IceHogs Sign University of Maine Captain Mitchell Fossier

June 26, 2020 - ROCKFORD, Ill. - The Rockford IceHogs, proud American Hockey League affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League, announced today that forward Mitchell Fossier has signed a one-year AHL contract with the club for the 2020-21 season. Fossier, 23, led the University of Maine last season with a career-high 42 points and 32 assists in 34 games, served as team captain and earned a Hockey East Second All-Star Team selection and Lowes Senior Class All-Americans Second Team selec... Full Story

Rockford Rivets Set 2020 Roster

June 25, 2020 - LOVES PARK, IL - Fans in Rockford this summer will get to see one of the most talented rosters in recent years, as the Rivets will boast Big 10 and SEC talent, a top-100 MLB Draft prospect and the 2019 ACC Player of the Year when they take the field in the season opener. Carson Seymour will make his debut with the Rivets after being ranked the No. 95 prospect by MLB Pipeline entering the 2020 Draft. As a redshirt sophomore at Kansas State this spring, Seymour went 2-2 with a 3.92 ERA and 25 s... Full Story

Vander Wal Leads Powerful Group of Returning Bats

June 25, 2020 - LOVES PARK, IL - With a new roster for 2020, fans will still see some familiar faces in Rockford this summer as Jake Vander Wal, Kirk Leibert, Jeff Heinrich, Matt Higgins, Branden Comia and Cam McDonald will be returning to the Rivets. Vander Wal returns to Rockford for his fifth season with the Rivets. Last summer, Vander Wal hit .291 over 67 games while leading the Rivets in hits (73), home runs (7), steals (21) and OPS (.854). That success carried over into this spring, where he started th... Full Story

Four Pitchers Return for the 2020 Season

June 23, 2020 - LOVES PARK, IL - As players start to trickle into the Rockford stadium after a long off-season, the Rivets have announced their pitching roster including four players returning to represent the 815 for the summer. With Jimmy Burnette, Jordan Nelson, Jarret Olson, and Mitch Rogers all returning to the mound for Rockford's 2020 season, pitching coach Adam Carey will have a lot of options in reserve for the summer. The staff will also include some new faces such as Carson Seymour (Kansas State),... Full Story

• Four Pitchers Return for the 2020 Season - Rockford Rivets (Northwoods) June 23
• Rivets to Feature Four Fighting Illini Players - Rockford Rivets (Northwoods) June 22
• Week 1 of the Youth Baseball Clinics Complete - Rockford Rivets (Northwoods) June 19
• Rivets Announce 2020 Coaching Staff - Rockford Rivets (Northwoods) June 17
• Six NWL Teams Will Begin Play July 1 in a Regional "Wisconsin-Illinois Pod” - Rockford Rivets (Northwoods) June 16
• IceHogs Deliver Pucks & Paws Night Donations to Noah's Ark Animal Sanctuary - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) June 12
• IceHogs Announce 2019-20 Team Awards Presented by Pepsi - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) June 10
• American Hockey League Cancels Remainder of 2019-20 Season - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) May 11
• Winningest American Head Coach & 2007 UHL Championship Coach Steve Martinson Joins IceHogs Rewind Pregame Show Friday - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 30
• IceHogs to Broadcast Historical Game 7 of 2007 UHL Colonial Cup Finals on IceHogs Rewind Friday Night - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 29
• IceHogs Head Coach Derek King Gives Updates on Thursday - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 28
• IceHogs Defenseman TJ Brennan Joins Facebook Live on Tuesday - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 20
• IceHogs Launch Fundraising Campaign to Support Community Programs in the Fight vs. COVID-19 - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 16
• Former IceHogs Captain Kris Versteeg Announces Retirement - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 14
• Calder Cup Playoffs Return to Rockford on #IceHogsRewind - Rockford IceHogs (AHL) April 11
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• Rivets win 3rd straight game - Northwoods WREX (July 7)
• Northwoods League: Three-run seventh gives Loggers second straight win - Northwoods La Crosse Tribune (July 3)
• Rivets drop 2nd straight game to open season - Northwoods WREX (July 3)
• Play ball! Rivets host first game in front of fans, and it's a hit - Northwoods Rockford Register Star (July 2)
• Rivets drop season opener as sports slowly return - Northwoods WREX (July 2)
• Northwoods League baseball: Loggers beat Rockford in season opener - Northwoods La Crosse Tribune (July 2)
• Rivets Gearing Up For Opening Day - Northwoods WREX (June 28)
• Rivets unveil plan to become one of first teams in Illinois to play in front of fans - Northwoods Rockford Register Star (June 26)
• PODCAST: Rivets' GM Chad Bauer talks about what it took to get his team set to re-start - Northwoods Rockford Register Star (June 13)
• Rivets baseball to return July 1 - Northwoods WREX (June 11)
• IceHogs announce team award winners - AHL WREX (June 11)
• IceHogs disappointed in end to AHL season, playoff bid - AHL Rockford Register Star (May 13)
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