Rockford IceHogs - Fort Wayne Komets Semifinals Playoff Preview
April 25, 2007 - International Hockey League 2 (IHL 2)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford, Ill.- For the third straight postseason, the Rockford IceHogs and Fort Wayne Komets will meet in the Colonial Cup Playoffs. Last season it was Rockford knocking the Komets out of Championship contention with a first round win. Two seasons ago, the Komets sent the Hogs packing in the semifinals in a thrilling seven game series.
2006-07 Komets-IceHogs Season Results:
Fri., Oct. 13 Fort Wayne 4 at Rockford 2
Fri., Oct. 27 Rockford 3 at Fort Wayne 7
Wed., Nov. 15 Fort Wayne 1 at Rockford 5
Sat., Nov. 25 Fort Wayne 4 at Rockford 3 (SO)
Sat., Dec. 2 Rockford 0 at Fort Wayne 3
Tues., Dec. 26 Rockford 3 at Fort Wayne 1
Wed., Jan. 10 Fort Wayne 2 at Rockford 3
Fri., Mar. 11 Rockford 1 at Fort Wayne 3
Sat., Mar. 17 Rockford 3 at Fort Wayne 4
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Rockford Overall Comparison Fort Wayne
48-21-7 Record 51-21-4
103 Points 106
3.50 Goals/Game 3.46
2.54 Goals Against/Game 2.46
28.05 Penalties/Game 25.42
16.4% Power Play 20.1%
85.0% Penalty Kill 87.4%
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Rockford Regular Season Leaders Fort Wayne
Preston Mizzi 75 Points J.C. Ruid 94
Preston Mizzi 31 Goals J.C. Ruid 43
Preston Mizzi 44 Assists Guy Dupuis 65
Robin Big Snake 330 Penalty Minutes Mario Larocque 231
Luke Fritshaw +34 plus/Minus Guy Dupuis +24
Frederic Cloutier 39 Wins Kevin St. Pierre 42
Jake Moreland 2.23 Goals Against Average Kevin St. Pierre 2.24
Frederic Cloutier .921 Save Percentage Kevin St. Pierre .926
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Rockford Postseason Leaders Fort Wayne
Preston Mizzi 10 Points J.C. Ruid 7
Nicolas Corbeil 5 Goals Terrt Marchant 4
Preston Mizzi 6 Assists J.C. Ruid 5 Guy Dupuis 5
Bruce Watson 16 Penalty Minutes J.C. Ruid 12
Chaz Johnson +7 Plus/Minus several +3
Nathan Lutz +7
Frederic Cloutier 4 Wins Kevin St. Pierre 4
Frederic Cloutier 1.92 Goals Against Average Kevin St. Pierre 1.63
Frederic Cloutier .936 Save Percentage Kevin St. Pierre .932
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Rockford Regular Season Leaders vs. Fort Wayne
Preston Mizzi 9 Points J.C. Ruid 11 Bruce Richardson 11
Preston Mizzi 5 Goals Daniel Goneau 4
Kevin Ulanski 6 Assists Bruce Richardson 9
Robin Big Snake 61 Penalty Minutes Mario Larocque 51
Jesse Bennefield +5 Plus/Minus Bruce Richardson +7
Nathan Lutz +5
Frederic Cloutier 3 Wins Kevin St. Pierre 5
Frederic Cloutier 2.33 Goals Against Average Kevin St. Pierre 2.10
Frederic Cloutier .927 Save Percentage Kevin St. Pierre .935
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Rockford Team vs. Team Fort Wayne
3 Wins 6
23 Goals 29
35 Assists 54
58 Points 83
-9 Plus/Minus +3
294 Penalty Minutes 251
295 Shots On Goal 286
10.8% Power Play 18.3
81.7% Penalty Kill 89.2%
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IceHogs Playoff History
Appearances: 5
Last Appearance: Won 4-1 (best-of-seven) vs. Quad City (2007)
All-Time Record: 16-17
Home Record: 11-5 (Last, 8-4 W; vs. Quad City on 4/22/07)
Road Record: 5-12 (Last, 3-1 W at Quad City on 4/20/07)
Overtime Games: 1-3 (Last, 1-2 L; at Fort Wayne on 5/10/05)
Playoff Series Win: 3 (Last, 4-1 vs. Quad City, Round One in 2007)
For more information on the IceHogs semifinal match-up with the Komets, contact the IceHogs at (815) 986-6465.
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