IT’S OFFICIAL: Rockford IceHogs Will Play 2020-21 Season
January 2021 is the month of hockey news. If you blink, you miss something. I wouldn’t have it any other way. We’ve had too many months lately with zero news.
Today, the AHL Board of Governors reconvened on their conference call to knock out more season details, and the teams announced their intentions for the 2020-21 season.
The best hockey news I’ve received in a long time is that the IceHogs will be playing this season. With everything up in the air due to COVID-19, I was starting to get a bit nervous with no news. But, at last, it has arrived!
It’s still left to be seen what the roster will look like, what the schedule will be, or anything related to fan attendance. The NHL is allowed to carry an expanded roster, and the Blackhawks have some injuries to deal with along with goaltending spots to solidify. So, we can’t talk about the IceHogs roster yet. Stay tuned for that!
Here’s what we do know:
The AHL plans to begin on Friday, February 5th
We have division alignments
Charlotte, Milwaukee, and Springfield are sitting out this season. They will return for 2021-22
The divisions are as follows:
Atlantic
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Hartford Wolf Pack
Providence Bruins
Canadian
Belleville Senators
Laval Rocket
Manitoba Moose
Toronto Marlies
North
Binghamton Devils
Hershey Bears
Lehigh Valley Phantoms
Rochester Americans
Syracuse Crunch
Utica Comets
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Central
Chicago Wolves
Cleveland Monsters
Grand Rapids Griffins
Iowa Wild
Rockford IceHogs
Texas Stars
Pacific
Bakersfield Condors
Colorado Eagles
Henderson Silver Knights
Ontario Reign
San Diego Gulls
San Jose Barracuda
Stockton Heat
Tucson Roadrunners
Stay tuned for further updates. I’ll have them here for you as soon as they come in! You can also follow along over at https://twitter.com/vfcentericepod