The final eight teams began play in four North American Hockey League (NAHL) Division Championship series this past weekend — four of them from the American Midwest. That number was reduced to three on Monday night as the Topeka Roadrunners fell 2-1 in double overtime to the Wichita Falls Wildcats on home ice and succumbing in three straight in
Alex Lambacher, 19, from Italy sank the lone goal of the third period just shy of the halfway mark and Andrew Lindgren, 19, from Minneapolis, MN turned aside 15 of 16 helping the host Minnesota Magicians to a 2-1 win against the Aberdeen Wings in North American Hockey League play at the Richfield Arena Saturday
After dropping its opening game at the North American Hockey League Showcase Event, the Minot Minotauros wrapped up three straight wins with a 5-1 decision against the Corpus Christi Stingrays, Saturday (Sept. 26), at the Schwan Super rinks at Blaine, MN. Meanwhile, in other Showcase games involving Midwest-based teams: Topeka Roadrunners shutout the winless Wilkes Barre/Scranton
Among the 11 games on the second day of the Annual North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament Thursday (Sept. 24) was an all-Midwest battle in which the Springfield Blues opened up a 3-0 first period lead and just carried that margin home for a 4-1 win against the Austin Bruins. In other games involving Midwest
The Janesville Jets wrapped up a weekend split with the visiting Kenai River Black Bears as goaltender, Jack LaFontaine earned the shutout in a 2-0 win for the home side at Janesville Ice Arena Saturday (Sept. 19. Other Midwest-based games on the same day saw Bismarck gaining a season opening sweep against defending Robertson Cup finalists,
Will Gauthier‘s goal in the fourth round lifted the host Brookings Blizzard to a 5-4 win in shootout in one of seven North American Hockey League games — five of them involving Midwest-based teams on Friday (Sept. 18). Gauthier, 19, from Sault Ste. Marie, MI gave his team a 2-1 edge in the shootout, the other