By Jim den HollanderEditror/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe Chippewa Steel broke into the win column in a big way on day two of the NAHL Showcase Tournament at National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN Thursday.After starting the season with a pair of defeats, the Steel took its frustrations out on the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, pounding in
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,
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
By Jim den Hollander Publisher/Editor Midwesthockey.info Cade Stibbe (‘01/Fargo, N.D.) sank the game winner 3:34 into the second overtime lifting the host Minot Minotauros to a 3-2 edge in a must-win contest at Maysa Arena in Minot Thursday night (May 27) against the visiting Aberdeen Wings. The mighty Wings who lost just four times in
At the halfway mark of the annual North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament at the Schwan Super Rink at Blaine, MN only one Midwest based team remained undefeated. The defending Robertson Cup Champion Minnesota Wilderness was knocked off of that perch of perfection though on Friday (Sept. 25) with a 3-2 defeat against the Lone
Among the 11 games on the second day of the Annual North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament Thursday (Sept. 24) was an all-Midwest battle in which the Springfield Blues opened up a 3-0 first period lead and just carried that margin home for a 4-1 win against the Austin Bruins. In other games involving Midwest