Seney's Late Goal Lifts IceHogs Past Gulls 2-1, Split Series

Brett Seney delivered the decisive play late in the third period, breaking a close contest and giving the Rockford IceHogs a 2-1 victory over the San Diego Gulls at the BMO Center. The game, played February 22, 2026, finished with Rockford earning the split in the weekend series against San Diego.

The opening 20 minutes produced no scoring as both clubs settled in on defense and goaltending through the first period. After a scoreless first stanza, the scoreboard opened later in the game, but the margin never widened: Rockford finished with two goals to San Diego’s one, and Seney’s late strike proved to be the difference.

Seney, identified in the game notes as a veteran forward, supplied the game-winning goal in the final frame to close out the 2-1 result. The timing of his third-period tally forced the Gulls to chase the equalizer in the final minutes, but San Diego could not convert, leaving Seney’s goal as the definitive play of the afternoon.

The win allowed the IceHogs to split the weekend series with the Gulls at the BMO Center, a short homestand that now moves Rockford onward through the AHL schedule. The February 22 result leaves both teams with tangible takeaways from a tight, low-scoring matchup that hinged on a single late goal.

Rockford’s 2-1 victory on February 22, 2026, underscored how one veteran finishing touch can swing a weekend series; Seney’s late third-period goal finished the scoring and secured the split for the IceHogs at the BMO Center.