With the Showcase tournament behind them, Midwest-based North American Hockey League (NAHL) teams head into regular season divisional matches on Sept. 24-25. The parity among the Midwest teams was evident as five of the six Midwest and Central Division matches ended with a one-goal difference, including the Minnesota Magicians notching the game clincher in a
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info Lucas Kanta (‘01/Grand Forks, ND) scored in overtime to lift the Minnesota Magicians to a 3-2 edge against the Austin Bruins in the final game for both teams at the four-day North American Hockey League (NAHL) Showcase tournament at National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN. While boosting his team’s
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwest Hockey.info From the sidelines, it appeared the expectations would have to be tempered somewhat for the Springfield Jr. Blues this season. Someone must have forgot to mention that to the team itself. After sitting out the 2020-21 NAHL season, the Blues rolled into this fall with basically, an expansion
The longest regular season ever finally ended and 16 North American Hockey League teams, including a half-zone Midwest-based teams kicked off the playoffs with mixed results. Midwest Division Home teams struggled out of the gate in the opening weekend here and that paid off for the Minnesota Magicians who make the long trek to Alaska