All 22 North American Hockey League teams were in action Wednesday (Sept. 23) as the league kicked off its annual Showcase tournament at the Schwann Super Rink at Blaine, MN. Following are summaries from the regular season season games involving the league’s Midwest-based team on the first of our days of action. Ice Dogs 3
A pair of second period goals wiped out a 1-0 deficit and lifted the host Topeka Roadrunners to a 2-1 edge against the Corpus Christi IceRays at the Kansas ExpoCenter on Sunday (Sept. 20). Andy McGlynn, 18, from St. Louis, MO scored the lone IceRays goal on a powerplay in the game’s third minute, but
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
Last weekend, a few teams got an early start in North American Hockey League play. This weekend, a larger group will get their respective 2015-16 seasons under way, including the defending Robertson Cup Champion Minnesota Wilderness. The Wilderness will open on home ice with a Friday/Saturday (Sept. 18-19) doubleheader against the always tough Fairbanks Ice Dogs,
After starting off the regular season with a win, the Roadrunners faced a different Wichita Falls Wildcats team on Saturday night and wound up with a weekend split after a 6-2 loss. Once again, this was the only Midwest-based game of the night. All but two of the game’s eight goals came in the opening
Andrew Hart, a 19-year-old forward from New Jersey sank the lone goal of the third period, lifting the host Topeka Roadrunners to a 4-3 edge against the visiting Wichita Falls Wildcats in North American Hockey League opening night action at the Kansas Expocenter Friday (Sept. 11). This one didn’t start out well for the homeside
