IceHogs NHL Graduates
Since the IceHogs' inception in 1999, 164 players have gone on to play at least one game in the National Hockey League while 29 players have both hoisted the Stanley Cup and played for Rockford. 24 of those players won the Stanley Cup after appearing for the IceHogs.
IceHogs NHL Alumni Quick Facts:
Of the 164 players who went on to play in the NHL after skating with the IceHogs, 128 have dressed for the IceHogs' NHL affiliate, the Chicago Blackhawks.
22 of the 24 players who earned their names on the Stanley Cup after appearing in Rockford were a member of Blackhawks' championship runs in 2010, 2013 or 2015.
Jassen Cullimore (Tampa Bay, 2004), Brett Lebda (Detroit, 2008) and Daniel Paille (Boston, 2011), Collin Fraser (Los Angeles, 2012), Brett Connolly (Washington, 2018), Jan Rutta (Tampa Bay, 2020, 2021), and Gustav Forsling (Florida, 2024) are the only IceHogs alums to win the Cup while not in the Blackhawks organization.
Niklas Hjalmarsson and Colin Fraser are the only IceHogs alumni to win three Stanley Cup Championships.
A record nine IceHogs alumni graduated to the NHL during the 2018-19 season.
Former IceHogs have suited up for all 32 current NHL franchises. John Hayden was the first alumnus to skate for the Seattle Kraken when he made his Seattle debut on Jan. 21, 2023 vs. Colorado. Nick Schmaltz skated in the first-ever Utah HC game against the Blackhawks on Oct. 8th, 2024 and recorded two assists.
Raitis Ivanans became the first IceHogs alumnus to play in the NHL when he made his NHL debut with the Montreal Canadiens on October 8, 2005. Ivanans, Kevin Klein and Brandon Segal are the only IceHogs players to reach the NHL after playing for the Hogs during the team's UHL era.
In addition to the players, eight IceHogs coaches have been promoted to the NHL in team history.
Mike Haviland (Chicago Blackhawks-Assistant Coach)
Bill Peters (Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes, Calgary Flames)
Wade Flaherty (Winnipeg Jets-Goalie Coach)
Andrew Allen (Buffalo Sabres-Goalie Coach)
Matt Prefontaine (Winnipeg Jets-Video Coach)
Jeremy Colliton (Chicago Blackhawks-Head Coach, New Jersey Devils-Assistant Coach)
Sheldon Brookbank (Chicago Blackhawks-Assistant Coach)
Derek King (Chicago Blackhawks-Interim Head Coach, Assistant Coach)
Adam Gill (Chicago Blackhawks-Video Coach)
Anders Sorensen (Chicago Blackhawks-Interim Head Coach)
| IceHogs NHL Graduate # | Player | NHL Debut/Return | Team of Debut/Return | Seasons with IceHogs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raitis Ivanans | 10/8/2005 | Montreal | 2002-04 |
| 2 | Kevin Klein | 12/3/2005 | Nashville | 2004-05 |
| 3 | Dave Bolland* | 10/27/2007 | Chicago | 2007-08 |
| 4 | Dustin Byfuglien* | 11/3/2007 | Chicago | 2007-08 |
| 5 | Jake Dowell | 11/19/2007 | Chicago | 2007-10, 2015-16 |
| 6 | Kris Versteeg* | 11/22/2007 | Chicago | 2007-08 |
| 7 | Petri Kontiola | 11/25/2007 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 8 | Colin Fraser* | 11/30/2007 | Chicago | 2007-08 |
