Rockford’s red-hot first power play unit provided all the offense the IceHogs needed to take Game One in front of a crowd of 7,317 in Rosemont on Saturday night.
The visitors got goals from Tyler Sikura and Adam Clendening in route to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves in front of
Rockford wasted no time taking the road win it needed and earning home-ice advantage, for the time being, in this oddly-scheduled (1-1-1-1-1) Best-of-5 playoff series.
The mystery of who would be Rockford’s starting goalie wasn’t unveiled until seconds before warmups, when Collin Delia was announced by the team as the Game One starter.