The Rockford IceHogs crossed the 20 games mark over at the end of last week, so we thought it’d be a good time we check in on the Chicago Blackhawks prospects playing in the AHL.
Rockford started the season 5-2 but have cooled since to an overall mediocre record of 9-10-2, good for fourth place in the Central Division at the moment. The biggest issue so far for them is how streaky they’ve been: the IceHogs have been fluctuating between streak of wins and losses. Rockford is currently on a losing skid of six games, including back-to-back losses to the San Diego Gulls on Friday and Saturday when they were outscored 12-1.
Note: For this report, any player under the age of 25 at the start of the season and with an NHL contract will be considered a Blackhawks prospect.
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Cole Guttman
Stats: 9 points (3 G, 6 A), 16 PIM, 30 SOG in 12 games
Before his call-up to the Blackhawks, Guttman was the most productive prospect in Rockford with a 0.75 point-per-game average, slightly down from how he finished last season (0.77). Only one other prospect — Colton Dach — is even close to his production rate through the first part of the season. This is a testament to how he (and Dach) was playing because this Rockford team is devoid of offense outside of their top two lines, which are filled with AHL veterans.
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