By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info The American Hockey League’s Central Division standings sees sometimes drastic changes on a week-to-week basis. That’s what makes it so great. This season the Lake Erie Monsters had a hot and cold season. At different times, the squad found itself among the top four positions or out of the post
The nice thing about covering the six Midwest-based teams in the American Hockey League is that they are all in the same division. Of course the bad thing about that is only four of the eight teams in the Central Division will qualify for the post season. In recent seasons, this division has seen its
A four-point weekend helped the Lake Erie Monsters move a little closer to the front running Milwaukee Admirals, but the Rockford IceHogs denied it a chance at a weekend sweep. The Monsters captured back-to-back 3-2 decisions in Des Moines against the Iowa Wild, boosting its current winning streak to four games, but the three-game road trip wrapped
After five straight on the road, the Chicago Wolves, American Hockey League affiliate of the St. Louis Blues split a pair of home games this past weekend (Nov. 20-22), dropping a 2-1 decision to Grand Rapids Griffins on Saturday but rebounding with a 2-1 win on Sunday. Griffins 2 at Wolves 1 Saturday’s 2-1 loss
The Iowa Wild scored just two pre-season goals in two games, both off of the stick of Zac Dalpe, but that was enough to secure a split with the Manitoba Moose in its two-game pre-season North Dakota showdown. After dropping the first game 3-0 at Grand Forks, the Wild rallied for a 2-1 win at Fargo
The Iowa Wild, top minor league affiliate of the Minnesota Wild began final preparations for the 2015-16 American Hockey League season at Des Moines Tuesday (Sept. 29)with 33 players in attendance. Preparations will be quick with a Green-White scrimmage game tomorrow evening and a pair of exhibition contests against the Manitoba Moose to prepare for