Here we are. We’re in the place we expected to be in but didn’t want. Without an official announcement, it could remain “tomorrow’s problem”. Now, tomorrow is today and everything sucks.

The 2019-2020 American Hockey League season was officially cancelled this morning.

“After a lengthy review process, the American Hockey League has determined that the resumption and completion of the 2019-20 season is not feasible in light of current conditions. The League’s operational focus has turned toward actively preparing for the 2020-21 season. We are grateful to the National Hockey League and its teams for their support and leadership in navigating through the challenges faced over the past two months. The AHL continues to place paramount importance on the health and safety of our players, officials, staff and fans and all of their families, and we all look forward to returning to our arenas in 2020-21.” - David Andrews, American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer

The Rockford IceHogs finished the shortened season with a record of 29-30-2-2 (17-14-0-1 at home). It was an exciting season that saw the IceHogs right in the middle of the playoff hunt. When the season was cut short, Rockford was tied with Chicago in points but sat one point out of a playoff spot due to points percentage. They finished with 63 points, but Chicago finished with 2 games in hand.

The IceHogs fanatic inside of me is driven a little bonkers by this fact. With such a promising season, the Hogs still finished behind Chicago despite leading the season series 6-3 and being the technical winner of the Illinois Lottery Cup.

Now we are in the AHL offseason and have to begin preparing for next season. In the coming weeks, I’ll be taking a look back at the season that was and the players that made an impact throughout.

But, for now, I am just sad.

Jacalyn and I discussed the cancellation briefly in this week's episode of From Center Ice: The Podcast.

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