By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info Editor The Rockford IceHogs begin play in the Central Division finals in Winnipeg on Friday night. It’s a great accomplishment for the top minor league affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks if not at least a little unexpected. The Central Division is always wacky, in the sense that the standings seem
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
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
The five Midwest-based NHL Prospect Teams opened play at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup Tournament in Traverse City on Friday (Sept. 8, 2017). Eight teams in total are taking part – four (Chicago BlackHawks, Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers) competing in the Gordie Howe Division while the other four (Columbus Blue
