AHL Rockford IceHogs

Milwaukee-Rockford West Division Semifinal Playoff Preview

Published on April 14, 2009 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release


Rockford, Ill.- The Rockford IceHogs begin their quest for the Calder Cup against the regular season West Division Champion Milwaukee Admirals. The Admirals have home ice advantage for the best-of-seven series. The following is a first round postseason preview of the IceHogs-Admirals series.

Game Date Location Time Ticket to use

Game 1 Thurs., April 16 at Milwaukee 7 p.m.

Game 2 Sat., April 18 at Milwaukee 7:30 p.m.

Game 3 Sun., April 19 at Rockford 5:05 p.m. Playoff Game "A"

Game 4 Tues., April 21 at Rockford 7:05 p.m. Playoff Game "B"

Game 5* Fri., April 24 at Milwaukee 7 p.m.

Game 6* Sun., April 26 at Rockford 5:05 p.m. Playoff Game "C"

Game 7* Mon., April 27 at Milwaukee 7 p.m.

*-if necessary

2008-09 Admirals-IceHogs Season Results:

Sat., Oct. 18 Rockford 4 at Milwaukee 3 SO

Wed., Nov. 12 Milwaukee 2 vs. Rockford 1 SO

Sat., Nov. 15 Rockford 5 at Milwaukee 2

Fri., Dec. 12 Rockford 2 at Milwaukee 4

Sat., Jan. 24 Milwaukee 4 vs. Rockford 2

Fri., Feb. 6 Rockford 1 at Milwaukee 4

Thur., Feb. 19 Rockford 4 at Milwaukee 1

Wed., March 11 Milwaukee 3 vs. Rockford 2

Mon., March 23 Milwaukee 1 vs. Rockford 2

Sat., April 4 Milwaukee 4 vs. Rockford 1

Rockford Overall comparison Milwaukee

40-34-0-6 Record 49-22-3-6

86 Points 107

4th-West Place 1st-West

2.86 (14th) Goals/Game 2.86 (14th)

2.75 (11th) Goals Against/Game 2.44 (2nd)

18.24 (12th) PIMs/Game 16.65 (22nd)

14.1% (27th) Power Play 18.1% (9th)

80.9% (25th) Penalty Kill 87.0% (1st)

Rockford Reg. season leaders Milwaukee

Tim Brent, 63 Points Mike Santorelli, 70

Pascal Pelletier, 29 Goals Mike Santorelli, 27

Tim Brent, 42 Assists Cal O'Reilly, 56

Sean McMorrow, 141 Penalty Minutes Kelsey Wilson, 160

Danny Groulx, +18 Plus/Minus Ryan Maki, +14

Corey Crawford, 22 Wins Drew MacIntyre, 34

Antti Niemi, 2.43 Goals Against Average Mark Dekanich, 2.09

Corey Crawford, .917 Save Percentage Mark Dekanich, .923

Rockford Reg. season leaders vs. Milwaukee

Tim Brent, 8 Points Cal O'Reilly, Cody Franson, 10

Tim Brent, Bryan Bickell, Rob Klinkhammer, Petri Kontiola, 3 Goals Cal O' Reilly, 5

Tim Brent, Evan Brophey, 5 Assists Nick Spaling, 7

Dan Bertram, Jake Dowell, 15 Penalty Minutes Triston Grant, 29

Evan Brophey, +5 Plus/Minus Justin Taylor, +3

Antti Niemi, Corey Crawford, 2 Wins Mark Dekanich, Drew MacIntyre, 3

Antti Niemi, 2.37 Goals Against Average Mark Dekanich, 1.67

Antti Niemi, .912 Save Percentage Mark Dekanich, .949

Rockford Team vs. team Milwaukee

4 Wins 6

23 Goals 27

37 Assists 47

60 Points 74

+9 Plus/Minus -21

166 Penalty Minutes 174

10.0% (6-60) Power Play 24.5% (13-53)

75.5% (40-53) Penalty Kill 90.0% (54-60)

IceHogs Playoff History

Appearances: 6

AHL Appearances: 1

Last Appearance: Lost 4-3 (best-of-seven) vs. Chicago (2007-08)

Won 4-1 (best-of-seven) vs. Houston (2007-08)

All-Time Record: 31-26

Home Record: 20-7 (Last, 3-4 L; vs. Chicago on 5/11/08)

Road Record: 11-19 (Last, 1-4 L at Chicago on 5/13/08)

Overtime Games: 2-5 (Last, 0-1 2OTL; vs. Houston on 4/19/08)

Playoff Series Win: 6 (Last, 4-1 vs. Houston, Calder Cup Division Semifinals 2008)

Championship: 1 (2007 Colonial Cup)

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

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