Rockford IceHogs Facts for Kids

This page is about the current AHL franchise. For the previous United Hockey League franchise, see Rockford IceHogs (UHL).

Quick facts for kids Rockford IceHogs
City	Rockford, Illinois
League	American Hockey League
Conference	Western
Division	Central
Founded	1995
Operated	2007–present
Home arena	BMO Center
Colors	Red, black, white
Owner(s)	Wirtz Corporation
General manager	Mark Bernard (de facto)
Head coach	Anders Sorensen
Captain	Brett Seney
Media	WIFR 19.2 (Antenna TV) SportsFan 1330 AHL.TV (Internet)
Affiliates	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL) Indy Fuel (ECHL)
Website	IceHogs.com
Franchise history
1995–1997	Baltimore Bandits
1997–2005	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
2007–present	Rockford IceHogs

IceHogs primary logo from 2007 to 2022

The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the BMO Center, and they serve as the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Chicago Blackhawks.

History
Timeline
Season-by-season results
Players

History

Rockford in action against the Milwaukee Admirals in 2023

The current Rockford IceHogs were founded in 1995 as the Baltimore Bandits and then relocated in 1997 to Cincinnati to become the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks suspended operations for the 2005–06 season due to the lack of an NHL affiliate after their previous affiliates, the Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, signed new agreements with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Portland Pirates, respectively. The franchise was later renamed the Cincinnati RailRaiders, but failed to reach a goal of 2,000 season tickets to re-enter the AHL for the 2006–07 season. On March 19, 2007, the AHL announced that the team had been purchased and relocated to Rockford to become the present-day Rockford IceHogs.

On April 7, 2021, the Blackhawks formally purchased the IceHogs. The Blackhawks also unveiled a $23 million multi-year project to renovate and modernize the BMO Harris Bank Center, which would keep the IceHogs in Rockford through 2036.

Timeline

The franchise was previously known as:

Baltimore Bandits (1995–1997)
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (1997–2005) (an affiliate of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Detroit Red Wings)

The market was previously served by:

Rockford IceHogs (1999–2007) UHL

Season-by-season results

Rockford IceHogs season results
Regular season											Playoffs
Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	SOL	Points	PCT	Goals for	Goals against	Standing	Year	Prelims	1st round	2nd round	3rd round	Finals
2007–08	80	44	26	4	6	98	.613	247	231	2nd, West	2008	—	W, 4–1, HOU	L, 3–4, CHI	—	—
2008–09	80	40	34	0	6	86	.538	229	220	4th, West	2009	—	L, 0–4, MIL	—	—	—
2009–10	80	44	30	3	3	94	.588	226	226	3rd, West	2010	—	L, 0–4, TEX	—	—	—
2010–11	80	38	33	4	5	85	.531	216	245	8th, West	2011	Did not qualify
2011–12	76	35	32	2	7	79	.520	207	228	5th, Midwest	2012	Did not qualify
2012–13	76	42	31	2	1	87	.572	246	225	3rd, Midwest	2013	Did not qualify
2013–14	76	35	32	5	4	79	.520	234	262	4th, Midwest	2014	Did not qualify
2014–15	76	46	23	5	2	99	.651	222	180	2nd, Midwest	2015	—	W, 3–0, TEX	L, 1–4. GR	—	—
2015–16	76	40	22	10	4	94	.618	214	205	3rd, Central	2016	—	L, 0–3, LE	—	—	—
2016–17	76	25	39	9	3	62	.408	175	246	8th, Central	2017	Did not qualify
2017–18	76	40	28	4	4	88	.579	239	234	4th, Central	2018	—	W, 3–0, CHI	W, 4–0, MB	L, 2–4, TEX	—
2018–19	76	35	31	4	6	80	.526	184	214	7th, Central	2019	Did not qualify
2019–20	63	29	30	2	2	62	.492	156	187	5th, Central	2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	32	12	19	1	0	25	.391	89	115	6th, Central	2021	No playoffs were held
2021–22	72	37	30	4	1	79	.549	223	221	4th, Central	2022	W, 2–0, TEX	L, 0–3, CHI	—	—	—
2022–23	72	35	28	5	4	79	.549	214	232	5th, Central	2023	W, 2–0, IA	L, 0–3, TEX	—	—	—
2023–24	72	39	26	5	2	85	.590	215	208	3rd, Central	2024	BYE	L, 1–3, GR	—	—	—

Players

Current roster

Updated November 20, 2024.

