Screw City IceHogs
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Screw City Nights at the Rockford IceHogs are back for the 2026-27 season and promise to be better than ever. The IceHogs will wear the team’s Screw City white jerseys as their alternate sweater for six games in the 2026-27 season, starting on Opening Night on Oct. 3.
What else can fans expect at the IceHogs’ Screw City games this season?
Five of the Screw City games this season include Screw City themed promotional giveaways including T-shirts (10/3), light-up rally towels (11/14), youth jerseys (12/27), winter beanies (1/22), and Brett Seney bobbleheads (2/27).
All six Screw City games this season (10/3/26, 11/14/26, 12/27/26, 1/22/27, 2/27/27, 4/10/27) will be “white out” games with fans encouraged to wear their favorite white IceHogs or Screw City apparel.
An all-new line of Screw City merchandise will be available in the Team Store and online all season long, including replica versions of the Screw City white jerseys.
Exclusively at the six Screw City games this season, fans who purchase a 50/50 raffle ticket will also have the opportunity to buy in to a secondary, progressive 50/50 raffle that will only be sold at Screw City games. This jackpot will compound at each Screw City game with the grand prize ticket number being drawn at the home finale Screw City Night on Saturday, April 10.
Fans will be able to enjoy exclusive drink specials at every Screw City game this season, including specialty screwdrivers for $13 and 16 oz. cans of Prairie Street Screw City Light for just $8.
2026-27 Screw City Games
Sat, Oct 3
Milwaukee Admirals
- Opening Night Block Party presented by Hard Rock Casino - Rockford
- T-shirt Giveaway (first 3,000 fans at block party) presented by Hard Rock Casino – Rockford
- Screw City “White Out” Night presented by Hennig with media partners 95.3 The Bull & The X
Sat, Nov 14
Manitoba Moose
- Screw City Light-up Rally Towel Giveaway presented by Bud Light (first 3,000 fans 21+)
- Screw City “White Out” Night presented by Hennig with media partners 95.3 The Bull & The X
Sun, Dec 27
Iowa Wild
- Screw City Youth Jersey Giveaway (first 1,500 kids 14 & under) presented by Westside Children’s Therapy
- Screw City “White Out” Night presented by Hennig with media partners 95.3 The Bull & The X
Fri, Jan 22
Milwaukee Admirals
- Screw City Winter Beanie Giveaway (first 2,500 fans 21+) presented by Bud Light
- Screw City “White Out” Night presented by Hennig with media partners 95.3 The Bull & The X
- $3 Beer presented by Bud Light with media partner The X + $3 Soft Drinks
Sat, Feb 27
Iowa Wild
- Brett Seney Bobblehead Giveaway (first 3,000 fans)
- Screw City “White Out” Night presented by Hennig with media partners 95.3 The Bull & The X
Sat, Apr 10
Chicago Wolves
- Artist Hat Series Giveaway #3 (first 3,000 fans) presented by BMO
- Screw City “White Out” Night presented by Hennig with media partners 95.3 The Bull & The X
Screw City IceHogs History
To honor the region's rich manufacturing history, and the uniqueness of Rockford's “Screw City” nickname, the Rockford IceHogs adopted the Screw City IceHogs moniker as an "alternate identity" that includes a unique logo and jersey that pays homage to Rockford’s deep history of manufacturing screws, while staying true to the IceHogs’ core brand. Over the last four seasons, the IceHogs have worn four different specialty Screw City jerseys for select games each season. On April 10, 2026, for the final home game of the 2025-26 season, the team debuted new white Screw City jerseys that the team will wear as its alternate jersey for several games during the 2026-27 season.
Screw City Jerseys By Season
The OG (2022-23)
The original Screw City IceHogs sweater made its debut on Dec. 9, 2022. The team wore the jerseys again on Feb. 11, 2023, and April 8, 2023. The player-worn jerseys were then auctioned off after the April 8, 2023, game for the team's annual live jersey auction.
The Industrial Gray (2023-24)
A slight alteration to the Screw City jersey design for year two brought in an industrial gray color as the focal point while otherwise keeping a similar look and feel to the original Screw City sweater. The IceHogs donned the jerseys on Oct. 27, 2023, Dec. 27, 2023, and April 13, 2024.
The Blacks (2024-25 & 2025-26)
Opening Night. October 12, 2024. The IceHogs skated out for pregame warmups in their home white jerseys. Business as usual. Lights out. Time for player introductions. In front of a capacity crowd, the Hogs reemerged from the tunnel rocking the new Screw City black jerseys with the Screw City "R" on the crest. Audible gasps were followed by a mass exodus of fans beelining to the team store to get their hands on one. A legendary sweater was born.
The "Stormtrooper" Whites (2026-27)
After a second full season of wearing the black Screw City sweaters as the team's alternate jersey, the IceHogs shocked the home crowd once again for the home finale on April 10, 2026. After skating out in their home whites for pregame warmups, a quick change was made in the locker room and the Hogs came roaring back out for intros in the new Screw City whites. Fans were quick to dub them the "Stormtrooper" jerseys and the jerseys again sold out in record time that night in the team store. The IceHogs will wear the Screw City whites as their alternate jersey for several games in the 2026-27 season!
Rockford, Ill. - The "Screw City"
Rockford is known by many nicknames - one of the most interesting being “Screw City.”
As the demand for fasteners rose along with the demand for war time machinery, and due to the region’s production and manufacturing capabilities, Rockford began to be heavily supported through U.S. Government contracts from the First World War all the way through the Cold War. By the 1940’s, Rockford became known as the “Screw Capital of the World” and by the 1960’s the city was ranked as the fifth largest manufacturer of fasteners in the nation. Manufacturing remains a vital part of the Rockford economy to this day.
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Screw City Media Partners
