IHL 2 Rockford IceHogs

IceHogs sweep player of the week awards

Published on February 26, 2007 under International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Rockford IceHogs News Release


Rockford, Ill.- Rockford IceHogs goaltender Frederic Cloutier and winger Jason Ralph were recognized on Monday by the United Hockey League for their solid performance during Week 20. Cloutier was named the UHL Southern Sports Supplies Goalie of the Week for the fifth time this season and Ralph was named the Sher-Wood UHL Player of the Week for the first time this season after helping the Hogs to four straight wins in Week 20.

Frederic Cloutier, a St. Honore, Quebec native, was between the pipes for three of the IceHogs four wins last week. Cloutier went 3-0-0 with a goals against average of 1.33 and a save percentage of .946. The perfect week capped a near perfect month of February for Cloutier as he went 11-0-1.

Rockford opened the week in Kalamazoo and Cloutier out-dueled Wings red-hot goalie Ryan Nie, making 28 saves in Rockford's 5-2 win. The IceHogs headed east for a three-game set in Elmira and Cloutier started the first two games in the weekend series.

On Friday night, Cloutier earned his second shutout of the season, blanking the Jackals 3-0 while turning away 29 shots. Then on Saturday, Cloutier only faced 15 Elmira shots on goal in rout to an IceHogs 4-2 win over the Jackals.

Heading into Week 21, Cloutier is the third ranked goalie in the UHL. The sixth-year goalie also won the UHL Goalie of the Week award during weeks 6, 12, 14 and 18. He is the only puck-stopper in Hogs history to win the award more than twice in a season.

Jason Ralph, who has missed much of the season due to injury, has nine multi-point games in the 21 games in which he has played this season. In those 21 games, the IceHogs have a record of 19-0-2. Ralph registered two points in each of the IceHogs four games during Week 20. Overall, the winger had a goal, seven assists and a plus/minus rating of +7.

This is the first time ever that Rockford has swept the Player of the Week Awards.

Next Homestand: Friday, March 2 vs. Port Huron Flags. Game time is 7:30 p.m. The Flags and Hogs hook up for the final time this season when they meet at the MetroCentre. The first 1,000 fans to the game will receive IceHogs Poster #6 from Pepsi, Medicine Man, Johnson Press and the Rockford Register Star.

Saturday, March 3 vs. Quad City Mallards. The puck is slated to drop at 7:05 p.m. The IceHogs host its Eighth Annual Jersey Auction for charity as the archrival Mallards return to Rockford. The Hogs will don commemorative jerseys that will get auctioned off immediately following the game. The first 1,000 fans to the game will pick-up an IceHogs T-shirt featuring Hammysaurus Rex courtesy of Axberg Heating, Saturn of Rockford, Ameriprise Financial and Dental Dimensions.

Also, before both games, the IceHogs will host a United States Hockey League game between the Chicago Steel and Sioux City Musketeers. The game on Friday, March 2 starts at 3:30 p.m. and the contest on Saturday, March 3 will begin at 3 p.m. Tickets purchased for either game is good for both the IceHogs and Steel contests.

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