IceHogs Gameday VENUE: YOUR COUCH • ICEHOGS VS BARRACUDA • NHL 20 BEST-OF-THREE SERIES DATE: MARCH 17 , 2020 • TIME: 3 PM CST, 1 PM PST • STREAM: ROCKFORD_ICEHOGS ON TWITCH Game notes Players to watch • DEEP SEA FISHIN': The Rockford IceHogs lead the lifetime series IAN against the San Jose Barracuda with a 3-1-0-0 record. Since their incep- tion in 2015-16, the Barracuda have traveled to Rockford twice, snag- MCCOSHEN ging a win and taking a loss. Conversely, the IceHogs have traveled to the Bay Area twice, collecting two wins. #12

In their junior hockey days, Ice- • GETTING BACK TO THE ROOTS: AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- Hogs defenseman Dennis Gilbert and Barracuda defenseman Nick DeS- 24 D 63 2 6 78 -13 imone played alongside one another for the Buffalo Jr. Sabres in the Ian McCoshen is the highest rated player on Ontario Junior Hockey League. Gilbert has tallied seven points (1g, 6a) the IceHogs' NHL 20 roster with an overall this season with Rockford while DeSimone has registered 19 points (5g, rating of 79. McCoshen has played 60 NHL 14a) with San Jose. games in his career, which leads all Rockford players. • OH MY COSH: Ian McCoshen is listed in NHL 20 as the highest rated player on the Rockford roster with an overall rating of 79. He leads all alexandre IceHogs with 60 NHL games played in his career. In the 2017-18 cam- fortin paign, McCoshen spent 38 games with the in which he collected three goals, one asssist and 25 penalty minutes. #26 • FAMILY DYNASTY: John Quenneville is the second-highest rat- ed forward on the IceHogs roster in NHL 20 with an overall rating of AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- 75. The Edmonton, Alberta native was drafted 30th overall in the 2014 23 F 44 8 9 12 0 NHL draft by the and spent three seasons with their Alexandre Fortin is the highest rated IceHogs AHL affiliate. The eldest of the Quenneville brothers, Peter, was draft- forward in NHL 20 with an overall of 76. In non-virtual hockey in 2019-20, Fortin has 17 ed in 2013 by the and played seven games with points (8g, 9a), including two shorthanded Rockford this season. The youngest of the three, David, was drafted tallies to lead the team. in 2016 by the and made his AHL debut with the Bridgeport Sound Tigers in 2017-18. jonny brodzinski Matchup #22 Snapshot Vs. RECORD 29-30-2-2 21-27-5-2 AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- goals/game 2.48 3.25 26 F 44 14 16 26 -1 Jonny Brodzinski is the second-highest rat- shots/game 27.70 32.75 ed player on the Barracuda roster in NHL 20 Goals Against/Game 2.97 3.49 with an overall rating of 75. In real-life hock- Power play pct. 11.4% 16.7% ey in 2019-20, Brodzinski has notched 14 Penalty Kill Pct. 76.2% 79.9% goals this season. STREAK 0-1-1-0 4-0-2-0 highest rated player I. McCoshen (79) L. Radil (77) Next home game The Rockford IceHogs are set to take on the San Jose Barracuda in a best-of-three series in NHL 20 on Tuesday afternoon. The virtual IceHogs and Barracuda will each be controlled by representatives from the club's respective front offices. San Jose skates into this online matchup led by Lukáš Radil, who boasts an NHL 20 overall rating of 77, while Rockford is led by Ian McCoshen, who holds the highest NHL 20 rating in the contest with an overall of 79.