By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher MIdwesthockey.info The Wisconsin Lumberjacks are the latest in a string of American squads that have represented the American Midwest in Canada’s Superior International Junior Hockey League. The seven-team one division league includes six clubs from Northwestern Ontario along with the Lumberjacks, out of Spooner. Formed in 2001, the league
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info A few Midwest-based junior teams kicked off their respective 2021-22 campaigns last weekend and more are jumping into the fray starting tonight (Sept. 17, 2021). Here is a quick rundown on some of the leagues and the Midwest teams entering play this weekend. NAHL – The annual NAHL Showcase
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info Hockey is back! Junior hockey is back for what looks like it could be the first relatively normal season in the past three years and this weekend sees at least a couple Midwest-based teams at the start line. Already out of the gates is the North American Hockey League
The two Minnesota-based teams from the Superior International Junior Hockey League (SIJHL) faced a tough season both hope to build off for the upcoming season. The Thief River Falls Norskies enjoyed a successful season as an expansion team, ranking fourth overall in the six-team league, with a regular season record of 30-21-2-3. The Norskies qualified
Thief River Falls Norskies, one of two Minnesota-based teams in the Superior International Junior Hockey League based primarily in northwestern Ontario, found itself buried quickly, trailing the English River Miners 4-0 before the game was 16 minutes old on Friday (Oct. 28) at the Ralph Engelestad Arena. Keaton Huot, 20, from Thief River Falls, pulled
Among the three Tier II junior leagues that include Midwest based teams, two begin regular season play this weekend (Sept. 9-11) with the other beginning pre-season play. Following is a quick rundown on how things are going heading into the 2016-17 regular season. NAHL The lone all-American Tier II League, the North American Hockey League
