A four-point weekend helped the Lake Erie Monsters move a little closer to the front running Milwaukee Admirals, but the Rockford IceHogs denied it a chance at a weekend sweep. The Monsters captured back-to-back 3-2 decisions in Des Moines against the Iowa Wild, boosting its current winning streak to four games, but the three-game road trip wrapped
The Chicago Blackhawks reassigned eight players — six forwards and two defensemen to Rockford of the American Hockey League Friday (Oct. 2) to get within a single player of the 24-player roster required for the opening of the NHL Regular season. Among those returned are forward Brandon Mashinter and Ville Pokka who had been recalled
Playing at the Scottrade Center Thursday (Oct. 1), the St. Louis Blues collected a 5-2 pre-season win against the Chicago Blackhawks thanks in part to a goal and assist from Jori Lehtera who was playing his first game since undergoing ankle surgery in August. Lehtera was named as the game’s Second Star for his efforts
