By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info This is the second of seven off season articles representing the junior hockey leagues falling under the Midwesthockey.info umbrella. The two US Midwest-based teams in the Ontario Hockey League both had solid regular seasons which resulted in a head-to-head battle immediately in the post season. A 36-27-3-2 regular season
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The Ontario Hockey League is finally preparing to hit the ice again this fall for the first time since the early spring of 2020 and teams took first steps toward training camps with the running of the Entry Draft Friday (June 4) and Saturday. The Flint Firebirds and Saginaw
The Flint Firebirds limped home from the OHL Preseason Showcase event at the Harbor Center in Buffalo, following a 6-1 loss at the hands of the North Bay Battalion on Monday (Sept. 4, 2017). The loss wrapped up an 0-3 start to the exhibition campaign, the other losses both 4-3 against both teams from this
Sault Ste. Marie, ON (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – On Sunday (Sept. 3, 2017), the Saginaw Spirit wrapped up a home-and-home exhibition weekend with the Soo Greyhounds, dropping a 5-4 decision following a shootout at the Essar Center in the Soo. The Spirit were looking to build off of an exciting 4-3 third period comeback win
SAGINAW, MI (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – The Saginaw Spirit scored the final three goals to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 4-3 win in its Ontario Hockey League Pre-Season opener at the Dow Event Center on Saturday night (Sept. 2, 2017). The Spirit controlled the pace of the game early in the first period registering
The Flint Firebirds charged back from a 3-1 deficit in the first six minutes of the final period only to once again fall by a single goal on day two of OHL Pre-Season Showcase tournament in Buffalo on Saturday (Sept. 2, 2017). The Erie Otters, a perennial powerhouse and a Memorial Cup finalist last season
