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  Wednesday night was Brandon Pirri’s night to shine. They say all things come in 3′s and Pirri’s night was no exception. The night ended with Pirri, a 20 yr old Toronto native, earning himself a Hat Trick during the game between the IceHogs and the San Antonio Rampage. His 2nd thrill of the...

   The Rockford IceHogs again had a back-to-back games with the same opposing team, this time with their rivals the Peoria Rivermen. Friday night, The IceHogs visited the Rivermen in Peoria. They left with a 6-4 win in their pockets . However that joy was short lived, as the Rivermen left the BMO Harris Bank...

   The Rockford IceHogs dropped their third game in a row on Tuesday. The Texas Stars tipped their hats in Thanks as they left the arena, soundly beating the IceHogs 6-2. The Stars capitalized on power plays, scoring 4 goals while the IceHogs were a man down.The sellout crowd of 6073 was treated to...

    The Rockford IceHogs met up with the Chicago Wolves for back to back games this past Friday and Saturday nights, dropping both games to Chicago, 2-0 and 4-1 respectively. Chicago’s Matt Climie was stellar in net, stopping 47 out of 48 shots Saturday while IceHogs’ Alexander Salak had a fairly quiet evening, with only 16 pucks fired his way. ...

  It was a beautiful October evening to be outdoors in Decatur this past Saturday. A perfect way for the Havener Rodeo Company to end their successful debut season with a evening of Bull riding. With a grand total of 22 bull riders initially entering the event, it looked like rodeo fans at the Big...

Mark Weber shows off his skill as an experienced Bullfighter.  This past Saturday in Belvidere, the Tebala Shrine’s Horse Patrol sponsored their 18Th annual Rodeo in conjunction with the Big Hat Rodeo Company. While there was only a modest crowd in the grandstands for the afternoon performance, the thrills inside the arena were huge....

Rodeo fun!

Rodeo Clown, Kenny Schappacher, entertained the rodeo fans throughout the evening.   Big Hat Rodeo was the featured Grandstand attraction this past Friday night at the Winnebago County Fair, held in Pecatonica, IL. Cowboys and Cowgirls competed against each other for prize money and bragging rights in traditional rodeo catagories of Bareback Bronc, Saddle...

The Star-Spangled Shenandoah Pro Rodeo was held in Galena this past weekend. The rodeo was hosted by Eagle Ridge Resort & Spa and produced by the Big Hat World Championship Rodeos on July 2nd & 3rd, 2011. The grassy hillside provided the seating area at the beautiful outdoor arena. Rodeo fans of all ages...

                                      Here is a small photo gallery of Corey Crawford from 2007-2010, during the 3 years he played for the Blackhawks’ AHL affiliate, the Rockford IceHogs.