After weeks of hype, predictions, speculation and pre-season tilts, the National Hockey League got rolling for real last Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2017) and there were a few surprises for the Midwest-based teams. At the top end is the Detroit Red Wings, Chicago BlackHawks and St. Louis Blues, all rolling into the campaign in impressive fashion
Depending on your disposition the Red Wings face a little, or a lot of pressure as it heads into Training Camp in Traverse City, beginning Friday (Sept. 15, 2017). Coming off a season where numerous players finished below expectations, pre-season previews give the team a better shot at finishing in the Atlantic Division basement than
Three Midwest based teams headed into National Hockey League play on Saturday (Oct. 29) and all three were involved with shutouts. Leading the way was Devan Dubnyk who recorded an unheard of third straight shutout, stopping all 29 Dallas Stars shots, leading the Minnesota Wild to a 4-0 win at the Xcel Energy Center. The
Both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets started the regular season with losses in their first two games. For both, that seems like a long time ago now. While the offense is starting to come around, stellar goaltending has helped in a huge way for both clubs. The Blue Jackets entered the weekend
There’s a good thing there are no style points in hockey. The Detroit Red Wings at times seemed to throw goaltender Jimmy Howard to the Wolves, but he endured, allowing just one goal on 33 shots, leading his team to a 2-1 win in his first start of the new season against the New York
With the All-Star Game on its crazy attention over, teams have officially embarked on the final stretch of the 2015-16 NHL Regular Season. Four of the five Midwest-based NHL teams are in the thick of the NHL Playoff race — three on the inside while one tries to find a way in. For the fifth
