Rockford IceHogs

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.
== 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	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Playoffs	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs 	Playoffs
Season 	Games 	Won 	Lost 	 	 	Points 	 	Goalsfor 	Goalsagainst 	Standing 	Year 	Prelims 	1stround 	2ndround 	3rdround 	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 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2011–12 	76 	35 	32 	2 	7 	79 	.520 	207 	228 	5th, Midwest 	2012 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2012–13 	76 	42 	31 	2 	1 	87 	.572 	246 	225 	3rd, Midwest 	2013 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify
2013–14 	76 	35 	32 	5 	4 	79 	.520 	234 	262 	4th, Midwest 	2014 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	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 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	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 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	Did not qualify 	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	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic	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 	No playoffs were held 	No playoffs were held 	No playoffs were held 	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 May 4, 2024.
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===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
===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
==References==
==External links==
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