Team roster
No.	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
89	Canada	Athanasiou, AndreasAndreas Athanasiou	4.0 C	L	30	2024	London, Ontario	Blackhawks
13	Canada	Baddock, BrandonBrandon Baddock	6.0 LW	L	29	2023	Vermilion, Alberta	IceHogs
63	United States	Cates, JacksonJackson Cates	4.0 C	L	27	2023	Stillwater, Minnesota	IceHogs
33	United States	Commesso, DrewDrew Commesso	1.0 G	L	22	2023	Norwell, Massachusetts	Blackhawks
28	Canada	Dach, ColtonColton Dach	4.0 C	L	21	2023	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	Blackhawks
38	Canada	Del Mastro, EthanEthan Del Mastro	2.0 D	L	21	2023	Freelton, Ontario	IceHogs
52	United States	Felix, ColinColin Felix	2.0 D	R	25	2024	Camden, New Jersey	IceHogs
20	United States	Fitzgerald, CavanCavan Fitzgerald	2.0 D	L	28	2024	Boston, Massachusetts	IceHogs
70	United States	Guttman, ColeCole Guttman (A)	4.0 C	R	25	2022	Northridge, California	Blackhawks
92	United States	Hayes, GavinGavin Hayes	6.0 LW	R	20	2024	Ypsilanti, Michigan	IceHogs
58	United States	King, D. J.D. J. King	2.0 D	L	24	2023	Scottsdale, Arizona	IceHogs
14	Canada	Korchinski, KevinKevin Korchinski	2.0 D	L	20	2024	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	IceHogs
55	Belarus	Levshunov, ArtyomArtyom Levshunov	2.0 D	R	19	2024	Zhlobin, Belarus	Blackhawks
90	Canada	Ludwinski, PaulPaul Ludwinski	4.0 C	L	20	2024	Toronto, Ontario	IceHogs
53	Czech Republic	Marcel, MarcelMarcel Marcel	6.0 LW	L	21	2023	Plzeň, Czech Republic	IceHogs
26	United States	Mayhew, GerryGerry Mayhew	4.0 C	R	31	2024	Wyandotte, Michigan	IceHogs
91	United States	Nazar, FrankFrank Nazar	4.0 C	R	20	2024	Mount Clemens, Michigan	IceHogs
41	Canada	Phillips, IsaakIsaak Phillips (A)	2.0 D	L	23	2021	Barrie, Ontario	Blackhawks
36	United States	Rolston, RyderRyder Rolston	7.0 RW	R	23	2023	Boston, Massachusetts	Blackhawks
12	United States	Sanford, ZachZach Sanford	6.0 LW	L	31	2024	Salem, Massachusetts	Blackhawks
67	Canada	Savoie, SamuelSamuel Savoie	6.0 LW	L	20	2024	Dieppe, New Brunswick	Blackhawks
62	Canada	Seney, BrettBrett Seney (C)	4.0 C	L	28	2022	London, Ontario	Blackhawks
84	United States	Slaggert, LandonLandon Slaggert	6.0 LW	L	22	2024	South Bend, Indiana	Blackhawks
48	Canada	Strand, AustinAustin Strand	2.0 D	R	27	2023	Calgary, Alberta	IceHogs
80	Canada	Weeks, MitchellMitchell Weeks	1.0 G	L	23	2022	Barrie, Ontario	IceHogs

Team captains

Jim Fahey, 2007–2008
Tim Brent, 2008–2009
Jake Dowell, 2009–2010
Garnet Exelby, 2010–2011
Brandon Segal and Brian Fahey, 2011–2012
Martin St. Pierre, 2012–2013
Jared Nightingale, 2013–2014
Joakim Nordstrom, 2014–2015
Brandon Mashinter, 2015–2016
Jake Dowell, 2016–2017
Kris Versteeg, 2019
Tyler Sikura, 2019–2020
Garrett Mitchell, 2021–2023
Brett Seney, 2024–present

Notable alumni

Bryan Bickell, 2007–2010, 2016
Dave Bolland, 2007–2008
Brandon Bollig, 2010–2013
Troy Brouwer, 2007–2009
Corey Crawford, 2007–2010
Phillip Danault, 2011–2016
Scott Darling, 2014–2015
Niklas Hjalmarsson, 2007–2009
Carter Hutton, 2011–2013
Marcus Kruger, 2012–2013
Nick Leddy, 2010–2011, 2012–2013
Jeremy Morin, 2010–2014
Antti Niemi, 2008–2009
Brandon Pirri, 2010–2014
Brandon Saad, 2012–2013
Andrew Shaw, 2011–2013
Jack Skille, 2008–2010
Ben Smith, 2009–2013
Trevor van Riemsdyk, 2014–2015
Kris Versteeg, 2007–2008, 2019

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