Tag: National Sports Center Super Rinks

Rough opening day for NAHL’s Midwest Division at Blaine Showcase

By Jim den HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe Wisconsin, Illinois and Minesota based clubs from the NAHL’s Midwest Division are hoping the first of four days at the annual Showcase tournament at Blaine, Minnesota’s National Sports Center Super Rinks is not a sampling of what is to come.The five teams all came up short in their first Showcase tests,

Jets begin quest for turnaround NAHL season with sweep of Ice Dogs

By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher   Midwesthockey.info  The Janesville Jets took its first two steps toward erasing some tough memories with some impressive wins on home ice against the visiting Fairbanks Ice Dogs in their season opening series at Janesville Ice Arena Friday and Saturday.  Both the Jets and Ice Dogs are perennial front runners in

Troutwine’s last minute marker lifts Jets to NAHL season opening win

By Jim den HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoAll but one of the 29 NAHL teams hit the ice on the opening day of the 2022 NAHL Showcase Tournament at the National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN Wednesday Sept. 14. For most teams the games were their season openers, a few having played on the previous weekend.Following are

Ice Dogs spoil early season openers for Wilderness in Cloquet

By Jim den HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe NAHL’s Midwest and Central Divisions will see all teams in action at the traditional starting point, the 2022 NAHL Showcase Tournament starting Wednesday (Sept. 14) at the National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN but the Minnesota Wilderness got things off early on the previous weekend. Another tradition is the

More Midwest junior teams head into action this weekend

By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info A few Midwest-based junior teams kicked off their respective 2021-22 campaigns last weekend and more are jumping into the fray starting tonight (Sept. 17, 2021). Here is a quick rundown on some of the leagues and the Midwest teams entering play this weekend. NAHL – The annual NAHL Showcase