City Rockford, Illinois Division Central Home arena BMO Harris Bank Center Arena/Stadium BMO Harris Bank Center Head coach Ted Dent Founded 1995–96 AHL season | Conference Western Operated 2007–present Colors Red, Black, White Mascot Hammy Hog Date founded 1995 | |
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Location Rockford, Illinois, United States Affiliates Chicago Blackhawks (National Hockey League), Indy Fuel (ECHL) Profiles | ||
Bench incident chicago wolves vs rockford icehogs 3 17 2013
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 Harris Bank Center, and they serve as the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Chicago Blackhawks.
Contents
- Bench incident chicago wolves vs rockford icehogs 3 17 2013
- Rockford icehogs team introduction
- History
- Timeline
- Current roster
- Team captains
- Notable alumni
- Regular season
- Post season
- References
Rockford icehogs team introduction
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 them to Rockford to become the present-day Rockford IceHogs.
Timeline
Current roster
Updated March 2, 2017.
Team captains
Notable alumni
Regular season
Post-season
