By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The American Hockey League is the top feeder league to the NHL and features several Midenwest connections. There are seven teams including affiliates for all five Midwest-based NHL teams along with the Milwaukee Admirals, the top farm team to the Nashville Predators. The Ads play in the Central
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The Chicago Wolves can empathize with a player traded frequently of the course of their careers. The Las Vegas Golden Knights have already left the building in Rosemont, Ill, joining the trend of teams moving their American Hockey League (AHL) affiliates a little closer to home. The Knights will
Once again, all five Midwest-based NHL teams will be sending a squad to the Annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament, officially known as the 2018 Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The event kicks off on Friday Sept. 7 and wraps up with crossover playoff games on Sept. 10. Along with the Chicago Blackhawks; Columbus Blue Jackets; Detroit
Since selecting Alex DeBrincat in the Second Round (39th Overall) at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft, the Chicago BlackHawks organization has seen he can give it quantity as he racked up back-to-back 100-plus point seasons with the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League. On Tuesday (Sept. 12, 2017), the 19-year-old winger from Farmington Hills,
Nobody’s perfect. That fact became abundantly clear on Monday (Sept. 11, 2017) at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup tournament in Traverse City when round robin play wrapped up and nobody was left with a perfect 3-0 record. The Columbus Blue Jackets, winners of four of the past five versions of this event which has run
Alex De Brincat’s goal with 3:25 to go lifted the BlackHawks Prospects to a 4-3 win in its Gordie Howe Division game against the Detroit Red Wings Prospects at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup Tournament at Traverse City on Saturday (Sept. 9, 2017). Both the Hawks and Wings were coming off previous day defeats and
