Rockford IceHogs | Sport Preview: IceHogs Journey To Battle Iowa Wild

Des Moines, IA- The Rockford IceHogs (6-5-1-0) hit the highway to conclude their weekend with a night battle in opposition to the Iowa Wild (4-6-0-1) for a 6 p.m. puck drop.  Rockford appears to bounce again following a 2-0 loss to the Milwaukee Admirals final night time on the BMO Center. 

The Matchup:

2024-25 Season collection: 1-0-0-0

Tale of the Tape: Rockford and Iowa meet for the second time this season after the IceHogs took the primary sport of the season collection on 10/12 with a 6-2 win in Des Moines. Stanislav Berezhnoy made 29 saves within the outing to safe his first profession AHL win. The mixture of Dillon Boucher, Jamie Engelbert and Connor Mylymok totaled seven factors within the IceHogs’ route of their central division opponent. Oliver Moore scored his first AHL purpose within the Sunday afternoon contest. This night’s battle is the second of ten conferences between the 2 golf equipment this season. The Wild suffered a 4-0 setback in Rosemont final night time in opposition to the Chicago Wolves. 

Three Things To Know:

Into the Wild: The IceHogs could have an opportunity to select up back-to-back wins to open the season collection with the Wild. Dating again to final season, the IceHogs have gained the final 4 conferences in opposition to Iowa, together with the final two in Des Moines. The Hogs have picked up a .500 level share in Des Moines in every of the final 4 seasons, going 3-3 in enemy territory final season in opposition to the Wild. Rockford has taken the earlier two season collection. 

Injury Update: The IceHogs acquired welcomed information on the harm entrance earlier this week when defenseman Andrew Perrott and goaltender Stanislav Berezhnoy had been cleared from harm. Perrott skated in each video games earlier this weekend in opposition to Milwaukee, and has appeared in six video games for the IceHogs this season. The veteran blueliner break up time between the Hersey Bears (AHL) and South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) final season. Berezhnoy returned to the lineup final night time, serving because the backup to Drew Commesso. The Russian netminder has a .944 save share in his first two AHL begins. 

Defensive Struggle: Rockford got here up quick in final nights battle with Milwaukee whereas holding the Admirals to simply 21 pictures on purpose. The Ads had been held to simply ten pictures by means of the primary 40 minutes of play whereas Rockford posted simply 14 pictures. The IceHogs’ penalty kill had yet one more sturdy outing as they went 4/4 Saturday night time. The Rockford penalty kill went an ideal 7/7 in opposition to the Admirals this weekend and is now working at 83% on the 12 months. 

2025-26 Season Matchups:

The Hogs are again in motion on this night with a 6:00 p.m. puck drop in Iowa in opposition to the Wild. Rockford returns to the Stateline to host the Manitoba Moose on Wednesday, November 12 at 7:00 p.m. It’s the primary Wet Your Whistle Wednesday and tickets can be found at icehogs.com.