Nobody’s perfect. That fact became abundantly clear on Monday (Sept. 11, 2017) at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup tournament in Traverse City when round robin play wrapped up and nobody was left with a perfect 3-0 record. The Columbus Blue Jackets, winners of four of the past five versions of this event which has run
The five Midwest-based NHL Prospect Teams opened play at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup Tournament in Traverse City on Friday (Sept. 8, 2017). Eight teams in total are taking part – four (Chicago BlackHawks, Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers) competing in the Gordie Howe Division while the other four (Columbus Blue
SAGINAW, MI (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – Saginaw Spirit General Manager Dave Drinkill announced Wednesday (Aug. 9, 2017) the signing of 2017 CHL Import Pick Tom Bappert to a standard player agreement. “As an organization, we are pleased that Tom has signed a standard player agreement with the Spirit. Having gotten to know him a little
SAGINAW, MI (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – On Wednesday, the Saginaw Spirit continued to take strides in completing the roster for the 2017-18 season by picking twice in the Canadian Hockey League’s Import Draft. With its first pick, 10th overall, the Saginaw Spirit selected Martin Necas (nee-cash) from HC Kometa Brno (Bruno). Necas recorded 15 points
