With the Showcase tournament behind them, Midwest-based North American Hockey League (NAHL) teams head into regular season divisional matches on Sept. 24-25. The parity among the Midwest teams was evident as five of the six Midwest and Central Division matches ended with a one-goal difference, including the Minnesota Magicians notching the game clincher in a
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Saukhockey.info With one day to go in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) Showcase tournament at the National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN, the Austin Bruins were the lone remaining Midwest entry without a loss. The only other undefeated team heading into the final day is the New
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The second day of play at the NAHL Showcase weekend at the National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, Minnesota featured a rematch of last season’s Robertson Cup Championship game. Thanks to a 25-save shutout from Devon Bobak (‘01/Northwood, OH) it was the Shreveport Mudbugs prevailing once again at
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwest Hockey.info From the sidelines, it appeared the expectations would have to be tempered somewhat for the Springfield Jr. Blues this season. Someone must have forgot to mention that to the team itself. After sitting out the 2020-21 NAHL season, the Blues rolled into this fall with basically, an expansion
The North American Hockey League recently released its 2019-20 regular season schedule. After several years of paying attention, the schedules look similar each time around. Call the annual Showcase event at the Schwan Super Rink in Blaine, MN the official opening as every team moves into the amazing six-rink facility and plays four times in
It’s difficult to predict what will happen in the North American Hockey League, so this ‘preview’ is based mainly on how things wrapped up last season. There have been no off-season changes that affect the 11 Midwest teams technically. For a minute, it appeared the Midwest Division would go through some changes as Kenai River
