Rockford IceHogs Tuesday, Feb. 9 Chicago Wolves (0-1-0-0) 2 p.m. CST (2-0-0-0) --- --- 0 points Triphahn Ice Arena Hoffman Estates, IL 4 points (T-4th, Central) Game #2, Road #1 Season Series 0-1-0-0 (1st, Central) WATCH: WIFR 23.2 Antenna TV, AHLTV ICEHOGS AT A GLANCE LISTEN: SportsFan Radio WNTA-AM 1330, IceHogs.com, SportsFanRadio1330.com Overall 0-1-0-0 Streak 0-1-0-0 Home 0-1-0-0 Home Streak 0-1-0-0 LAST GAME: Road 0-0-0-0 Road Streak 0-0-0-0 » Defenseman Cody Franson recorded three assists and defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk netted a goal OT 0-0 Last 5 0-1-0-0 and an assist in a 5-4 loss to Chicago on Saturday, Feb. 6 at BMO Harris Bank Center. Shootout 0-0 Last 10 0-1-0-0 INJURY REPORT: ICEHOGS LEADING SCORERS » D Cam Morrison - Day-to-Day Player Goals Assists Points Cody Franson 0 3 3 Wyatt Kalynuk 1 1 2 GAME NOTES John Quenneville 1 0 1 The Hockey Drought is Over Matej Chalupa 1 0 1 Saturday’s Opening Day showdown marked the end of a 336-day drought to IceHogs hockey, with their last contest coming on March 8, 2020 against the Wolves. 2020-21 RFD vs. CHI SCHEDULE 2/6 vs. CHI 4-5 L 4/7 vs. CHI 6 p.m. Opening Night by the Numbers 2/9 at CHI 2 p.m. 4/17 vs. CHI 6 p.m. The IceHogs dropped to 8-12-1-1 all time on Opening Night after their 5-4 setback to the Wolves last 2/16 vs. CHI 6 p.m. 4/21 at CHI 7 p.m. Saturday at 6-7-0 all-time when opening at BMO Harris Bank Center. The Hogs did celebrate their 3/27 at CHI 7 p.m. 5/14 vs. CHI 6 p.m. season opener at home for the first time since the 2014-15 season when they opened the campaign 3/28 vs. CHI 4 p.m. 5/15 at CHI 7 p.m. at the BMO vs. Milwaukee. With Saturday’s loss, the IceHogs are on a three-game season-opening 4/3 at CHI 7 p.m. losing streak. Their last Opening Night win came on Oct. 7, 2017 at Cleveland with a 4-0 victory. HEAD-TO-HEAD SERIES HISTORY Quenneville Opens Meijer First-Goal Frenzy Community Initiative Overall at RFD at CHI Forward John Quenneville’s first-period power-play goal opened the scoring and became the first 07-08 4-4-2-0 4-1-0-0 0-3-2-0 Meijer First Goal Frenzy donation of the season! When the IceHogs score the first goal of each game 08-09 6-4-0-0 4-1-0-0 2-3-0-0 this season, Meijer will donate $50 to Rock House Kids, a 501(c)(3) foundation helping feed Rock- 09-10 5-4-0-1 2-3-0-0 3-2-0-0 ford’s inner-city youth in a safe nurturing environment. Fans can guess who scores the first IceHogs 10-11 5-5-0-0 2-3-0-0 3-2-0-0 goal of the game on the IceHogs mobile app for a chance to win a $25 gift card to Meijer. Meijer First Goal Frenzy Total: $50 11-12 6-6-0-0 4-2-0-0 2-4-0-0 12-13 6-5-0-1 3-3-0-0 3-2-0-1 You Always Remember Your First 13-14 5-5-0-2 4-1-0-1 1-4-0-1 Forward Chad Yetman and defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk buried their first professional goals in their 14-15 8-3-1-0 4-1-1-0 4-2-0-0 pro debut on Saturday. Forward Matej Chalupa netted his first AHL marker. Forward Evan Barratt 15-16 7-2-3-0 5-0-1-0 2-2-2-0 grabbed his first pro point (assist) and forwards D. J. Busdeker and Andrej Altybarmakyan added 16-17 4-6-2-0 3-2-1-0 1-4-1-0 their first AHL points (assists). 17-18 6-6-0-0 4-2-0-0 2-4-0-0 18-19 6-5-1-0 2-4-0-0 4-1-1-0 Power Play off to Hot Start 19-20 6-2-1-0 3-1-0-0 3-1-1-0 The IceHogs went 3-for-6 on the man advantage Saturday afternoon including a hot 3-for-3 start to 20-21 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 the game. Out of 63 games last season, the IceHogs power play scored three or more goals in one All-Time 74-58-10-4 46-23-3-1 28-35-7-3 contest, Jan. 24 at Milwaukee (3-for-8, 7-4 L). 