Alex Petan‘s goal with 9:40 to play at the iWireless Center in Moline, IL Wedesday night boosted the host Quad City Mallards to a 2-1 win against the Missouri Mavericks in East Coast Hockey League play. While Petan and Jace Coyle looked after the offense, some near perfect goaltending from Adam Vay who stopped 24
Slow and steady seems to work just fine for the Wichita Thunder. Coming off of a last place finish in the Western Conference last season, the Wichita Thunder has found itself an NHL affiliate with the Ottawa Senators and that could be a factor in a nice start to the campaign. Through the first two
When the Fort Wayne Komets cruised into Kalamazoo and captured a 2-1 edge on Friday (Oct. 21) night at the Wings Events Center, it seemed it had the upper hand in a home and home weekend set with the Kalamazoo Wings. But the Wings took a turn as road warriors the following evening capturing a
Jake Paterson turned aside all 39 of the shots he faced Tuesday night in leading the visiting Toledo Walleye to a 5-0 shutout win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati Tuesday (Oct. 18). Paterson, 22, was a Third Round (80th Overall) selection by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2012 NHL
Last year the Missouri Mavericks won 52 times in 72 games, finishing as the league’s top regular season team with a 10-point edge on second place. However, the dream season turned into a nightmare when it ran into the defending champion Allen Americans in the post season. The first hurdle thrown in front of the
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info When the dust settles on a hockey season, the short period in between campaigns is usually pumped up with excitement of new teams being added or unfortunate news of teams moving or leaving the league. The ECHL gave a great indication of status quo with earliest release of a new
