SOCK MONKEY GIVEAWAY ON FRIDAY

Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 vs. Chicago Wolves

Time: 7 p.m. at the BMO Harris Bank Center. Doors open at 6 p.m. (Blue Flame Lounge at 5:15 p.m.)

Blues Flame Friday: Those 21-and-older can get their weekend started early at the BMO at the Blues Flame Lounge Pre-Game Party. Matthew Gregory Jones will be performing while guests enjoy free appetizers and drink specials. Fans with a game ticket must enter through the upper-concourse level entrance on Elm St. near the box office. Doors open at 5:15 p.m. and only the first 150 will be permitted.

Sock Monkey Giveaway: The first 2,500 fans to enter the BMO will receive a sock monkey courtesy of Rock Valley Culligan.

Matchup: Rockford ends their eight-game home stand tomorrow night in the first game of a home-and-home series against Chicago this weekend. The IceHogs will look to Mark McNeill for offensive power against the Wolves. McNeill is hot, notching eight points (4g-4a) in seven-straight games, which ties Jake Dowell’s seven-long mark. Rockford currently leads the Illinois Lottery Cup series with nine points versus Chicago’s five points, while also holding a perfect home record (4-0-0-0) against the Wolves.

Tickets: Tickets for Friday’s game can be purchased at the BMO Harris Bank Center Box Office or any Ticketmaster location, by phone (815 968-5222) or online at www.icehogs.com.

Broadcast Information: All games are broadcast locally live on WIFR’s Justice Network on 23.3, and online through AHLLive.com. To listen, tune in through WXRX.com on your computer or mobile device through the IceHogs app. Follow along on Twitter (@goicehogs) for live updates throughout the game.