A successful regular season turned into a nice, but shorter than hoped for East Coast Hockey League playoff run for the Toledo Walleye. For a second straight year, the ECHL Kelly Cup Championship series had not Midwest-based teams as the Walleye advanced furthest, but ultimately made its exit in the Western Conference finals against the
Last year the Missouri Mavericks won 52 times in 72 games, finishing as the league’s top regular season team with a 10-point edge on second place. However, the dream season turned into a nightmare when it ran into the defending champion Allen Americans in the post season. The first hurdle thrown in front of the
The Missouri Mavericks enjoyed a dream season in 2016-17, but saw it all go up in flames against the Allen Americans Tuesday night (May 10) on home ice. After splitting the first pair in Missouri, the Americans took a stranglehold on the series winning the first two on home ice. The Mavericks avoided a quick exit with a Game 5 win,
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info It doesn’t take much imagination to ratchet up some excitement into the East Coast Hockey League Conference semi-final between the Missouri Mavericks and Allen Americans. First, they have a rivalry dating back at least through the past regular season and this is a match of the league’s top team and regular season champions
Six Midwest-based teams started the East Coast Hockey League post season but one round in only two remain. The Missouri Mavericks and Fort Wayne Komets are the top two seeds heading into the Western Conference semi-finals meaning both have home ice advantage against the Allen Americans and Utah Grizzlies respectively. But they definitely took different paths through the first round. The Mavs have
