Wikinews Shorts: April 2, 2012

Rockford IceHogs split a pair with San Antonio and Milwaukee
The of the  lost to the  in a 4–3  at home on Saturday after finishing regular time 3–3. It was the team's third straight shootout. Rostislav Olesz, Brandon Pirri, and again Olesz scored for Rockford in regular time, and Bracken Kearns, Michal Repik, and Jon Matsumoto scored for San Antonio. In the shootout, Terry Broadhurst scored Rockford's only goal, while Mark Cullen and James Wright scored for San Antonio. IceHog made his team debut. Danault was the first round  pick in 2011. He spent most of the season playing for the 's Victoriaville Tigres.

In last night's game at the in, Rockford won 2–1 in shootout win after ending regular time with a score of tied at one in a game similar the previous night's. Scoring shootout goals for Rockford were Broadhurst and Pirri. Scoring for Milwaukee was Blum.

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Chicago Blackhawks clinch playoff berth before losing final home game
Saturday night, the NHL clinched a Stanley Cup playoffs spot with a 5–4 victory over the  at 's, before losing to the  5–4 in an overtime shootout in their final regular season home game. Regular time during last night's penalty-filled game ended 4–4.

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