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Rough opening day for NAHL’s Midwest Division at Blaine Showcase

By Jim den HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe Wisconsin, Illinois and Minesota based clubs from the NAHL’s Midwest Division are hoping the first of four days at the annual Showcase tournament at Blaine, Minnesota’s National Sports Center Super Rinks is not a sampling of what is to come.The five teams all came up short in their first Showcase tests,

Mudbugs prevail again in Robertson Cup replay

By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The second day of play at the NAHL Showcase weekend at the National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, Minnesota featured a rematch of last season’s Robertson Cup Championship game. Thanks to a 25-save shutout from Devon Bobak (‘01/Northwood, OH) it was the Shreveport Mudbugs prevailing once again at

Can Jr. Thunder carry Thorne Cup Championshp momentum into 2017-18 — WSHL Season preview.

The Western States Hockey League has just a pair of Midwest-based teams but one of them made some big noise in the post season a year ago. The Wichita Junior Thunder got hot at the right time and rolled right to the Thorne Cup Championship. The Thunder finished third overall in the Midwest Division and

Jr. Thunder comes to life in post season — 2016-17 Season Reviews — Western States Hockey League

Midwesthockey.info pulled the Western States Hockey League into its stable this past season. The league is made up primarily of teams from the Western, and Northwestern USA, but last season included two teams from the Midwest Region. One of those teams – The Wichita Jr. Thunder came to life in the post season and went