By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) is a third tier (Behind the AHL and ECHL) professional hockey league that includes three entries from the American Midwest. The league has been in operation since 2004, rising from the ashes of a pair of other pro leagues that folded. The Peoria
Kearney, Neb. (Courtesy Tri-City Storm) – Former Tri-City Storm standouts Pheonix Copley and Trevor Moore are set to start the second round of the AHL’s Calder Cup Playoffs Friday. The goalie Copley led the Hershey Bears to a do-or-die Game 5 win against rival Lehigh Valley with 28 saves on 30 shots to advance Sunday.
The East Coast Hockey League has five Midwest based teams in action tonight, all against non-Midwest opponents. The most urgent of those games and the highlight of the March 29 Pro Report is the Missouri Mavericks who will faceoff against a Texas based nemesis looking for two valuable points as it works through the final
The Iowa Stars could be getting some big time help on the blue line after signing veteran NHL defenseman Mike Weber to a PTO on Thursday (Oct. 20). Weber, 28, was a Second Round (57th Overall) Selection of the Buffalo Sabres at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and he started his 351 game career in
