12-04-2025
IceHogs speed past Roadrunners, reduce magic number to one
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The IceHogs still haven't clinched a Calder Cup Playoff berth, but they pushed right to the brink of that Friday night by outscoring the Tucson Roadrunners 6-3 at BMO 2-point win reduces their magic number to one. The IceHogs would have clinched, but the team trying to catch them, the Iowa Wild also won at Manitoba Friday now, the IceHogs can clinch that playoff spot Saturday night when they face Tucson again. Iowa will play at Manitoba the IceHogs' win Friday night, the boys scored three goals in the first period off the sticks off Aku Raty, Cavan Fitzgerald and Joey Anderson. Raty scored against his former Tucson teammates. Anderson was playing in his first game in almost three weeks since returning from an IceHogs got a second period goal from Cole Guttman to go up 4-1. Iowa's Artem Duda made it a 4-2 game before the period the third period Jackson Cates and Nolan Allan scored goals to counter another Iowa goal by Andrew Agozzino. Allan's goal was an Commesso got the win between the pipes for the IceHogs coming up with 35 saves. Former IceHog Jaxson Stauber took the loss in goal for the Roadrunners. He allowed five IceHogs' IceHogs' strong play was only part of the fun in this game. It was also Military Appreciation night. Military veterans and current military personnel were honored. There were several World War II veterans in attendance who also received loud cheers and applause from the crowd of 4,452 view highlights, watch the media player above.
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