Last year the Missouri Mavericks won 52 times in 72 games, finishing as the league’s top regular season team with a 10-point edge on second place. However, the dream season turned into a nightmare when it ran into the defending champion Allen Americans in the post season. The first hurdle thrown in front of the
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info When the dust settles on a hockey season, the short period in between campaigns is usually pumped up with excitement of new teams being added or unfortunate news of teams moving or leaving the league. The ECHL gave a great indication of status quo with earliest release of a new
At the end of the regular season, Toledo Walleye, the ECHL affiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, finished on top of the Eastern Conference standings and headed into the post season against the eighth place Reading Royals. Despite a 17-point margin in final points, the Walleye found as teams often do, all teams start the
A couple of five goal nights helped the Kalamazoo Wings improve its playoff perspective this past weekend. The Wings used back-to-back wins at the Wings Event Center against the North Division leading Toledo Walleye to get within seven points of the eighth and final playoff position. That seven point spread doesn’t sound nearly as rough
As teams head back from the Christmas break, the 10 Midwest-based ECHL Hockey teams are split evenly — five in a post season position and five looking at an early trip to the golf course if they can’t turn things around in the next few months. They are also split evenly on each side —
The Kalamazoo Wings have been putting things together through the month of July, beginning on the opening day of the month with qualifying offers to eight players. The Wings sent sheets to three defensemen and five forwards and continued to build the squad through the month. Listed below are the players extended qualifying offers. Steven
