The final eight teams began play in four North American Hockey League (NAHL) Division Championship series this past weekend — four of them from the American Midwest. That number was reduced to three on Monday night as the Topeka Roadrunners fell 2-1 in double overtime to the Wichita Falls Wildcats on home ice and succumbing in three straight in
Eight teams remain in the North American Hockey League post season heading into four Division Championship playoff rounds. Half of those teams, playing in three of the four divisions, come out of the American Midwest Central Division Bismarck Bobcats (37-19-4) vs. Austin Bruins (29-27-4) At least one Midwest-based team will advance to the Robertson Cup Championship tournament
At the halfway mark of the annual North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament at the Schwan Super Rink at Blaine, MN only one Midwest based team remained undefeated. The defending Robertson Cup Champion Minnesota Wilderness was knocked off of that perch of perfection though on Friday (Sept. 25) with a 3-2 defeat against the Lone
The Janesville Jets wrapped up a weekend split with the visiting Kenai River Black Bears as goaltender, Jack LaFontaine earned the shutout in a 2-0 win for the home side at Janesville Ice Arena Saturday (Sept. 19. Other Midwest-based games on the same day saw Bismarck gaining a season opening sweep against defending Robertson Cup finalists,
Will Gauthier‘s goal in the fourth round lifted the host Brookings Blizzard to a 5-4 win in shootout in one of seven North American Hockey League games — five of them involving Midwest-based teams on Friday (Sept. 18). Gauthier, 19, from Sault Ste. Marie, MI gave his team a 2-1 edge in the shootout, the other
