Midwest NHL Notebook for Oct. 12, 2016 The 2016-17 season started the same way the 2015-16 season ended for the Chicago BlackHawks on Wednesday night as the Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the visiting St. Louis Blues. It was the first meeting between the two since the finally figured a way past the Hawks
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info In Pittsburgh, the celebration is ongoing, but of course our look here at Midwesthockey.info is on our own five Midwest based NHL teams. To that end, the conclusion out of the five different centers differed greatly. Here is a quick look at the 2015-16 NHL campaign – Midwest style.
Here’s a quick look at what’s been up for the five Midwest-based NHL teams since the start of the New Year. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS The team sits dead last in the East Conference in terms of standings, but a trade on Jan. 6 has the team and the town buzzing. It’s no secret young prospect
Despite off season speculation and in my case, hopes, it seems most of the five Midwest-based NHL teams are in a similar position to where they stood 365 days ago. If the post season started today, four of the five teams would be invited to the dance while the lone outsider — the Columbus Blue
The Columbus Blue Jackets wrapped up the 2015-16 pre-season at home Saturday (Oct. 3) with a 7-1 win against the visiting Nashville Predators. The Jackets opened up a 3-0 first period lead and never looked back on its way to a lopsided win at the Nationwide Arena Nick Foligno and Brandon Saad both scored a pair
Brandon Saad is earning some big money with the Blue Jackets this season and he showed in the team’s latest pre-season test Tuesday (Sept. 29) the money was likely well spent. Saad scored twice and added a couple of assists in a 5-2 win for the Blue Jackets at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Jackets
