Another brutal game with Rockford only on the road. Hicketts & Russo both -7 each in the back to back games. Later today Griffins play in Iowa against the Wild before the 2 teams come back to GR to play on Wed.
Grand Rapids Griffins 2 at Rockford IceHogs 7 - Status: Final
Saturday, December 9, 2017 - BMO Harris Bank Center
Grand Rapids 0 0 2 - 2
Rockford 1 2 4 - 7
1st Period-1, Rockford, Martinsen 4 (Dahlstrom, Iacopelli), 6:41. Penalties-Hicketts Gr (hooking), 3:14; served by Louis Rfd (bench minor - too many men), 7:39.
2nd Period-2, Rockford, Jurco 9 (Dauphin, Pokka), 6:01. 3, Rockford, Raddysh 3 (Knott, Svedberg), 9:58. Penalties-Norell Rfd (tripping), 3:52; Street Gr (interference), 4:16; Pelletier Rfd (goaltender interference), 5:20; Lashoff Gr (cross-checking), 11:04; Campbell Gr (tripping), 13:36; Jurco Rfd (roughing), 18:28.
3rd Period-4, Rockford, Highmore 11 (Kampf, Dahlstrom), 1:19. 5, Rockford, Dahlstrom 2 (Kampf, Kero), 2:03 (PP). 6, Rockford, Iacopelli 5 (Sikura, Martinsen), 3:18. 7, Grand Rapids, Shine 2 (Holmstrom, Svechnikov), 5:59. 8, Grand Rapids, McIlrath 2 (Elkins), 17:43. 9, Rockford, Kampf 5 (Louis, Norell), 18:49. Penalties-Renouf Gr (interference), 1:56; Dauphin Rfd (high-sticking), 8:18; Hicketts Gr (slashing), 15:23; Kero Rfd (high-sticking), 15:31; McIlrath Gr (roughing, high-sticking), 19:20; Dauphin Rfd (roughing, slashing), 19:20.
Shots on Goal-Grand Rapids 12-11-15-38. Rockford 11-15-6-32.
Power Play Opportunities-Grand Rapids 0 / 6; Rockford 1 / 5.
Goalies-Grand Rapids, McCollum 3-6-2 (32 shots-25 saves). Rockford, Berube 7-6-0 (18 shots-18 saves); Glass 8-2-1 (20 shots-18 saves).
A-4,200
Referees-Beaudry Halkidis (32), Stephen Reneau (34).
Linesmen-Tyler Gregory (66), William Hancock (17).