Calder Cup Playoffs Series Preview: IceHogs face the Chicago Wolves

Although the Chicago Blackhawks season is over, there is some playoff action that their fans might be interested in: the Rockford IceHogs will be facing off against the Chicago Wolves for the Central Division Semifinals for a best-of-five series which starts on Thursday night in Rosemont.

How We Got Here: Texas Stars Series Recap

The IceHogs defeated the Stars by winning the first two games of their best-of-three series.

In Game 1, Lukas Reichel opened the scoring 6:53 into the second frame after a beautiful setup from Michael Teply off the rush. The Stars did an admirable job stifling the IceHogs through the neutral zone for most of the game, but the top line with Reichel and Teply was…