Hockey players are like children: they are often missing teeth, are placed in a timeout box when they get into a fight, and their legs can be rubbed for good luck. Give yourself the luck of a child with today's Groupon: for $49, you get four executive-sideline tickets to see the Rockford IceHogs AHL hockey team at the MetroCentre in Rockford. In addition to tickets, today's deal includes four hot dogs and four sodas (a total value of $111). The Groupon is valid for one of three games: Friday, March 18 at 7:05 p.m. against the Oklahoma City Barons, Friday, March 25 at 7:05 p.m. against the Hamilton Bulldogs, or Friday, April 8 at 7:05 p.m. against the Lake Erie Monsters.

The American Hockey League affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks, the Rockford IceHogs have sent more than 25 players on to the NHL in their 12-year history. Affix your game face for the team's ice-slicing matchup against the Oklahoma City Barons on March 18, Hamilton Bulldogs on March 25, or Lake Erie Monsters on April 8, when executive-sideline seating will give you close-up views as players crash into each other, often without apologizing. Your party of four can munch on ketchup-drenched hot dogs and slurp sodas while simultaneously feeding on the energy emitted by screaming crowdmates.

There is a $5 fee for parking in the garage on Chestnut for all Rockford IceHogs games.

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