| 9 | Cam Barker | 12/22/2007 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 10 | Mike Blunden | 12/26/2007 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 11 | Martin St. Pierre | 12/26/2007 | Chicago | 2007-08, 2012-13 |
| 12 | Jack Skille | 12/30/2007 | Chicago | 2007-10 |
| 13 | Danny Richmond | 12/30/2007 | Chicago | 2007-10 |
| 14 | Troy Brouwer* | 1/6/2008 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 15 | Sergei Samsonov | 1/8/2008 | Carolina | 2007-08 |
| 16 | Jordan Hendry* | 1/9/2008 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 17 | Corey Crawford* | 2/24/2008 | Chicago | 2007-10 |
| 18 | Niklas Hjalmarsson* | 2/28/2008 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 19 | Adam Berti | 4/4/2008 | Chicago | 2007-09 |
| 20 | Bryan Bickell* | 4/5/2008 | Chicago | 2007-10, 2015-16 |
| 21 | Aaron Johnson | 10/13/2008 | Chicago | 2008-09 |
| 22 | David Koci | 10/18/2008 | Tampa Bay | 2007-08 |
| 23 | Pascal Pelletier | 11/17/2008 | Chicago | 2008-09 |
| 24 | James Wisniewski | 12/16/2008 | Chicago | 2008-09 |
| 25 | Mike Brodeur | 2/19/2009 | Ottawa | 2007-08 |
| 26 | Antti Niemi* | 2/27/2009 | Chicago | 2008-09 |
| 27 | Tim Brent | 3/3/2009 | Chicago | 2008-09 |
| 28 | Brandon Segal | 3/3/2009 | Tampa Bay | 2004-05, 2011-12 |
| 29 | Doug Janik | 4/6/2009 | Montreal | 2008-09 |
| 30 | Nick Boynton* | 3/17/2010 | Chicago | 2009-10 |
| 31 | Jassen Cullimore* | 10/15/2010 | Chicago | 2009-11 |
| 32 | Ben Smith* | 10/29/2010 | Chicago | 2009-13 |
| 33 | Ryan Potulny | 10/30/2010 | Chicago | 2010-11 |
| 34 | Jeremy Morin | 11/6/2010 | Chicago | 2010-16 |
| 35 | Evan Brophey | 11/23/2010 | Chicago | 2007-11 |
| 36 | Rob Klinkhammer | 12/8/2010 | Chicago | 2008-12 |
| 37 | Nick Leddy* | 1/7/2011 | Chicago | 2010-11, 2012-13 |
| 38 | Jaff Taffe | 2/12/2011 | Chicago | 2010-11 |
| 39 | Hugh Jessiman | 2/27/2011 | Florida | 2010-11 |
| 40 | Richard Petiot | 3/1/2011 | Edmonton | 2010-11 |
| 41 | Brandon Pirri | 10/7/2011 | Chicago | 2010-14 |
| 42 | Bracken Kearns | 10/20/2011 | Florida | 2009-10 |
| 43 | Mark Cullen | 11/29/2011 | Florida | 2009-10 |
| 44 | Ryan Johnson | 12/17/2011 | Chicago | 2010-11 |
| 45 | Greg Rallo | 12/18/2011 | Florida | 2007-08 |
| 46 | Jimmy Hayes | 12/20/2011 | Chicago | 2010-14 |
| 47 | Danny Olsen | 1/5/2012 | Chicago | 2010-14 |
| 48 | Andrew Shaw* | 1/5/2012 | Chicago | 2011-13 |
| 49 | Brandon Bollig* | 2/29/2012 | Chicago | 2009-13 |
| 50 | Akim Aliu | 4/5/2012 | Calgary | 2007-09 |
| 51 | Marcus Kruger* | 1/19/2013 | Chicago | 2012-13 |
| 52 | Brandon Saad* | 1/20/2013 | Chicago | 2012-13 |
| 53 | Carter Hutton | 4/26/2013 | Chicago | 2011-13 |
| 54 | Shawn Lalonde | 4/26/2013 | Chicago | 2009-13 |
| 55 | Ryan Stanton | 4/26/2013 | Chicago | 2009-13 |
| 56 | Joakim Nordstrom* | 10/1/2013 | Chicago | 2012-15 |
| 57 | Rostislav Olesz | 10/8/2013 | New Jersey | 2012-13 |
| 58 | Brad Mills | 10/26/2013 | Chicago | 2012-14 |
| 59 | Antti Raanta | 11/19/2013 | Chicago | 2013-15 |
| 60 | Kent Simpson | 12/14/2013 | Chicago | 2011-14 |
| 61 | Peter LeBlanc | 4/13/2014 | Washington | 2010-13 |
