ROCKFORD, IL – Forward Lukas Reichel registered a season-high, four-point performance (2G, 2A) and goaltender Collin Delia made 30-saves for his first shutout of the season to catapult the Rockford IceHogs (12-11-1-1) over the Chicago Wolves (20-5-1-1) with an 8-0 victory at BMO Harris Bank Center Friday evening.
Tonight’s contest is the most goals the IceHogs have scored since Feb. 8, 2014 in an 8-3 win over Iowa and came one goal shy of tying the all-time record (9, 4/19/13 at San Antonio, 9-4 Win).
In their first action in 17 days after a prolonged Holiday break, the IceHogs welcomed 2022 for the first time this evening and opened the game scoring 5:29 with Reichel’s team-leading ninth goal of the season, beating Wolves goaltender Michael Lackey (L, 27 saves on 35 shots) from between the faceoff circles.
The IceHogs would erupt for a season-high five goals in the second period starting with forward Andrei Altybarmakian’s first of the season 1:46 into the frame. Forward Chad Yetman followed up shortly with his first AHL goal of the year at 4:34 and Reichel buried his second of the game on the power play just over a minute later (5:49). After a brief break, forward Jakub Pour riled up the crowd again with his third of the season at 14:12 and Michal Teply registered his first-ever AHL tally at 16:20.
Moving into the final frame, D.J. Busdeker connected for his third tally of the season at 8:56 with help from forward Brandon Pirri. Pirri, the IceHogs’ all-time leading scorer, joined the club after singing a professional tryout agreement earlier this afternoon. Forward Cam Morrison capped the goal-scoring frenzy with his first professional tally at 9:11.
The IceHogs went 1-for-3 on the power play while the Wolves went 0-for-5.
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