IceHogs Sign Dylan McLaughlin

On Wednesday the Rockford IceHogs signed center Dylan McLaughlin to an AHL contract; he is not officially part of the Blackhawks organization, but will join the IceHogs.

McLaughlin, 23, just finished his fourth and final season at Canisius College. He was a top ten finalist for the Hobey Baker Award in 2018 after posting 17 goals and 31 assists in 37 games. In four seasons at Canisius McLaughlin put up 147 points in 152 games and led the Golden Griffins in points each of the past three seasons.

McLaughlin is listed at 5-11 and 182 pounds and will wear number 18 for Rockford. He played for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders of the USHL before moving on to Canisius.

5 thoughts on “IceHogs Sign Dylan McLaughlin

  • March 13, 2019 at 12:04 pm
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    Good deal…there are a lot of useful players undrafted in college and Jrs…hope this guy pans out. Good luck to him.

  • March 13, 2019 at 12:36 pm
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    Don’t get too attached to that #18 if he has aspirations of playing for the Hawks one day. :)

  • March 13, 2019 at 12:54 pm
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    I thought the same thing. Grin. I recall how weird it was seeing Alec Richards in 35 playing goal for them. Of course his stick was in the wrong hand to be THE 35.

  • March 13, 2019 at 11:44 pm
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    What college? Who does this kid play against? 23 years old? Seriously???
    No comment!

  • March 14, 2019 at 9:29 am
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    Hull, those first three questions are what I was thinking. So as you state. 1) You haven’t seen him play. 2) You do not know what competition he played against. 3) You do not know how he has matured or how much hockey knowledge he has learned.
    My logic would be let’s see how this 23 year old plays then we can see what we got.

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