| 62 | Teuvo Teravainen* | 4/25/2014 | Chicago | 2013-15 |
| 63 | Scott Darling* | 10/26/2014 | Chicago | 2014-15 |
| 64 | Jason LaBarbera | 11/2/2014 | Anaheim | 2013-14 |
| 65 | Peter Regin | 11/7/2014 | Chicago | 2014-15 |
| 66 | Adam Clendening | 11/20/2014 | Chicago | 2012-15, 2017-18 |
| 67 | Phillip Danault | 11/22/2014 | Chicago | 2011-15 |
| 68 | Klas Dahlbeck | 12/6/2014 | Chicago | 2012-15 |
| 69 | Mike Kostka | 12/10/2014 | Chicago | 2013-14 |
| 70 | Kyle Cumiskey* | 2/13/2015 | Chicago | 2014-15 |
| 71 | Ryan Hartman | 2/13/2015 | Chicago | 2013-16 |
| 72 | T.J. Brennan | 3/13/2015 | Toronto | 2014-15 |
| 73 | Trevor van Riemsdyk* | 10/7/2015 | Chicago | 2014-15 |
| 74 | Viktor Svedberg | 10/11/2015 | Chicago | 2013-18 |
| 75 | Vinny Hinostroza | 10/17/2015 | Chicago | 2014-18 |
| 76 | Byron Froese | 10/24/2015 | Toronto | 2011-14 |
| 77 | Tanner Kero | 10/29/2015 | Chicago | 2014-18 |
| 78 | Erik Gustafsson | 10/30/2015 | Chicago | 2015-18 |
| 79 | Marko Dano | 11/2/2015 | Chicago | 2015-16 |
| 80 | Brandon Mashinter | 11/12/2015 | Chicago | 2013-16 |
| 81 | Cody Bass | 12/1/2015 | Nashville | 2014-15 |
| 82 | Dennis Rasmussen | 12/8/2015 | Chicago | 2014-16 |
| 83 | Daniel Paille* | 1/22/2016 | New York Rangers | 2015-16 |
| 84 | Mark McNeill | 1/26/2016 | Chicago | 2011-16 |
| 85 | Rob Scuderi | 2/27/2016 | Los Angeles | 2015-16 |
| 86 | Stephen Johns | 3/11/2016 | Dallas | 2013-15 |
| 87 | Michael Leighton | 3/22/2016 | Chicago | 2014-16 |
| 88 | David Rundblad | 4/21/2016 | Chicago | 2015-16 |
| 89 | Gustav Forsling* | 10/12/2016 | Chicago | 2016-19 |
| 90 | Tyler Motte | 10/12/2016 | Chicago | 2015-17 |
| 91 | Mike Liambas | 12/3/2016 | Nashville | 2015-16 |
| 92 | Spencer Abbott | 1/5/2017 | Chicago | 2014-15, 2016-17 |
| 93 | Chris DiDomenico | 3/9/2017 | Ottawa | 2010-12, 2017-18 |
| 94 | J.F. Berube | 12/6/2017 | Chicago | 2017-18 |
| 95 | David Kampf | 12/28/2017 | Chicago | 2017-18 |
| 96 | Jeff Glass | 12/31/2017 | Chicago | 2016-18 |
| 97 | Tomas Jurco | 1/22/2018 | Chicago | 2017-18 |
| 98 | Justin Holl | 1/31/2018 | Toronto | 2014-15 |
| 99 | Carl Dahlstrom | 2/10/2018 | Chicago | 2014-19 |
| 100 | Matthew Highmore | 3/1/2018 | Chicago | 2017-19 |
| 101 | Laurent Dauphin | 3/7/2018 | Arizona | 2017-18 |
| 102 | John Hayden | 3/10/2018 | Chicago | 2017-18 |
| 103 | Andreas Martinsen | 3/20/2018 | Chicago | 2017-19 |
| 104 | Victor Ejdsell | 3/26/2018 | Chicago | 2017-19 |
| 105 | Collin Delia | 3/29/2018 | Chicago | 2017-19 |
| 106 | Alex Broadhurst | 4/3/2018 | Columbus | 2013-15 |
| 107 | Luke Johnson | 10/4/2018 | Chicago | 2016-19 |
| 108 | Alexandre Fortin | 10/11/2018 | Chicago | 2017-19 |
| 109 | Sam Carrick | 11/4/2018 | Anaheim | 2016-17 |
| 110 | Cameron Schilling | 11/29/2018 | Winnipeg | 2015-17 |
| 111 | Dylan Sikura | 12/12/2018 | Chicago | 2018-19 |
| 112 | Jacob Nilsson | 12/23/2018 | Chicago | 2018-19 |
| 113 | Henri Jokiharju | 2/22/2019 | Chicago | 2018-19 |
| 114 | Jan Rutta* | 3/9/2019 | Tampa Bay | 2018-19 |
