By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher MIdwesthockey.info The Wisconsin Lumberjacks are the latest in a string of American squads that have represented the American Midwest in Canada’s Superior International Junior Hockey League. The seven-team one division league includes six clubs from Northwestern Ontario along with the Lumberjacks, out of Spooner. Formed in 2001, the league
By Jim den Hollander Publisher/EditorMidwesthockey.info The recent college commitment for Elliot Van Orsdel is probably no surprise to anyone who knows him. The path was locked in when he moved as a youngster with his family to Eveleth, MN, home of the US Hockey Hall of Fame.After 15 years honing his craft in the State
The Minnesota Iron Rangers saw a Superior International Junior Hockey League win elude them at the Hoyt Lakes Arena Thursday (Oct. 12, 2017) as the English River Miners rallied from a 2-0 deficit in the final 10 minutes and ultimately captured a 3-2 shootout win. The Iron Rangers appeared in control after breaking a scoreless
The Minnesota Iron Rangers and Thief River Falls Norskies will both be looking to make a move up in the Superior International Junior Hockey League in the 2017-18 season. The 2016-17 season was not friendly to the Minnesota Iron Rangers who managed just seven regulation wins in 56 games in the SIJHL – a Canadian
The two Minnesota-based teams from the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) faced a tough season both hope to build off for the upcoming season. The Thief River Falls Norskies enjoyed a successful season as an expansion team, ranking fourth overall in the six-team league, with a regular season record of 30-21-2-3. The Norskies qualified
Thief River Falls Norskies, one of two Minnesota-based teams in the Superior International Junior Hockey League based primarily in northwestern Ontario, found itself buried quickly, trailing the English River Miners 4-0 before the game was 16 minutes old on Friday (Oct. 28) at the Ralph Engelestad Arena. Keaton Huot, 20, from Thief River Falls, pulled
