icehogs.com - News Links http://icehogs.com/ Infinity Site Manager en-us Mon, 24 Sep 2012 10:05:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=3476 Although the NHL lockout doesn't have a direct impact on the American Hockey League's season, it will lead to some changes in Rockford. Wed, 22 Aug 2012 09:13:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=3452 This summer has proved something of a welcome change for former Sheffield Steelers’ player-coach Ben Simon. Thu, 8 Mar 2012 15:39:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=3316 Ben Smith isn't exactly homeless, but you might call him a drifter of sorts. The sometimes-Blackhawks-rookie sleeps in a regular bed every night in Rockford, and he manages a decent job cooking for himself on a small, two-burner stove in his modest Candelwood Suites studio. Yet, if you ask where he calls home, Smith quickly says Connecticut, even though he hasn't been to the Constitution State since a Christmas visit with his family. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:53:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=3097 ROCKFORD – Forward Brett McLean just went through having a child born for a second time. Goalie Alexander Salak is awaiting his first, most likely next week. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 11:57:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=3069 ROCKFORD – It happened a week ago today for David Toews. He got to play on the same line with his brother Jonathan, the young captain and former Stanley Cup standout of the Chicago Blackhawks. Thu, 8 Sep 2011 12:47:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=3047 Former Gophers (and Rockford IceHogs) men's hockey player Nick Angell gets only two English-speaking television channels at his apartment in Berlin. But what he saw on the screen upon arriving home from practice Wednesday came through poignantly in any language. Thu, 9 Dec 2010 14:15:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2766 Tue, 2 Nov 2010 09:10:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2718 http://www.sportspagemagazine.com/content/hy/all-hy/art-all-hy/a-memorable-year-for-avons-ben-smith.shtml?43066 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 11:47:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2657 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:27:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2608 Over the past 3 years, we've seen plenty of IceHogs players make the jump from the AHL to the NHL. We've even had a few UHL Hogs make it to the top as well. Raitis Ivanans is one of them. Ivanans, who played over 50 games in Rockford from 2002-2004, is currently playing for the Calgary Flames. He spent the last 4 years as a member of the Los Angeles Kings. Raitis met his wife Darcy here in Rockford,where they both still live during the summer. He currently trains over at "The Zone' in Loves Park that's where I caught up with him today. Raitis, who was 20th in the league in penalty minutes, is one of the NHL's top enforcers. Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:27:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2636 The Muskegon Lumberjacks have found their new “voice.”  Christopher Heimerman, who spent the last year as a broadcasting intern for the Rockford IceHogs of the American Hockey League, will assume the duties of director of communications and broadcaster for the United States Hockey League’s Lumberjacks. Thu, 8 Jul 2010 08:26:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2418 Toledo, Ohio – The Toledo Walleye are pleased to announce that Head Coach Nick Vitucci will return as Toledo’s bench boss for the 2010-11 season. Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:04:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2364 Patrick Kane scored the game-winning goal 4:06 into overtime of the Chicago Blackhawks’ first Stanley Cup victory in 49 years last Wednesday at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia, although many watching weren’t sure if the puck had gone in since there was no red light. Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:30:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2357 So we go from turning “History will be made” into “Will history be made tonight?” Tue, 8 Jun 2010 08:24:00 http://www.icehogs.com/news/links/?article_id=2350 If you know anything about Chicago sports fans during the playoffs, it’s that when things start to turn against their favorite teams, most will probably either say or ask “here we go again.” Making that into a question makes it seem like there’s still hope. Making that into a statement makes it seem like we’re going to experience what we’ve experienced before. I’m still asking it as a question, but I certainly question the fire and determination in my beloved ‘Hawks. The Flyers outworked and outhustled the ‘Hawks for most of Games 3 and 4, and while the ‘Hawks made it close in both losses, it was a feeling of too little, too late.