Rockford IceHogs 2021 Offseason Player Tracker

The Rockford IceHogs kick of the 2021-22 season with a three-week long road trip, starting October 15th against the Grand Rapids Griffins. Three weeks should be plenty of time for fans to try and get reacquainted with the IceHogs roster before they hit the ice in Rockford.

Follow along with our player tracker below to see how the roster shakes out as the season draws closer.

Are you curious how the rosters for the other Central Division teams are shaping up? We have player trackers for those too.

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(List accurate as of Friday, October 1st, 2021 at 4:45 pm EDT)

UNDER CONTRACT & RE-SIGNINGS

Forwards

• Andrei Altybarmakyan  – Last year of entry-level contract
• Evan Barratt  – Two years left on entry-level contract
• Donald “D.J.” Busdeker – Last year of AHL contract
• Matej Chalupa  – Last year of entry-level contract
• Mackenzie Entwistle  – Last year of entry-level contract
• Carson Gicewicz  – Two years left on AHL contract
• Mikael Hakkarainen  – NHL rights traded to Vegas, but will still play for Rockford
• Reese Johnson –  One year left on entry-level contract
• Riley McKay  – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (August 12)
• Dylan McLaughlin  – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (June 2)
• Garrett Mitchell  – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (July 14)
• Josiah Slavin – Two years left on entry-level contract
• Michal Teply  – Three years left on entry-level contract
• Chris Wilkie – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (June 9)
• Chad Yetman – Signed one-year AHL contract (July 28)

Defensemen

• Nicolas Beaudin  – Two years left on entry-level contract
• Michael Krutil – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (July 7)
• Chad Krys – One year left on entry-level contract
• Ian Mitchell  – Two years left on entry-level contract
• Dmitri Osipov – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (June 16)
• Isaak Phillips  – Signed three-year, entry-level contract (March 31); may have to go back to the OHL if CBA agreement is not amended
• Alec Regula  – Two years left on entry-level contract
• Cliff Watson – Signed one-year AHL contract (August 10)

Goaltenders

• Tom Aubrun –  Last year of AHL contract
• Collin Delia – Last year of standard player contract (NHL)
• Cale Morris  – Re-signed one-year AHL contract (June 23)

NEW ADDITIONS

Forwards

• Liam Folkes  – Acquired in trade from Bakersfield (July 12)
• Kale Howarth – Signed one-year AHL contract (August 19)
• Jakub Pour – Signed two-year entry-level contract (June 15)
• Lukas Reichel – Signed three-year entry-level contract (June 9)

Defensemen

• Jakub Galvas – Signed a two-year, entry-level contract (May 6)
• Ryan Stanton – Signed one-year AHL contract (August 4)

Goaltenders

• Arvid Söderblom – Signed two-year, entry-level contract (May 17)

DEPARTURES

Forwards

• Mitchell Fossier – Signed with HC Banska Bystrica of Slovakia (August 30)
• John Quenneville – Taken in the Seattle Expansion Draft (July 21) Signed with ZSC Lions (August 10)
• Tim Soderlund – Traded to Edmonton (July 12)

Defensemen

• Cody Franson  – Signed one-year AHL contract with Hershey (July 22)
• Anton Lindholm – Signed with Dinamo Minsk of the KHL (August 19)
• Cole Moberg Attended San Jose Sharks Development Camp (August 19); signed a professional try-out with San Jose Barracuda (September 27)

Goaltender

• Ivan Nalimov  – Signed a one-year contract with Admiral Vladivostok of the KHL (July 6)
• Matt Tomkins  – Signed with Frolunda of the SHL (May 28)

FREE AGENTS

Forwards

• Brandon Pirri

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(Special thanks to CapFriendly for all the contract terms and definitions for this offseason player tracker!)