| 115 | Dennis Gilbert | 4/3/2019 | Chicago | 2018-19 |
| 116 | Kirby Dach | 10/20/19 | Chicago | 2019-20 |
| 117 | Adam Boqvist | 11/2/19 | Chicago | 2019-20 |
| 118 | Anton Wedin | 11/30/19 | Chicago | 2019-20 |
| 119 | John Quenneville | 12/23/19 | Chicago | 2019-20 |
| 120 | Lucas Carlsson | 2/23/20 | Chicago | 2018-20 |
| 121 | Anton Forsberg | 2/28/20 | Carolina | 2018-19 |
| 122 | Brandon Hagel | 3/11/20 | Chicago | 2019-20 |
| 123 | Nicolas Beaudin | 3/11/20 | Chicago | 2019-22 |
| 124 | Philipp Kurashev | 1/15/21 | Chicago | 2020-21 |
| 125 | Kevin Lankinen | 1/19/21 | Chicago | 2020-22 |
| 126 | Reese Johnson | 1/31/21 | Chicago | 2020-22 |
| 127 | Wyatt Kalynuk | 3/7/21 | Chicago | 2020-22 |
| 128 | Joseph Cramarossa | 3/20/21 | Minnesota | 2020-21 |
| 129 | MacKenzie Entwistle | 3/23/21 | Chicago | 2020-22 |
| 130 | Ian Mitchell | 4/15/21 | Chicago | 2020-21 |
| 131 | Alec Regula | 5/6/21 | Chicago | 2020-23 |
| 132 | Mike Hardman | 10/19/21 | Chicago | 2021-24 |
| 133 | Isaak Phillips | 10/29/21 | Chicago | 2021-24 |
| 134 | Josiah Slavin | 12/2/21 | Chicago | 2021-23 |
| 135 | Malcolm Subban | 12/4/21 | Buffalo | 2021-22 |
| 136 | Brett Connolly | 12/15/21 | Chicago | 2021-22 |
| 137 | Darren Raddysh | 12/30/21 | Tampa Bay | 2017-19 |
| 138 | Arvid Soderblom | 1/1/22 | Chicago | 2021-23 |
| 139 | Jakub Galvas | 1/11/22 | Chicago | 2021-23 |
| 140 | Lukas Reichel | 1/13/22 | Chicago | 2021-24 |
| 141 | Alex Vlasic | 4/19/22 | Chicago | 2022-23 |
| 142 | Dylan Wells | 11/5/22 | Chicago | 2022-23 |
| 143 | Brett Seney | 1/6/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 144 | Luke Philp | 1/24/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 145 | Jaxon Stauber | 1/26/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 146 | Cole Guttman | 2/15/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 147 | David Gust | 2/25/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 148 | Alexander Nylander | 3/7/23 | Pittsburgh | 2021-22 |
| 149 | Filip Roos | 3/10/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 150 | Buddy Robinson | 3/14/23 | Chicago | 2022-23 |
| 151 | Matt Tomkins | 10/15/23 | Tampa Bay | 2017-21 |
| 152 | Joey Anderson | 11/24/23 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 153 | Louis Crevier | 12/3/23 | Chicago | 2022-24 |
| 154 | Wyatt Kaiser | 12/17/23 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 155 | Boris Katchouk | 1/2/24 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 156 | Ethan Del Mastro | 4/12/24 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 157 | Nolan Allan | 10/7/24 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 158 | Kevin Korchinski | 12/9/24 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 159 | Drew Commesso | 12/12/24 | Chicago | 2023-24 |
| 160 | Frank Nazar | 12/14/24 | Chicago | 2024-25 |
| 161 | Colton Dach | 1/3/25 | Chicago | 2023-25 |
| 162 | Landon Slaggert | 1/28/25 | Chicago | 2024-25 |
| 163 | Andreas Athanasiou | 3/1/25 | Chicago | 2024-25 |
| 164 | Artyom Levshunov | 3/10/25 | Chicago | 2024-25 |