After five straight on the road, the Chicago Wolves, American Hockey League affiliate of the St. Louis Blues split a pair of home games this past weekend (Nov. 20-22), dropping a 2-1 decision to Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday but rebounding with a 2-1 win on Sunday. Griffins 2 at Wolves 1 Saturday’s 2-1 loss
The Chicago Black Hawks may be at a final roster for the regular season after moving veteran goaltender Michael Leighton to the Rockford Ice Hogs on Saturday (Oct. 3). A 34-year-old, 6’3,” 190 lbs. goaltender from Petrolia, ON, Leighton was selected in the Sixth Round (165th Overall) of the 1999 NHL Entry Draft by the Blackhawks.
The Chicago Wolves and Rockford Ice Hogs both kicked off their American Hockey league pre-season schedules at the BMO Harris Bank Metro Center in Rockford Thursday (Oct. 1), the Wolves relying on shootout goals by forward Evan Trupp and defenseman Jordan Schmaltz for a 3-2 edge against the host Ice Hogs. Trupp and Schmaltz scored
Last spring the Milwaukee Admirals, top minor hockey affiliate of the Nashville Predators saw the longest streak of playoff appearances in the league come to a close as it missed the post season party for the first time in more than a decade. Tuesday (Sept. 29), the Admirals began its quest to start a new
The Rockford Ice Hogs officially opened camp with 24 players Sunday (Sept. 27) at the BMO Harris Bank Center with 24 players on the opening day roster. The group included three goaltenders (Shane Owen, Mac Carruth and Mark Visentin) along with 10 defensemen (Patrick Koudys, Ben Marshall, Kevin Quick, Kirill Govtovets, Sam Jardine, Nick Mattson,
The Chicago Blackhawks trimmed 10 players from its training camp roster on Friday (Sept. 25), assigning five to the Rockford Ice Hogs and releasing another five from Professional Tryout Contracts. The following players have been re-assigned to Rockford of the American Hockey League. Mike Liambas – A 26-year-old, 5’10,” 203 lbs. utility player from Woodbridge,