2020-21 TEAM COMPARISON Franson Picking Up Where He Left Off ICEHOGS WOLVES Defenseman Cody Franson recorded three assists on Saturday to become the leading point produc- 1 ........................Games .................... 2 er for the IceHogs. Dating back to his first stint with the IceHogs and the 2018 Calder Cup Playoffs, 4 (4.00) .................GF/Game .............8 (4.00) Franson is now riding a six-game IceHogs point streak with two goals and six assists for eight points. 5 (5.00) ................ GA/Game .............5 (2.50) Franson recorded goals in Game 3 and Game 5 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals vs. Texas and 50% (3/6) ..............PP (Overall) .....19.5% (44/226) assists in Games 2, 4 and 6. 80.0% (1/5) ............PK (Overall) .......63.6% (4/11) 3/6 (50%) ............. PP (vs. Opp.) ......... 1/5 (20%) Countdown to 1,000 1/5 (80%) ............. PK (vs. Opp.) ......... 3/6 (50%) The 2020-21 season will feature the 1,000 IceHogs AHL contest! Through 992 games, including last 2020-21 RFD LEADING SCORERS VS. CHI Saturday, the IceHogs hold an all-time record of 493-392-54-53. Player Goals Assists Points Cody Franson 0 ................... 3 ...................3 Wyatt Kalynuk 1 ................... 1 ...................2 ICEHOGS LAST 5 GAMES ICEHOGS NEXT 5 GAMES Day Date Result Day Date Opponent Time John Quenneville 1 ................... 0 ...................1 Sat. Feb. 6 Rockford 4 vs. Chicago 5 Tue. Feb. 9 at Chicago 2 p.m. 2019-20 CHI LEADING SCORERS VS. RFD Sun. Mar. 8 Rockford 2 at Chicago 3 OTL Fri. Feb. 13 at Iowa 6 p.m. Player Goals Assists Points Sat. Mar. 7 Rockford 0 at Grand Rapids 3 L Tue. Feb. 16 vs. Chicago 6 p.m. Seth Jarvis 1 ................... 1 ...................2 Fri. Mar. 6 Rockford 4 vs. Grand Rapids 0 W Thu. Feb. 18 vs. Grand Rapids 6 p.m. Jamieson Rees 1 ................... 1 ...................2 Sun. Mar. 1 Rockford 0 vs. San Antonio 3 L Mon Feb. 22 vs. Cleveland 6 p.m. Tom Novak 0 ................... 2 ...................2 2020-21 Rockford IceHogs Opening Night Roster # Forwards Pos. S Ht. Wt. Date of Birth Birthplace 2019-20 Team GP G A PTS PIM Contract Status Draft 14Garrett 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) 39Dylan McLaughlin C L 5-11 187 6/5/1995 Lancaster, NY Rockford, AHL 28 2 5 7 6 AHL Indy, ECHL 20 1311 24 0 42Gabriel 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 45Cam 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) 47John 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 49Mitchell Fossier LW L 6-0 187 12/21/1996 Alpharetta, GA Univ. of Maine, NCAA 34 10 32 42 12 AHL R 53Michal 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) 57Chris 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) 59Mikael 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 61Chad 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) 67Matej Chalupa C L 6-1 172 7/26/1998 Praha, CZE HK Hradec Kralove, Czech 50 7 17 24 20 NHL 68Riley McKay LW L 6-0 203 3/7/1999 Swan River, MB Saksatoon, WHL 62 191938 93 AHL R 76Tim 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 78Brad 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) 79D.J.