There’s going to be some postseason hockey in the Chicago Blackhawks organization after all.
Thanks to a red-hot finish to the regular season, the Rockford IceHogs have clinched a playoff berth, officially locking up that spot with a 5-3 win over the Iowa Wild on Tuesday night.
CLINCHED!!
With tonight's victory in Iowa, your #IceHogs are PLAYOFF BOUND!!!!!
INFO: https://t.co/cjjmjYMLHl pic.twitter.com/oI6njiviEL— x - Rockford IceHogs (@goicehogs) April 11, 2018Rockford has been on fire in the closing weeks of the season, winning 15 of its last 21 games and earning at least one point in 17 of those outings as it rocketed up the AHL standings and into a playoff spot.