The Detroit Red Wings might have found another diamond in the rough with the recent signing of free agent defenseman Robbie Russo who just graduated from Notre Dame this past spring. The 22-year-old, 6’0,” 190 lbs. native of Westmont IL, was selected in the Fourth Round (95th overall) of the 2011 NHL Entry Draft by the
The Grand Rapids Griffins are loading up for another competitive run in the American Hockey League and have made several key signings in the month of July. Among the most recent is Alden Hirschfeld who will be looking to increase his time in Grand Rapids following a solid finish at Toledo last season. Hirschfeld, a
There are just two Midwest hockey teams still playing as of June 1 but they have both gone deep into the postseason. The Chicago Blackhawks, looking for its third Stanley Cup in six seasons leads the way, thanks to a huge weekend rally that saw it fight back from a 3-2 deficit against the Anaheim
By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor Despite a valiant seven-game effort, the Detroit Red Wings’ season wrapped up at the end of the opening round of the NHL postseason. A month later, Head Coach Mike Babcock ended a season long media hyped process when he ended his 10-year association with the Wings and moved
By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor The Grand Rapids Griffins found its back squarely against the wall just 24 hours into the 2014-15 American Hockey League post season. That was on April 26 as the Griffins found itself quickly down 2-0 in its Best of Five West Conference Quarterfinal against the Toronto Marlies. The Griffins
The six Midwest-based American hockey League teams all saw action on the weekend (March 13-15, 2015) including the Lake Erie Monsters who had mixed results in the Lone Star State. Lake Erie Friday — Monsters 4 at Rampage 0 A 30-save effort for Calvin Pickard helped the Monsters to a 4-0 win at San Antonio’s
