IceHogs Weekly: Hogs Emerge from Successful Weekend Ready for Thanksgiving Week Games
November 20, 2023 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford IceHogs left wing Colton Dach
(Rockford IceHogs)
IceHogs Weekly returns to fill you in on everything you need to know for the next week of IceHogs hockey! Run through the last week of action and prepare for three games ahead, including a home matchup with the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday and the Milwaukee Admirals on Black Friday. On Friday, the Hogs will wear 25th Season specialty jerseys that will be auctioned online through DASH and the IceHogs app during the game.
The Hogs secured five of six points over the weekend with two overtime games and a win in regulation. Rookie Colton Dach shined with his first professional hat trick in Saturday's thrilling 4-3 shootout win over the Iowa Wild, and goaltender Drew Commesso allowed just one goal on 23 shots on Sunday against the Wild.
5-4 OT Loss vs Milwaukee
4-3 SO Win @ Iowa
3-1 Win @ Iowa
Wednesday, Nov. 22 vs. Manitoba
Family Pack Day
Wet Your Whistle Wednesday
Friday, Nov. 24 vs. Milwaukee
$2 Beer Friday
25th Season Specialty Jersey Auction
Saturday, Nov. 25 @ Milwaukee
Wednesday Meijer Family Pack Day
Wednesday, Nov. 22 is Meijer Family Pack Dayat the BMO Center with packs starting at just $40!Secure 2 upper sideline tickets, 2 slices of Pizza Hut pizza, 2 soft drinks, 2 IceHogs souvenir cups, 1 Meijer goodie bag, 1 parking pass. Additional Family Pack tickets are just $20 for each add-on.Meijer Family Pack Day is presented by media partners WTVO 17, FOX 39 and B103.
Wednesday Meijer Family Pack
Numbers to Know
Anders Bjork lit up the scoreboard last weekend with two goals and three assists in three games.
Joey Anderson & Brett Seney (pictured) are tied for the AHL lead with nine power-play points each.
Colton Dach scored the 31st hat trick in IceHogs AHL history on Saturday in Iowa.
Wet Your Whistle Wednesday
Next Wednesday is this season's first Wet Your Whistle Wednesday presented by Power 106.3! Grab a ticket and 2 drinks for just $20!
Wet Your Whistle Wednesday Pack
Black Friday Jersey Auction
25th Season Specialty Jersey Auction
The IceHogs will don special 25th anniversary jerseys on Friday, Nov. 24 against the Milwaukee Admirals. Fans will have a chance to bid on the special game-used jerseys on the DASH platform in the IceHogs mobile app. A portion of the proceeds from the auction will benefit the Greg Lindmark Foundation and the IceHogs Community Fund.
Tickets to Friday's game
On Friday, Marcel Marcel recorded his first AHL point with an assist on Antti Saarela's goal, and Colton Dach scored his first professional goal to tie the game in the third period.
Colton Dach scored his first professional hat trick with a goal in all three periods during Saturday's 4-3 win over Iowa. Dach's was the first hat trick of the season for Rockford, and the first since Luke Philp scored three goals on Apr. 11 against the Chicago Wolves last season.
Dach, 20, is the youngest IceHogs player to record a hat trick since Lukas Reichel accomplished the feat as a 19-year-old in his rookie season during the 2021-22 campaign.
In the Hogs' first OT game of the season, the IceHogs tied the Milwaukee Admirals 4-4 with a goal by Joey Anderson with 11.1 seconds in the final period of regulation before losing in overtime.
Joey Anderson leads Rockford in scoring with 16 points (7G, 9A) in 13 games and picked up four points (2G, 2A) over the weekend, including a goal and two assists on Friday against Milwaukee.
Anderson is tied with teammate Brett Seney for third in the AHL with four power-play goals each. The pair also played together in the Toronto and New Jersey organizations.
Anderson and Seney are also tied for the league lead with nine total points each on the power play.
David Gust is tied for the league lead with six power-play assists.
After dropping three straight games in regulation, the Hogs have now picked up points in each of their last three games.
Defenseman Ross MacDougall was called up to the IceHogs on Thursday and made his AHL debut on Friday against Milwaukee. The blueliner played in all three games over the weekend with Rockford and tabbed his first AHL point with an assist on Saturday against Iowa.
Goaltender Drew Commesso stopped 22 of 23 shots in Sunday's win over Iowa. Commesso has now allowed one goal or fewer in three of his first seven professional starts. His 2.44 goals-against average and .907 save percentage both rank sixth amongst AHL rookies.
Filip Roos returned to the Hogs from the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday. Isaak Phillips remains in the NHL with the Hawks after he was called up last week.
Despite going just 2-for-21 on the power play last weekend, the IceHogs still rank fourth in the AHL with a 25.0% conversion rate on the man-advantage.
Player Profile
# 28 Colton Dach (F)
Dach was selected in the second round of the 2021 NHL Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks. He made his AHL Debut on 11/4/23 against the Manitoba Moose where he recorded his first AHL point with an assist. With just two weeks at the pro level under his belt, Dach currently sports 6 points (4G, 2A) with three goals scored on Saturday against the Iowa Wild for his first professional hat trick.
Images from this story
 Rockford IceHogs left wing Colton Dach |
American Hockey League Stories from November 20, 2023
- Monsters Claim First Place with 3-1 Win over Checkers - Cleveland Monsters
- Monsters Halt Checkers' Home Win Streak - Charlotte Checkers
- Tucson Roadrunners Road Ahead: Turkey Day Road Trip - Tucson Roadrunners
- Reign Announce Broadcast Partnership with KVCR - Ontario Reign
- Bears Dig into Thanksgiving Week Homestand - Hershey Bears
- IceHogs Partner with State Representative West in Share the Warmth Clothing Drive - Rockford IceHogs
- November 20th, 2023 - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Iowa Wild Announces Roster Moves - Iowa Wild
- Moose Reassign Milic to Norfolk - Manitoba Moose
- Hardman out One Week, Luypen in Concussion Protocol - Rockford IceHogs
- Lehigh Valley's Tanner Laczynski Named Howies Hockey Tape/AHL Player of the Week - AHL
- Tickets Going Quickly for Teddy Bear Toss Saturday - Bakersfield Condors
- Belleville Sens Look to Move on from Difficult Week at Home - Belleville Senators
- Laczynski Named AHL Player of the Week - Lehigh Valley Phantoms
- IceHogs Weekly: Hogs Emerge from Successful Weekend Ready for Thanksgiving Week Games - Rockford IceHogs
- Bojangles Game Preview: November 20 vs. Cleveland - Charlotte Checkers
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
