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Hogs fall 2-1 in extra session to PrairieThunder
Bloomington, Ill.- A new year doesn't mean different results for the Rockford IceHogs in the shootout. The IceHogs dropped a 2-1 shootout decision to the Bloomington PrairieThunder at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Thursday night. Goaltenders Frederic Cloutier and Jeff Reynaert kept the offenses at bay with solid performances between the pipes and Bloomington ended a nine-game winless streak.
In the shootout Bloomington received goals from B.J. Gaustad in the first round and Tyler Rennette in the fourth to vault them to the win. Hogs winger Mike Doyle scored the only Rockford goal in the shootout and it came in round three.
After a scoreless first period, Doyle put Rockford on the board with a power-play goal at 2:27. Set up by winger Jason Notermann, Doyle took advantage of Reynaert leaning the wrong way for his seventh goal of the season. Bloomington tied the while short-handed with a tally from winger Alex Goupil at12:39 for his team leading 11th goal of the season.
Cloutier made 23 saves and was tagged with his first shootout loss of the season while Reynaert turned away 18 Rockford shots to earn the win. Rockford finished the contest 1-for-6 on the power play and the Thunder finished 0-for-5.
Next Home Game: Friday, Jan. 5 vs. Bloomington PrairieThunder. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The Hogs play their first game at the MetroCentre in 2007 and open a season long five-game homestand. The game also marks the final of three straight against Bloomington. The first 1,000 fans will receive IceHogs Poster #4 courtesy of Pepsi, Medicine Man, Johnson Press and the Rockford Register Star.
Saturday, Jan. 6 vs. Kalamazoo Wings. Game time is 7:05 p.m. The Hogs and Wings mix it up once again at the MetroCentre. The first 1,000 fans to the game will receive an IceHogs Stadium Blanket from Lonnie's Carpet Max.
Bloomington, Ill.- A new year doesn't mean different results for the Rockford IceHogs in the shootout. The IceHogs dropped a 2-1 shootout decision to the Bloomington PrairieThunder at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum on Thursday night. Goaltenders Frederic Cloutier and Jeff Reynaert kept the offenses at bay with solid performances between the pipes and Bloomington ended a nine-game winless streak.
In the shootout Bloomington received goals from B.J. Gaustad in the first round and Tyler Rennette in the fourth to vault them to the win. Hogs winger Mike Doyle scored the only Rockford goal in the shootout and it came in round three.
After a scoreless first period, Doyle put Rockford on the board with a power-play goal at 2:27. Set up by winger Jason Notermann, Doyle took advantage of Reynaert leaning the wrong way for his seventh goal of the season. Bloomington tied the while short-handed with a tally from winger Alex Goupil at12:39 for his team leading 11th goal of the season.
Cloutier made 23 saves and was tagged with his first shootout loss of the season while Reynaert turned away 18 Rockford shots to earn the win. Rockford finished the contest 1-for-6 on the power play and the Thunder finished 0-for-5.
Next Home Game: Friday, Jan. 5 vs. Bloomington PrairieThunder. The puck drops at 7:30 p.m. The Hogs play their first game at the MetroCentre in 2007 and open a season long five-game homestand. The game also marks the final of three straight against Bloomington. The first 1,000 fans will receive IceHogs Poster #4 courtesy of Pepsi, Medicine Man, Johnson Press and the Rockford Register Star.
Saturday, Jan. 6 vs. Kalamazoo Wings. Game time is 7:05 p.m. The Hogs and Wings mix it up once again at the MetroCentre. The first 1,000 fans to the game will receive an IceHogs Stadium Blanket from Lonnie's Carpet Max.