Rockford IceHogs Thursday, Feb. 18 GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS (0-3-1-0) 6 p.m. CST (1-2-0-0) --- --- 1 point BMO Harris Bank Center Rockford, IL 2 points (5th, Central) Game #5, Home #3 Series 0-0-0-0 (4th, Central) WATCH: WIFR 23.2 Antenna TV, AHLTV ICEHOGS AT A GLANCE LISTEN: SportsFan Radio WNTA-AM 1330, IceHogs.com, SportsFanRadio1330.com Overall 0-3-1-0 Streak 0-3-1-0 Home 0-2-0-0 Home Streak 0-2-0-0 LAST GAME Road 0-1-1-0 Road Streak 0-1-1-0 » Forward Chris Wilkie and defenseman Isaak Phillips scored 19 seconds apart in the third period, OT 0-1 Last 5 0-3-1-0 but the Chicago Wolves held on for a 3-2 win at BMO Harris Bank Center Tuesday night. Shootout 0-0 Last 10 0-3-1-0 GAME NOTES ICEHOGS LEADING SCORERS Snap the Skid Player Goals Assists Points The IceHogs look to snap a season-opening four-game winless streak (0-3-1-0) tonight against the Brad Morrison 2 1 3 Griffins. The stretch is tied for the longest season-opening skid in team history after an 0-3-0-1 start Chris Wilkie 2 1 3 to the 2012-13 season. The IceHogs picked up a 5-4 win over Charlotte in Game 5 of the campaign Chad Yetman 1 2 3 on Oct. 21, 2012. Cody Franson 0 3 3 D.J. Busdeker 1 1 2 Hogs and Wolves Rivalry Fired Up Dylan McLaughlin 0 2 2 In their first four games of the 2020-21 season, the IceHogs battled the Wolves three times, includ- ing their last contest on Tuesday. The Wolves, the top team in the Central Division with a 5-0-0-0 2020-21 RFD vs. GR SCHEDULE start, claimed wins in all three meetings, 5-4, 5-2 and held on for a 3-2 win on Tuesday at BMO Har- 2/18 at RFD 6 p.m. 3/16 at GR 6 p.m. ris Bank Center. Both clubs are in the top three in the AHL in average penalty minutes per contest. 3/3 at RFD 6 p.m. 4/10 at GR 6 p.m. The Wolves lead the league at 19.40 PIMs per game and the IceHogs sit third at 16.25 PIMs/game. 3/11 at RFD 6 p.m. 4/28 at GR 6 p.m. 3/13 at GR 6 p.m. 5/1 at RFD 6 p.m. Hogs Strike Quick in Third Period In a span of 19 seconds, the IceHogs scored twice in the third period on Tuesday to setup a one-goal HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES HISTORY game against the Wolves. Forward Chris Wilkie deflected in his second goal of the season at 7:01 Overall at RFD at GR of the fame and he quicky setup defenseman Isaak Phillips’ first pro goal off the ensuing faceoff at 07-08 3-0-0-1 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-1 7:20. 08-09 1-2-0-1 1-1-0-0 0-1-0-1 09-10 7-0-0-1 3-0-0-1 4-0-0-0 Five-Five Split 10-11 4-2-0-0 3-0-0-0 1-2-0-0 The IceHogs and Griffins enter the 14th season of their Central-Division rivalry with the Hogs hold- 11-12 3-0-0-1 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-1 ing a 53-39-5-4 all-time record. Last season, the Hogs split their 10-game, head-to-head series, 12-13 3-5-0-0 2-2-0-0 1-3-0-0 5-5-0-0. 13-14 3-6-1-0 3-2-0-0 0-4-1-0 14-15 4-3-1-0 2-1-1-0 2-2-0-0 Lockdown Defense In each of the 10 meetings between the Hogs and Griffins last season, the victor held the opposition 15-16 3-3-2-0 2-2-0-0 1-1-2-0 to two goals or less. Rockford picked up 5-2, 3-1, 2-1 (shootout), 2-1 (shootout) and 4-0 wins while 16-17 3-7-0-0 2-3-0-0 1-4-0-0 Grand Rapids claimed 4-2, 5-2, 4-1, 2-1 and 3-0 victories. 17-18 6-3-1-0 5-0-0-0 1-3-1-0 18-19 7-3-0-0 4-1-0-0 3-2-0-0 Home Ice Advantage 19-20 5-5-0-0 3-2-0-0 2-3-0-0 Over the past five seasons in the IceHogs/Griffins rivalry, the home team has carried the upper 20-21 hand. The IceHogs are 16-8-0-0 at BMO Harris Bank Center while the Griffins are 16-4-2-2 at Van All-Time 53-39-5-4 34-14-1-1 18-25-4-3 Andel Arena. 2020-21 TEAM COMPARISON Here or There ICEHOGS GRIFFINS The IceHogs host the Griffins in the first three meetings of the head-to-head series (Feb. 18, Mar. 3, 4 ........................Games .................... 