IHL 2 Rockford IceHogs

IceHogs first round playoff preview

Published on April 14, 2005 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Rockford IceHogs News Release


Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs make their third ever visit to the Colonial Cup Playoffs and will begin the first round on Friday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m. The following is the first round preview between the fifth seeded IceHogs and fourth seeded Kalamazoo Wings.

Game Date Location Time (all times CST)

Game 1 Friday, April 15 at Kalamazoo 6:30 p.m.

Game 2 Saturday, April 16 at Kalamazoo 6:30 p.m.

Game 3 Tuesday, April 19 at Rockford 7:05 p.m.

Game 4 Wednesday, April 20 at Rockford 7:05 p.m.

Game 5 (if necessary) Friday, April 22 at Kalamazoo 6:30 p.m.

Game 6 (if necessary) Saturday, April 23 at Rockford 7:05 p.m.

Game 7 (if necessary) Tuesday, April 26 at Kalamazoo 6:00 p.m.

2004-05 Regular Season Results

Saturday, October 16 Kalamazoo 2 at Rockford 4

Sunday, December 12 Kalamazoo 6 at Rockford 0

Sunday, December 26 Rockford 1 at Kalamazoo 0

Monday, February 14 Rockford 1 at Kalamazoo 2

Saturday, March 26 Rockford 4 at Kalamazoo 6

Friday, April 8 Kalamazoo 1 at Rockford 4

Rockford Overall Comparison Kalamazoo

46-25-9 Record 50-24-6

101 Points 106

3.08 Goals/Game 3.21

2.54 Goals Against/Game 2.55

28.04 Penalties/Game 20.76

13.9% Power Play 16.8%

84.1% Penalty Kill 83.8%

Rockford Regular Season Leaders Kalamazoo

J.F. Dufour 79 Points Kevin Kotyluk 47

J.C. Ruid 36 Goals Kevin Kotyluk 26

J.F. Dufour 53 Assists Yannick Carpentier 36

Eric Labelle 390 Penalty Minutes Tyler Willis 306

Nathan Lutz +30 Plus/Minus Shaun Fisher +27

Michel Robinson 33 Wins Chad Alban 33

Michel Robinson 2.47 Goals Against Average Joel Martin 2.20

Michel Robinson .915 Save Percentage Joel Martin .927

Rockford Regular Season Leaders vs. Kalamazoo

Olivier Proulx 5 Points Kevin Kotyluk 6

J.C. Ruid 3 Goals Several 2

Olivier Proulx 4 Assists Kevin Kotyluk 5

Eric Labelle 55 Penalty Minutes Kevin Kotyluk 34

Brandon Segal +2 Plus/Minus Greg Labenski +6

Michel Robinson 3 Wins Joel Martin 2

Michel Robinson 2.72 Goals Against Average Chad Alban 2.02

Michel Robinson .918 Save Percentage Chad Alban .930

Rockford Team vs. Team Kalamazoo

3 Wins 3

14 Goals 17

25 Assists 30

39 Points 47

-15 Plus/Minus +14

239 Penalty Minutes 217

167 Shots On Goal 191

10.8% Power Play 11.8%

88.2% Penalty Kill 89.2%

IceHogs Playoff History

Appearances: 2

Last Appearance: Lost 3-0 (best-of-five) to Quad City Mallards (02-03)

All-Time Record: 1-5

Home Record: 1-1 (Last win, 5-2 W; vs. Madison on 4/7/00)

Road Record: 0-4

Overtime Games: 0-1 (Last, 2-3 L 2OT; vs. Quad City on 4/6/03)

Playoff Series Win: 0

For more information on the IceHogs first round match-up with the Wings, contact the IceHogs at (815) 986-6465.




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