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Rockford IceHogs

American Hockey League team in Rockford, Illinois

Field	Value
current	2025–26 AHL season
bg_color	background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#E03A3E 5px solid; border-bottom:#000000 5px solid;
text_color	#000000
team	Rockford IceHogs
logo	Rockford_IceHogs_Logo.svg
city	Rockford, Illinois
league	American Hockey League
conference	Western
division	Central
founded	1995
operated	2007–present
arena	BMO Center
colors	Red, black, white

owner	Wirtz Corporation
coach	Jared Nightingale
gm	Mark Bernard (de facto)
captain	Brett Seney
media	WIFR 19.2
affiliates	Chicago Blackhawks (NHL)
Indy Fuel (ECHL)
website	IceHogs.com
name1	Baltimore Bandits
dates1	1995–1997
name2	Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
dates2	1997–2005
name3	Rockford IceHogs
dates3	2007–present

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The Rockford IceHogs are a professional ice hockey team based in Rockford, Illinois. They are members of the American Hockey League (AHL), having begun play in the League starting in the 2007–08 season. The team plays their home games at the BMO Center, and they serve as the top minor league affiliate of the National Hockey League (NHL)'s Chicago Blackhawks.

History

The current Rockford IceHogs were founded in 1995 as the Baltimore Bandits and then relocated in 1997 to Cincinnati to become the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks. The Cincinnati Mighty Ducks suspended operations for the 2005–06 season due to the lack of an NHL affiliate after their previous affiliates, the Detroit Red Wings and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, signed new agreements with the Grand Rapids Griffins and the Portland Pirates, respectively. The franchise was later renamed the Cincinnati RailRaiders, but failed to reach a goal of 2,000 season tickets to re-enter the AHL for the 2006–07 season. On March 19, 2007, the AHL announced that the team had been purchased and relocated to Rockford to become the present-day Rockford IceHogs.

On April 7, 2021, the Blackhawks formally purchased the IceHogs. The Blackhawks also unveiled a $23 million multi-year project to renovate and modernize the BMO Harris Bank Center, which would keep the IceHogs in Rockford through 2036.

Timeline

The franchise was previously known as:

Baltimore Bandits (1995–1997)
Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (1997–2005) (an affiliate of the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Detroit Red Wings)

The market was previously served by:

Rockford IceHogs (1999–2007) UHL

Season-by-season results

Regular season	Playoffs	Season	Games	Won	Lost	OTL	SOL	Points	PCT	Goals
for	Goals
against	Standing	Year	Prelims	1st
round	2nd
round	3rd
round	Finals
2007–08	80	44	26	4	6	98	.613	247	231	2nd, West	2008	—	W, 4–1, HOU	L, 3–4, CHI	—	—
2008–09	80	40	34	0	6	86	.538	229	220	4th, West	2009	—	L, 0–4, MIL	—	—	—
2009–10	80	44	30	3	3	94	.588	226	226	3rd, West	2010	—	L, 0–4, TEX	—	—	—
2010–11	80	38	33	4	5	85	.531	216	245	8th, West	2011	Did not qualify
2011–12	76	35	32	2	7	79	.520	207	228	5th, Midwest	2012	Did not qualify
2012–13	76	42	31	2	1	87	.572	246	225	3rd, Midwest	2013	Did not qualify
2013–14	76	35	32	5	4	79	.520	234	262	4th, Midwest	2014	Did not qualify
2014–15	76	46	23	5	2	99	.651	222	180	2nd, Midwest	2015	—	W, 3–0, TEX	L, 1–4. GR	—	—
2015–16	76	40	22	10	4	94	.618	214	205	3rd, Central	2016	—	L, 0–3, LE	—	—	—
2016–17	76	25	39	9	3	62	.408	175	246	8th, Central	2017	Did not qualify
2017–18	76	40	28	4	4	88	.579	239	234	4th, Central	2018	—	W, 3–0, CHI	W, 4–0, MB	L, 2–4, TEX	—
2018–19	76	35	31	4	6	80	.526	184	214	7th, Central	2019	Did not qualify
2019–20	63	29	30	2	2	62	.492	156	187	5th, Central	2020	Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2020–21	32	12	19	1	0	25	.391	89	115	6th, Central	2021	No playoffs were held
2021–22	72	37	30	4	1	79	.549	223	221	4th, Central	2022	W, 2–0, TEX	L, 0–3, CHI	—	—	—
2022–23	72	35	28	5	4	79	.549	214	232	5th, Central	2023	W, 2–0, IA	L, 0–3, TEX	—	—	—
2023–24	72	39	26	5	2	85	.590	215	208	3rd, Central	2024	BYE	L, 1–3, GR	—	—	—
2024–25	72	31	33	6	2	70	.486	206	220	5th, Central	2025	W, 2–0, CHI	L, 2–3, MIL	—	—	—

Players

Current roster

Updated January 28, 2026.

Team captains

Jim Fahey, 2007–2008
Tim Brent, 2008–2009
Jake Dowell, 2009–2010
Garnet Exelby, 2010–2011
Brandon Segal and Brian Fahey, 2011–2012
Martin St. Pierre, 2012–2013
Jared Nightingale, 2013–2014
Joakim Nordstrom, 2014–2015
Brandon Mashinter, 2015–2016
Jake Dowell, 2016–2017
Kris Versteeg, 2019
Tyler Sikura, 2019–2020
Garrett Mitchell, 2021–2023
Brett Seney, 2024–present

Notable alumni

Bryan Bickell, 2007–2010, 2015–2016
Dave Bolland, 2007–2008
Brandon Bollig, 2010–2013
Troy Brouwer, 2007–2009
Corey Crawford, 2007–2010
Phillip Danault, 2011–2016
Scott Darling, 2014–2015
Niklas Hjalmarsson, 2007–2009
Carter Hutton, 2011–2013
Marcus Kruger, 2012–2013
Nick Leddy, 2010–2011, 2012–2013
Jeremy Morin, 2010–2014
Antti Niemi, 2008–2009
Brandon Pirri, 2010–2014
Brandon Saad, 2012–2013
Andrew Shaw, 2011–2013
Jack Skille, 2008–2010
Ben Smith, 2009–2013
Trevor van Riemsdyk, 2014–2015
Kris Versteeg, 2007–2008, 2019

References

(2021-04-07). "RELEASE: Blackhawks Announce Purchase of Rockford IceHogs". Chicago Blackhawks.
"Rockford IceHogs – Team roster". Rockford IceHogs.
"Rockford IceHogs Roster". [[American Hockey League]].
(February 5, 2021). "Garrett Mitchell Named 13th Captain in Rockford IceHogs History".

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