After a season-long audition, the United States Premier Hockey league Midwest teams are officially entering USPHL Divisions for the 2016-17 season. A group of 17 teams from the former Minnesota Junior Hockey League and Midwest Junior Hockey League merged over the summer of 2015 to form the USPHL Midwest which played its own season with
A four-goal and one assist effort for Chase Lewis, 19, from North Carolina went a long way to leading the Steele County Blades to a 7-4 at Blaine against the host Energy in United States Premier Hockey League-Midwest action on Saturday (Oct. 3). In other USPHL-Midwest action league frontrunners kept their fast pace as the
The Tri City Icehawks extended its winning streak to four games with a 7-1 United States Premier Hockey League-Midwest road win against the Motor City Hawks Friday (Oct. 2). In other league play on the same night, the Kalkaska Rhinos scored last and held off the Michigan Wild 7-6 on home ice; the St. Croix Valley
The Illiana Blackbirds evened its season record at 2-2 and collected a weekend sweep of the host Detroit Fighting Irish as Joe Timmerman, 18, from St. John, IN turned aside all 20 of the Fighting Irish shots on his way to a 2-0 shutout win at the Brownstone Sports Center Sunday (Sept. 20). The only
The Forest Lake Lakers got a three-goal effort from Caleb Santa Maria, 19, from Georgia on its way to another lopsided win Saturday (Sept. 19). This time, the Lakers rolled past the host St. Croix Valley Magicians at the Hudson Civic Center Ice Arena in Wisconsin. In other USPHL action on the same night, the
Several teams racked up high scores on the second night of United States Premier Hockey League Midwest Division play on Saturday (Sept. 12). The Forest Lake Lakers hit eight on the scoreboard in an 8-4 win on home ice against the Steele County Blades while the Chicago Cougars wrapped up an awesome opening weekend on
