Colton Dach looks forward to his first playoff action with the Rockford IceHogs

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30-04-2025

Rockford, Ill. (WTVO/WQRF) — The IceHogs bounced the Chicago Wolves from the Calder Cup playoffs. Now they have the Milwaukee Admirals in their sights. Their best-of-five series opens Thursday night in Milwaukee.The Hogs got plenty of rest over the weekend thanks to their clincher last Friday night.This morning they had an optional workout at the BMO. It benefited a lot of the young newcomers on the team. Goalie Cameron Rowe, forward AJ Spellacy, forward Mark Vanacker, and defenseman Taige Harding all participated.Some of the Hogs top players also were on the ice. Defenseman Kevin Korchinski, who was huge with two goals in the Chicago Series was one of them. Goaltender Drew Commesso, the MVP of the Chicago series was also on the ice getting some instruction from goaltender coach Matt Smith.Colton Dach wasn't on the ice Tuesday, but he is ready to go for this series with Milwaukee after recovering from a shoulder injury. After sitting out the last six weeks, Dach is fired up to play.
'It'll be very exciting to get back into the game on Thursday and just kind of coming down and watching the guys play and even watching the NHL playoffs, it just kind of gets you itching to get back out there. You want to go out there and make an impact, so I'm really looking forward to Thursday.'Dach says he was impressed with what he saw from his teammates in the two games against the Wolves.'I was really happy with the guys and really proud of them how they played, being physical and hard on pucks. Playing the right way. I think that's what we've got to take into the series against Milwaukee. Play hard and just a smart game, and I think we'll like our outcome.'
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