By Jim den Hollander Entering its final two weeks, the battle for playoff positions in the American Hockey League’s Central Division seems to have been narrowed to a six-way battle for four spots. The Iowa Stars, who battled for second in the division a month ago have sunk to sixth and while it still has
The Indy Fuel rallied from a 4-1 deficit but fell one goal shy in its ECHL opener at INTRUST Bank Arena in Wichita against the host Thunder on Friday (Oct. 13, 2017). Matt DeBlouw paced the Thunder, ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers and Bakersfield Condors in its home opener, scoring twice, including the lone
The ECHL’s Wichita Thunder added another forward to its pre-season roster Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2017) with the signing of Mark MacMillan, a 25-year-old forward from British Columbia. The Thunder, affiliate of the Bakersfield Condors from the American Hockey League and Edmonton Oilers of the NHL added MacMillan, a Fourth Round (113th Overall) Selection of the
FARGO, ND (Courtesy Fargo Force) – Former Fargo Force forward, David Gust, has signed a contract with the Bakersfield Condors in the American Hockey League for the 2017-18 season. Gust, a native of Orland Park, IL, recently graduated from Ohio State University where he played four years for the Buckeyes. In his senior campaign, he
There is still plenty of time for things to change and that would not even be that unusual in the American Hockey League’s Central Division which includes all six of the Midwest-based AHL teams. But, as of right now, it seems four of the six — Rockford Ice Hogs, Milwaukee Admirals, Grand Rapids Griffins and
After dropping its first pre-season game against the Grand Rapids Griffins the previous day at Bowling Green State University, the Lake Erie Monsters, American Hockey League affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets evened the score with a 4-2 win Saturday (Oct. 3) at Windsor Family Credit Union Center in Windsor, ON, directly across the St.
