IceHogs Gameday UW- PANTHER ARENA • ICEHOGS AT ADMIRALS • REGULAR SEASON GAME 37 (AWAY GAME 18) JANUARY 11, 2020 • TIME: 1 PM • RADIO: FACEBOOK, SPORTSFAN1330.COM Game notes Players to watch • WE ARE THE CAPTAINS NOW: The IceHogs dropped their first tyler visit to the UW Panther Arena during the 2019-20 season on Friday by a score of 2-0. However, Rockford matched the franchise's all-time road sikura win total against the Admirals in a single series last year with a record of 4-1-0-1 at UW Panther Arena. #16

Brandon Hagel was held pointless in Fri- • REBOUND BRANDON: AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- day's loss at Milwaukee, but in 29 games since Oct. 30, there have only 27 F 36 10 12 8 +8 been two instances in which Hagel has not rebounded from a pointless Sikura leads the IceHogs in points (22) on performance to find the scoresheet the very next game. He's been held the season and also leads the club in career pointless 12 times in that span but has tallied a combined 12 points (7g, points against Milwaukee with 10 (4g, 6a) 5a) in subsequent efforts. through 26 career games against the Admi- rals. • LUCKY 13: The IceHogs have featured 13 different skaters to score at least one goal over the last 11 games (since Dec. 15). Those 13 skaters lucas have combined for 26 total goals in that span with eight players scoring Carlsson multiple goals and five with a lone tally. The group includes nine for- wards and four defensemen, as well as four AHL rookies. #23 • SIK 'EM: Tyler Sikura's minus-2 rating in Friday' loss marked just the second time in his last 20 games that he failed to register an even-or- AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- better plus/minus rating. Sikura's plus-8 rating on the season ranks sec- 22 D 29 3 12 20 +9 ond on the active IceHogs roster behind Lucas Carlsson (+9). Carlsson tops the Rockford roster in plus/ minus with a rating of +9 and is tied for the • RARE AIR: Wednesday's loss at Milwaukee extended Rockford's road team-lead in assists (12) alongside Tyler Si- losing streak to four games. It's the longest road losing streak of the kura. He also leads the active roster in points by a defenseman with 15. season and marks the first time the IceHogs have lost four consecutive games on the road since the club lost five straight from Jan. 20 - Feb. 23 of 2018. Rem pitlick Matchup #16 Snapshot Vs. RECORD 18-17-0-1 25-7-4-2 AGE POS GP G A PIM +/- goals/game 2.75 3.34 28 F 25 14 15 6 +7 Pitlick notched the game-winning goal shots/game 28.67 30.26 in Friday's matchup between the IceHogs Goals Against/Game 3.03 2.26 and Admirals. His 14 goals are tied for sec- Power play pct. 11.2% 26.0% ond-most on Milwaukee's active roster and Penalty Kill Pct. 77.5% 85.3% his seven power-play goals tops the club. STREAK 0-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 Leading Scorer T. Sikura (22) 2 Players (30) Next home game The Milwaukee Admirals and the Rockford IceHogs for the second time in as many days on Saturday afternoon in Milwau- kee. The Admirals took the first in this three-game set by a score Vs. of 2-0 to remain atop the league standings with 56 points through 38 games. Milwaukee netminder, Troy Grosenick, stole the show BMO Harris Bank Center in Friday's contests, posting a 24-save shutout to help his club past Tue. Jan 14 | 7:00 PM Rockford.