By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Columbus Blue Jackets will get a second shot at shrugging off elimination when it makes the tough trek to Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena tonight (April 20) for Game 5 of its Best of 7 NHL Metro Division semi-final tonight. The Jackets dropped the first three to the defending
The East Coast Hockey League has five Midwest based teams in action tonight, all against non-Midwest opponents. The most urgent of those games and the highlight of the March 29 Pro Report is the Missouri Mavericks who will faceoff against a Texas based nemesis looking for two valuable points as it works through the final
Here’s a quick look at what’s been up for the five Midwest-based NHL teams since the start of the New Year. COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS The team sits dead last in the East Conference in terms of standings, but a trade on Jan. 6 has the team and the town buzzing. It’s no secret young prospect
The Wings showed itself to be regular season ready despite some key injuries and wish this effort was actually worth two points as the team made the trip to Pittsburgh and whipped the Pens 7-2 at the Consol Energy Center Wednesday (Oct. 30). Andreas Athanasiou, yet another prospect with a ton of talent made decisions
Ryan Johansen’s two goals proved the difference in a 4-2 win for the Columbus Blue Jackets in a 4-2 win on the road against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Consol Energy Center. The Jackets actually built a 4-0 lead as Boone Jenner and Johansen both scored in the opening period before Johansen and Scott
A pair of Red Wings hopefuls helped their cause with four-point efforts Thursday (Sept. 24) as the Wings hosted and defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in 2015-16 pre-season play at the Joe Louis Arena. Selected in the Fourth Round (111th Overall), Teemu Pulkkinen has bided his time at Grand Rapids while inching toward Motown. He