3 Mar. 11) and visit Grand Rapids, Michigan the following four consecutive gatherings (Mar. 13, Mar. 10 (2.50) ................GF/Game .............6 (2.00) 16, Apr. 10 and Apr. 28). The series closes on May 5 at BMO Harris Bank Center. 16 (4.00) ............... GA/Game .............8 (2.67) 18.2% (4/22) ...........PP (Overall) .......23.1% (3/13) Krutil Signs AHL Deal 84.2% (3/19) ...........PK (Overall) .......70.0% (3/10) On Wednesday, the IceHogs annouced that defenseman Michael Krutil was released from his ama- 0/0 (0.0%) ............ PP (vs. Opp.) .........0/0 (0.0%) teur tryout contract (ATO) and signed a standard player contract (SPC) for the remainder ofthe 0/0 (0.0%) ............ PK (vs. Opp.) .........0/0 (0.0%) 2020-21 season. Krutil, 18, has appeard in three of the four IceHogs games to start the season (no 2019-20 RFD LEADING SCORERS VS. GR points). Player Goals Assists Points MacKenzie Entwistle 4 ................... 1 ...................5 ICEHOGS LAST 5 GAMES ICEHOGS NEXT 5 GAMES Dylan Sikura 3 ................... 2 ...................5 Day Date Result Day Date Opponent Time Tyler Sikura 0 ................... 5 ...................5 Tue. Feb. 16 Rockford 2 vs. Chicago 3 L Thu. Feb. 18 vs. Grand Rapids 6 p.m. 2019-20 GR LEADING SCORERS VS. RFD Fri. Feb. 13 Rockford 2 at Iowa 3 OTL Mon Feb. 22 vs. Cleveland 6 p.m. Player Goals Assists Points Tue. Feb. 9 Rockford 2 at Chicago 5 Tues. Feb. 23 vs. Cleveland 6 p.m. Chris Terry 3 ................... 3 ...................6 Sat. Feb. 6 Rockford 4 vs. Chicago 5 Sat. Feb. 27 at Cleveland 6 p.m. Dominik Shine 2 ................... 4 ...................6 Sun. Mar. 8 Rockford 2 at Chicago 3 OTL Sun. Feb. 28 at Cleveland Noon Matt Puempel 2 ................... 3 ...................5 2020-21 Rockford IceHogs Roster # Forwards Pos. S Ht. Wt. Date of Birth Birthplace 2019-20 Team GP G A PTS PIM Contract Status Draft 14 Garrett Mitchell RW R 5-11 196 9/2/1991 Regina, SK Rockford, AHL 15 4 2 6 9 AHL VET WSH 6th RD, 2009 (175) Laval, AHL 2 0 0 0 0 Reading, ECHL 40 10 19 29 106 26 Evan Barratt C L 6-0 187 2/18/1999 Bristol, PA Penn. State Univ., NCAA 34 12 22 34 28 NHL R CHI 3rd RD, 2017 (90) 39 Dylan McLaughlin C L 5-11 187 6/5/1995 Lancaster, NY Rockford, AHL 28 2 5 7 6 AHL Indy, ECHL 20 13 11 24 0 42 Gabriel Gagne RW R 6-5 185 11/11/1996 Laval, PQ Rockford, AHL 21 6 6 12 7 AHL OTT 2nd RD, 2015 (36) Ontario, AHL 3 0 1 1 0 Allen, ECHL 36 24 14 38 8 45 Cam Morrison LW L 6-3 209 8/27/1998 Aurora, ON Notre Dame, NCAA 37 13 14 27 8 NHL R COL 2nd RD, 2016 (40) 47 John Quenneville C L 6-1 194 4/16/1996 Edmonton, AB Rockford, AHL 36 13 9 22 31 NHL NJD 1st RD, 2014 (30) Chicago, NHL 9 0 0 0 0 49 Mitchell Fossier LW L 6-0 187 12/21/1996 Alpharetta, GA Univ. of Maine, NCAA 34 10 32 42 12 AHL R 53 Michal Teply RW R 6-3 187 5/27/2001 Havlickuv Brod, CZE Winnipeg, WHL 53 29 34 63 16 NHL R CHI 4th RD, 2019 (105) 57 Chris Wilkie RW R 6-0 190 7/10/1996 Omaha, NE Colorado Coll., NCAA 34 23 8 31 36 AHL R FLA 6th RD, 2015 (162) 58 MacKenzie Entwistle RW R 6-4 183 7/14/1999 Mississauga, ON Rockford, AHL 56 11 15 26 38 NHL ARI 3rd RD, 2017 (69) 59 Mikael Hakkarainen C L 6-0 194 1/26/1998 Helsinki, Finland Rockford, AHL 8 0 0 0 0 NHL R CHI 5th RD, 2018 (139) Indy, ECHL 3 2 2 4 2 61 Chad Yetman RW R 5-11 179 2/18/2000 Ajax, ON Erie, OHL 61 43 31 74 8 AHL R CHI 6th RD, 2020 (172) 67 Matej Chalupa C L 6-1 172 7/26/1998 Praha, CZE HK Hradec Kralove, Czech 50 7 17 24 20 NHL 68 Riley McKay LW L 6-0 203 3/7/1999 Swan River, MB Saksatoon, WHL 62 19 19 38 93 AHL R 76 Tim Söderlund LW L 5-9 163 1/23/1998 Skellefta, Sweden Rockford, AHL 29 1 2 3 14 NHL CHI 4th RD, 2017 (112) Indy, ECHL 7 2 4 6 6 78 Brad Morrison C L 6-0 171 1/4/1997 Prince George, BC Fort Wayne, ECHL 17 6 13 19 4 NHL NYR 4th RD, 2015 (113) 79 D.J.