With the NHL reaching a deal on a new CBA, effectively ending the NHL lockout, star players from all over Europe and North America will be heading back to their NHL squads. But even after those players return, there will be some spots open on NHL rosters. That's where the AHL comes in. As of now, the  Rockford Ice Hogs are sitting at a 17-16-1-1 record, which has them at only 11th place in the 15 team Weste ...

It defiantly wasn't the start the IceHogs were looking for to kickoff their six game home stand. After jumping out to a 1-0 lead, the IceHogs couldn't get on track and fell to the Charlotte Checkers 2-1. It was a chippy first period that included nine total penalties, but the IceHogs got on the board first. The IceHogs took the lead when Marcus Kruger found the back of the net with 5:40 left in the first pe ...

Don't panic just yet IceHog fans, it's only two weeks into the season. The Rockford IceHog's opened up their 2012-2013 AHL campaign over the weekend with two road games just down Interstate 90 to take on the Chicago Wolves. It wasn't exactly the kind of start the team wanted however, as they dropped the first two to the Wolves. Saturday the Hogs and Wolves battled to a scoreless regulation, and headed to an ...