Chicago Blackhawks Farm Report: Meet The 2013-14 Rockford IceHogs

October 4th, 2013 by Jon Fromi Leave a reply »

The Chicago Blackhawks' AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs, are ready for action this weekend as they get their 2013-14 season underway. Head coach Ted Dent is looking for his team to reach the playoffs after coming up short in each of the past three seasons.

The IceHogs announced their opening night roster Thursday on the team website heading into action Saturday, Oct. 5 in Texas. There are plenty of familiar prospects and some new veteran faces suiting up for Rockford.

Here's a quick look at this year's squad.

 

Familiar Faces

Forwards

Fresh from Blackhawks' training camp are Brandon Pirri, the AHL's leading scorer last season, and Jeremy Morin. Both should see action in Chicago but will likely skate on a top line for the IceHogs.

Center Byron Froese, who spent most of last season in Toledo of the ECHL and injured, should be a contributor in Rockford. Veterans Brad Mills and Wade Brookbank also return. Terry Broadhurst is back for his second season with the team.



 

Defense

With Ryan Stanton gone via waivers to ...

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