Tag: Minnesota Iron Rangers

Lumberjacks looking to build on last season’s finish

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

Mullets captain, Van Orsdel commits to Southern Maine

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

Iron Rangers fall in shootout against Miners

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

Norskies, Iron Rangers looking to move up in 2017-18 — SIJHL Season Preview

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

Decent debut for Norskies –2016-17 Season Reviews — SIJHL

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

Norskies buried under Miners’ first period barrage.

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