By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The American Hockey League is the top feeder league to the NHL and features several Midenwest connections. There are seven teams including affiliates for all five Midwest-based NHL teams along with the Milwaukee Admirals, the top farm team to the Nashville Predators. The Ads play in the Central
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info editor When announcing the schedule for the upcoming season at Midwesthockey.info, the sidebar is generally, the subtractions, additions or moves in the team standings. For the American Hockey League this summer is a rarity with no changes at all. The 31 teams will not only all be returning for the
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info Editor The winners of the Central Division managed to convert that into a Calder Cup championship in three of the past five seasons in the American Hockey League, but this time around the Midwest-based teams in the pro Minor Pro hockey league found themselves on the golf course early. One
By Jim den Hollander Entering its final two weeks, the battle for playoff positions in the American Hockey League’s Central Division seems to have been narrowed to a six-way battle for four spots. The Iowa Stars, who battled for second in the division a month ago have sunk to sixth and while it still has
A.J. Jenks fired the game winner 4:48 from the end of the middle period as the Toledo Walleye opened the 2017-18 ECHL campaign with a 3-2 edge against the host Quad City Mallards at Taxslayer Center in Moline, IL on Friday (Oct. 13, 2017). The Walleye, ECHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings and Grand
Joe Pendenza’s second of the season and second of the game stood up as the game winner as the Cleveland Monsters rallied for a 4-3 American Hockey League road win at Bell MTS Place against the host Manitoba Moose on Friday (Oct. 13, 2017). After dropping its season opener, the previous weekend, the Monsters hit