In what would best be described as a back alley beat-down, the Rockford IceHogs put a 7-1 whooping on the Milwaukee Admirals in the regular season finale for both clubs on Saturday night.
With the victory and a loss by the Grand Rapids Griffins to the Bakersfield Condors, the IceHogs will begin the Calder Cup Playoffs facing the Lake Erie Monsters.
IceHogs get much-needed boost ahead of Playoffs
With the Calder Cup Playoff matchups yet to be settled when the puck dropped, the IceHogs had much more to play for than the Admirals did, and it showed on the ice.