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Where there’s a Hicks, there’s a way

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor No one sells parity like the NFL. The idea of every team having a chance every year is what keeps a league humming for over a century. A clean slate is the equivalent of a do-over, a re-loaded level. It's…

IceHogs stay tough at home

Staff Report ROCKFORD– Tim Soderlund and Joni Tuulola each notched their first goals of the season and Kevin Lankinen denied 29 of 30 shot attempts to push the Rockford IceHogs past the Grand Rapids Griffins 3-1 at the BMO Harris…

AHL: Tyler Sikura succeeds Versteeg as IceHogs captain

Staff Report ROCKFORD - IceHogs forward Tyler Sikura has been named the team’s captain for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Sikura receives the “C” following Kris Versteeg’s departure from the organization on Nov. 17. “I’m…

No care, all ego: Everyone’s liable but Matt Nagy

By: Robert Zeglinski Contributor The greatest trick a figurehead can pull is convincing the world that they're never to blame. Any time their subordinates fail, it's never the fault of the person pulling the strings. They failed because…

Trubisky injures hip, Bears fall to Rams

By Dan Greenspan Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mitch Trubisky wanted to finish out the game, but the decision was taken out of his hands The Chicago Bears’ quarterback said he sustained a right hip injury in the first half of a…

Rockford IceHogs, Kris Versteeg part ways

Staff Report ROCKFORD - Kris Versteeg's second stint with the Rockford IceHogs is over, the team announced Sunday. IceHogs General Manager Mark Bernard said Versteeg and the club have mutually agreed to terminate the two-time Stanley Cup…

The Bears are alright and the TV’s are off … for now

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor Nobody needed more of a rebound than Mitchell Trubisky on Sunday. Nobody needed more of a solid performance with their back against the wall. The walls closing in, trapdoors opening around him, spikes…

IceHogs win five of last six games

Staff Report ROCKFORD - The IceHogs won two of three games last week, including dealing Toronto its first regulation loss of the 2019-20 season. Rockford has now won five of the last six games and is 7-3-0-0 over its last 10…

Bears outlast Lions at home

By Andrew Seligman AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky and the Chicago Bears finally gave their frustrated fans something to celebrate. The defending NFC North champions got their offense in gear, snapped their…

For whom the Bears toll

By Robert Zeglinski Contributor Success is subjective. A person's perspective determines whether they've accomplished anything of significance, need to keep digging, or in extreme circumstances, curl up in fetal position by the…
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