LAVAL, QC - DECEMBER 17: The Rockford IceHogs celebrate their shoot-out victory against the Laval Rocket at Place Bell on December 17, 2019 in Laval, Canada. The Rockford IceHogs defeated the Laval Rocket 3-2 in the shoot-out. (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
Alas, there will be no June hockey for the Blackhawks this year. That honor is saved for better teams in 2020-21. Chicago isn’t the only organization heading into the off-season, and their AHL affiliate in Rockford is done as well.
Years past, the Rockford IceHogs may not have appeared to have been as newsworthy as they should be.