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Wolves lose Golden Knights affiliation

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

Great playoff run leads Griffins to Calder Cup — 2016-17 Season Reviews — American Hockey League

For a second straight season, the American Hockey League’s Central Division was well represented in the Calder Cup playoffs as the Grand Rapids Griffins pushed everyone aside to hoist the Calder Cup in June. With a playoff run like the Cleveland Monsters (then known as the Lake Erie Monsters) the previous season, The Griffins put

Wolves, Griffins advance to AHL Central Division final

Chicago Wolves and Grand Rapids Griffins both punched their respective tickets to advance to the American Hockey League Central Division final on Wednesday (April 26). The Griffins, top minor affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings finished off a three-game sweep of the Milwaukee Admirals with a 3-2 overtime win at Milwaukee’s UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena. Meanwhile

Brickley’s ot marker gives Checkers control of AHL series

By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Charlotte Checkers grabbed control while the Grand Rapids Griffins strengthened its grip on their respective American Hockey League Central Division Best-of-Five Semi Final matches on Sunday (April 23). The Checkers used an overtime goal from Connor Brickley to open a 2-1 series lead at the AllState Arena near