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Hogs Look to Sweep Weekend Versus Admirals

March 11, 2012 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release


Rockford, Ill. - During their recent seven-game point streak, the Rockford IceHogs have defeated the Milwaukee Admirals three times dating back to Feb. 25, including a 4-1 victory last night in Milwaukee. Tonight, the Hogs have the opportunity to sweep the weekend as they take on the Admirals at 5:05 p.m. at the BMO Harris Bank Center.

To purchase tickets for tonight's contest, call (815) 968-5222, visit icehogs.com or stop by the BMO Harris Bank Center Box Office.

Tonight's game can be heard on 100.5 NTA FM, 1330 AM WNTA, 1380 AM ESPN or online at www.nta.fm beginning at 6:35 p.m. with the U.S. Cellular Pregame Show. The game can be seen live on Comcast channel 57 or on the web through www.ahllive.com.

Tonight also marks the 13th annual IceHogs jersey auction. This year's theme is "Viva Rock Vegas" and the first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a deck of IceHogs poker cards sponsored by Lou Bachrodt Auto Mall. There will be a live auction on the ice after the game for fans to win the special "Rock Vegas" jerseys worn by the IceHogs.

One lucky fan will also have a chance to win a 2012 45th Annual Edition Chevrolet Camaro 2SS courtesy of Lou Bachrodt Auto Mall. Fans can sign-up for the contest in the U.S. Cellular Fan Zone in the upper concourse. Registration is limited to one entry per person. A randomly selected fan will roll a pair of giant dice on the ice during the second intermission for the chance to win the car. The fan will also have the chance to win other great prizes, including a pair of round-trip airline tickets to Las Vegas courtesy of Allegiant Airlines, a pair of IceHogs season tickets for 2012-13, a suite for an upcoming IceHogs game, an IceHogs jersey, and tickets to an upcoming IceHogs game.

In addition, the band "Dirty Fishnet Stockings" will perform before, during and after the game.

Rockford is 6-1-0-1 versus Milwaukee in 2011-12 and has won five straight contests against their Midwest Division rivals. Carter Hutton, who has been in net for all five victories, has only allowed one goal in each of those contests.

The Hogs are 6-0-0-1 in their past seven games, matching a season-high seven-game point stretch in which Rockford also went 6-0-0-1 from Jan. 16 to Jan. 28.

Next Home Game: Tuesday, March 20 vs. Hamilton Bulldogs. The Bulldogs visit the BMO Harris Bank Center for the final matchup between the two clubs this season. It is the first and only time Hamilton plays in Rockford. Game time is 7:05 p.m. It's another Taco Bell Dollar Day with beers, hot dogs, soft drinks and companion tickets available for just one dollar a piece.

For every goal that the Rockford IceHogs score in 2011-12, IceHogs head coach Ted Dent will make a donation to children's cancer research. BMO Harris Bank will also make a donation for every goal to the "BMO Harris Bank Goals For Grades"

Rockford IceHogs Milwaukee Admirals

Record 27-26-2-5 -- 61pts 30-25-2-2 -- 64pts

Past 10 Games 6-2-1-1 5-4-0-1

Streak 6-0-0-1 0-2-0-0

Home/Away 13-14-0-2 11-14-0-2

PP (Overall) 42/272 (15.4) 44/221 (19.9)

PK (Overall) 53/270 (80.4) 51/255 (80.0)

Leading Scorers Pirri (22-28-50) Mueller (25-18-43)

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Right Off Their Backs: Tonight marks the IceHogs 13th Annual Jersey Auction night for charity. The IceHogs will be wearing special jerseys that will be auctioned off following the game. Rockford is 8-4-0-0 all-time on jersey auction night, but have dropped their last three. In 12 prior jersey auctions, the IceHogs and their generous fans have raised $613,579 for local charities.

Filling In The Gaps: Last night's lineup for Rockford was missing seven of the team's top 11 scorers on the season, but marked the first time in 23 games in which the team tallied more than three goals in a game dating back to Jan. 8 (6-5 OTW at Texas). In those 23 games, however, Rockford was 13-7-1-2.

And The Gap Fillers Were...: Entering play last night, Chris DiDomenico, Brandon Svendsen and Philippe Paradis had a combined four goals on the season. The trio scored Rockford's first three markers in their 4-1 win over Milwaukee. For DiDomenico, the lamp lighter was his first since Opening Night on Oct. 8. Paradis' last marker came on Jan. 13 while Svendsen last found the back of the net on Jan. 16.

Speaking Of Svendsen: Svendsen also added an assist last night for his second multi-point game of the season with Rockford, the last coming on Feb. 24 at Chicago. His second goal of the year also resulted in his second game-winning tally with his last coming on Jan. 16 in Rockford's 2-0 win over the Texas Stars.

All Good In The Valley: Winger Marc-Olivier Vallerand notched his first career AHL"ˆpoint last night in Milwaukee, helping on Paradis' third period strike. Vallerand has appeared in four games with Rockford this season and two more with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers. The second year pro has 27g-23a-50pts in 54 games with the ECHL's Greenville Road Warriors.

ECHL"ˆFlavor: Of the 20 players who suited up for the IceHogs last night, nine of them have spent time in the ECHL this season. That number doesn't include David Gilbert, recalled from the Toledo Walleye on Friday, who was a healthy scratch. Five of Rockford's eight points last night were notched by players who spent time in the ECHL. The eight players include six from Toledo (Ben Youds, Carter Hutton, DiDomenico, Simon Danis-Pepin, Byron Froese, Rob Flick and Paul Zanette), one from the Kalamazoo Wings (Svendsen) and one from Greenville (Vallerand).

One Is A Lonely Number: Last night's 4-1 win over Milwaukee marked the fifth straight game in which Hutton and the IceHogs have held the Admirals to just one goal. In those five games, Hutton has a .968 save percentage to go along with a 0.987 goals against average. Milwaukee tallied seven times on Rockford on Dec. 26 and a combined list 14 tallies their first three games against the IceHogs.

Lucky 7s: Rockford matched a team season high last night with a point in their seventh straight game (6-0-0-1) dating back to Feb. 24. The IceHogs also ripped off a 6-0-0-1 streak from Jan. 16 to Jan. 28. Hutton has been in goal for all seven of those games during Rockford recent hot streak and has a 1.11 goals against average with a .961 save percentage. Overall, Hutton is 16-8-0-3 with a 2.45 GAA with a .917 SPCT in 30 appearances with Rockford.

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