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Rockford IceHogs
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	Mark Eaton (interim)
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
	Current season

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

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.^[1]

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 December 29, 2024.^[2]^[3]


No.	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace	Contract
89	Andreas Athanasiou	C	L	30	2024	London, Ontario	Blackhawks
13	Brandon Baddock	LW	L	29	2023	Vermilion, Alberta	IceHogs
63	Jackson Cates	C	L	27	2023	Stillwater, Minnesota	IceHogs
33	Drew Commesso	G	L	22	2023	Norwell, Massachusetts	Blackhawks
28	Colton Dach	C	L	21	2023	Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta	Blackhawks
38	Ethan Del Mastro	D	L	21	2023	Freelton, Ontario	Blackhawks
52	Colin Felix	D	R	25	2024	Camden, New Jersey	IceHogs
20	Cavan Fitzgerald	D	L	28	2024	Boston, Massachusetts	IceHogs
70	Cole Guttman (A)	C	R	25	2022	Northridge, California	Blackhawks
92	Gavin Hayes	LW	R	20	2024	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Blackhawks
14	Kevin Korchinski	D	L	20	2024	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan	Blackhawks
55	Artyom Levshunov	D	R	19	2024	Zhlobin, Belarus	Blackhawks
90	Paul Ludwinski	C	L	20	2024	Toronto, Ontario	Blackhawks
43	Jalen Luypen	LW	L	22	2023	Kelowna, British Columbia	Blackhawks
53	Marcel Marcel	LW	L	21	2023	Plzeň, Czech Republic	Blackhawks
26	Gerry Mayhew	C	R	32	2024	Wyandotte, Michigan	IceHogs
41	Isaak Phillips (A)	D	L	23	2021	Barrie, Ontario	Blackhawks
12	Zach Sanford	LW	L	31	2024	Salem, Massachusetts	Blackhawks
67	Samuel Savoie	LW	L	20	2024	Dieppe, New Brunswick	Blackhawks
84	Landon Slaggert	LW	L	22	2024	South Bend, Indiana	Blackhawks
75	Matus Spodniak	C	L	27	2024	Kosice, Slovakia	IceHogs
48	Austin Strand	D	R	27	2023	Calgary, Alberta	IceHogs
80	Mitchell Weeks	G	L	23	2022	Barrie, Ontario	IceHogs