand to sign autographs and meet with fans. Jim Cornelison will sing the National Anthem.
For every goal that the Rockford IceHogs score in 2011-12, IceHogs head coach Ted Dent will make a donation to children’s cancer research. BMO Harris Bank will also make a donation for every goal to the “BMO Harris Bank Goals For Grades”