By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The third time proved the charm for the St. Cloud Norsemen who broke into the win column Friday (Sept. 15) with a 2-1 edge against the Chippewa Steel in one of the early games at the NAHL Showcase Tournament at the National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN.
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 HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe Central Division made an impressive debut in NAHL play on the opening day of the league’s annual Showcase tournament at NSC Super Rinks in Blaine, MN. Wednesday (Sept. 13).The Central, with six teams based in Minnesota and the Dakotas was the only group without regular season openers the previous weekend, but
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 Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The North American ‘3’ Hockey League (NA3HL) is an American Tier 3 hockey league stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Of the five divisions, two six-team groupings – the Central and West Divisions are located entirely in the American Midwest. There are a few changes this
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info This is the third of seven off season articles representing the junior hockey leagues falling under the Midwesthockey.info umbrella. The North American Hockey League is one of two ‘Tier 2’ level junior hockey leagues run in USA and it is the only one that includes teams based in the