By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The American Hockey League is the top feeder league to the NHL and features several Midenwest connections. There are seven teams including affiliates for all five Midwest-based NHL teams along with the Milwaukee Admirals, the top farm team to the Nashville Predators. The Ads play in the Central
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info This is the third of five summer review/preview type stories on the NHL’s Midwest-based NHL teams.Despite improving in every aspect statistically, the Detroit Red Wings’ ‘Yzerplan’ saw the team lose a bit of ground in the ultra-competitive Atlantic Division. After 25-straight playoff appearances, the Red Wings may have been
The defending Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues added to its coaching staff with the signing of Marc Savard today. Savard, 42, from Ottawa collected 706 points (207g, 499a) over 13 NHL seasons. Drafted in the Fourth Round (91st) in the 1995 NHL Entry Draft, Savard played parts of two seasons with the New York
Once again, all five Midwest-based NHL teams will be sending a squad to the Annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament, officially known as the 2018 Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The event kicks off on Friday Sept. 7 and wraps up with crossover playoff games on Sept. 10. Along with the Chicago Blackhawks; Columbus Blue Jackets; Detroit
Blue Jackets fans – Sonny Milano has arrived. A First Round (14th Overall) Selection by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 21-year-old native of New York has taken a bit of a scenic route to the NHL, but so far this season, he appears to have been worth the wait. After opening the scoring with his
The St. Louis Blues grabbed control in the opening period, but didn’t clinch its 3-1 at Madison Square Gardens against the host New York Rangers until Jaden Schwartz sank an empty netter with 1:47 to play on Tuesday (Oct. 10, 2017) night. The other three goals all came in the opening 20 minutes starting with
