Hogs Hope To Heat Up Against Division's Top Team
February 19, 2009 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford, Ill.- Holding on to second place in the West Division in a race that has been tight since December is going to get even more difficult as the post season gets closer.
And the Hogs are in for a challenge as they play the first-place Milwaukee Admirals four more times between now and the end of the campaign. Tonight the Hogs and Ads clash for the final time in the Bradley Center in 2008-09 with Rockford looking for the season series equalizer (2-3-0-1 vs. Milwaukee in 2008-09). The puck drops at 7 p.m.
It's the final Thursday game of the season for the IceHogs, who are 2-0-0-0 on Thursdays and 7-6-0-2 on weekdays in 2008-09.
Catch all of the action on 1330 WNTA or on-line through icehogs.com. Watch the game on AHL Live for just $7 or at SportsPage in Rockford.
Next Home Game: Friday, Feb. 20 vs. Lake Erie Monsters: The Rockford IceHogs welcome the Lake Erie Monsters into the Rockford MetroCentre for their only visit to the Forest City in 2008-09 at 7:30 p.m. The first 2,000 fans will get an IceHogs jersey bag courtesy of Rockford Orthopedic and 97 ZOK.
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