Scotty Bowman Night as Hogs Host Wild
January 3, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Rockford IceHogs News Release
Rockford, Ill. - With the legendary Scotty Bowman in attendance, the Rockford IceHogs (15-16-3-0) will host the Iowa Wild (13-14-2-0) at the BMO Harris Bank Center in the first of three Midwest Division games in three days. Tonight's game at 7 p.m. will be the fifth contest between the IceHogs and Wild.
The first 2,500 fans to the BMO will receive a Scotty Bowman Bobblehead courtesy of U.S. Cellular to honor the hockey legend for his contributions to the game and the Blackhawks organization as a whole. Fans can also take advantage of a Vienna Beef Family Value Day. Family's can purchase four tickets, four hot dogs, four soft drinks for $59. Additional tickets can be added for $15. To purchase tickets, call (815) 968-5222, online through IceHogs.com or in person at the BMO Harris Bank Center Box Office or at any Ticketmaster outlet.
You can tune into tonight's game against the Wild beginning at 6:30 p.m. with IceHogs Warm Up on Antenna TV 23.2, Comcast channel 436, Charter 970, Mediacom 101 or online at AHLLive.com.
In the midst of a six game winless streak, the IceHogs are being lead in goals by left wing Brad Winchester. After starting the season's first two months with five goals total, the Madison, Wisconsin native heads into January having scored five goals and seven points in 10 December games.
After being called up to the NHL for 10 games, rookie winger Erik Haula is still tied for the team lead in points with 16 (8g-8a) for Iowa. The Pori, Finland native will play his third game back with Iowa tonight since being sent back down with the Wild having tallied a standings point in five of their last six contests.
Next Home Game: Saturday, Jan. 4 vs. Grand Rapids. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. This will be game two of the three game weekend set against Midwest Division foes for the IceHogs.
American Hockey League Stories from January 3, 2014
- Pickard Stops 33 Shots as Barons Skate Past Rampage, 5-2 - Oklahoma City Barons
- Rampage Drop 5-2 Decision to OKC - San Antonio Rampage
- Heat Fall to Bulldogs 2-1 - Abbotsford Heat
- Bulldogs Hang on to Beat Heat 2-1 - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Hogs Start 2014 with a Shootout Loss - Rockford IceHogs
- Admirals Start 2014 with 3-1 Home Win over Bridgeport - Norfolk Admirals
- McCollum, Griffins Bag Wolves, 3-1 - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Monsters Double-Up Milwaukee 4-2 - Cleveland Monsters
- Binghamton Continues Streak with OT Win over Manchester 5-4 - Binghamton Senators
- First Goal of 2014 in Akeson's OT Winner - Adirondack Phantoms
- Wolf Pack falls 2-1 - Hartford Wolf Pack
- Wild Beat IceHogs 3-2 in a Shootout - Iowa Wild
- Wild Beat IceHogs 3-2 in a Shootout - Iowa Wild
- Fought the Law(Son) and the Law(Son) Won - Manchester Monarchs
- Penguins Begin New Year with Shootout Win over Wolf Pack - Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
- P-Bruins Shut Out Sharks 3-0 - Providence Bruins
- Checkers Bounce Back against Texas - Charlotte Checkers
- Syracuse Drops Toronto 6-3 at Ricoh Coliseum - Toronto Marlies
- Devils, Falcons Deliver In Divisional Battle - Albany Devils
- Crunch Start 2014 off Right with a 6-3 Win over the Marlies - Syracuse Crunch
- Ness Not Enough for Sound Tigers in 3-1 Loss - Bridgeport Islanders
- Stars Comeback Falls Short in Charlotte 4-3 - Texas Stars
- Wolves Stifled by Griffins, 3-1 - Chicago Wolves
- Akeson's Power Play Goal Lifts Phantoms in Overtime - Hershey Bears
- Falcons Cool Devils, Come Back to Win in Overtime - Springfield Falcons
- Sharks Start 2014 with 3-0 Loss in Providence - Worcester Sharks
- Bulldogs Release Duffy and MacAulay - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Dumont, McIver Join Hamilton Bulldogs Hockey Hour on Monday - Hamilton Bulldogs
- Admirals to Simulcast Games on WHKT 1650 AM & 1490 AM the Game - Norfolk Admirals
- Pirates Sign Corey Trivino and Jesse Mychan to Professional Tryout Contracts - Portland Pirates
- Gameday: Comets vs. Rochester - Utica Comets
- Comet Tales: Meet Darren Archibald - Utica Comets
- Kings' Jones and Blackhawks' Raanta Named NHL Co-Rookies Of The Month - Manchester Monarchs
- Community Involvement at Phantoms Games - Adirondack Phantoms
- Marchenko Joins Detroit - Grand Rapids Griffins
- Coyotes Assign Chris Brown to Portland - Portland Pirates
- Scotty Bowman Night as Hogs Host Wild - Rockford IceHogs
- Rene Rancourt to Perform, Sign Autographs at Falcons Game Saturday - Springfield Falcons
- Dallas Stars Return Colton Sceviour to Texas Stars - Texas Stars
- American Hockey League Game Rescheduled - AHL
- Saturday's IceCaps vs. Pirates Game Rescheduled - Portland Pirates
- Saturday's IceCaps vs. Pirates Game Rescheduled - St. John's IceCaps
- Iowa Recalls Goalie John Curry from Orlando - Iowa Wild
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.
