Hogs Power Through First Win Of 2008-09

Hogs Power Through First Win Of 2008-09 10/10/08 - American Hockey League (AHL) • Discuss this story on the American Hockey League message board... Rockford, Ill.- The power play statistics show the story of Friday's 2008-09 Opening Night game between the Rockford IceHogs and Quad City Flames. All four of Rockford's goals in the 4-2 win came on the man advantage as the IceHogs finished 4-for-9 in their first game of the season, while Quad City could not put a point on the board in their first nine power plays and finished 1-for-11. "It was a good game for us, except we had way to many penalties," said Kontiola, who finished with two goals and an assist. "But it just seemed like we played half the game under the penalty kill." The two teams combined for 76 minutes on 32 whistles. "We're happy that we were able to go... [read full story]