The Aberdeen Wings and Janesville Jets enjoyed the best North American Hockey League playoff run among the Midwest-based teams this past season, both finishing as Division champions and reaching the Robertson Cup semi-finals. The Midwest is well-represented in the four-division league with 11 of the league’s 24 teams setting up shop in the American Midwest.
Forbes Ploszaj handled all of the 46 shots he faced and Colin Raver finally found a way past Trevor Micucci after 75:05 to bring a sudden finish to a long and exciting night. The goal lifted the Aberdeen Wings to a thrilling 1-0 North American Hockey League Midwest Division final series clinching overtime victory at
Jacob Barczewski stopped all 23 shots he faced to lead Janesville to a 5-0 win in its game at Janesville Ice Arena and a commanding 2-0 lead in its Best of Five North American Hockey League Midwest Division Final series against the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. In other action involving Midwest based teams, the Minnesota Wilderness
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
Among the 11 games on the second day of the Annual North American Hockey League Showcase Tournament Thursday (Sept. 24) was an all-Midwest battle in which the Springfield Blues opened up a 3-0 first period lead and just carried that margin home for a 4-1 win against the Austin Bruins. In other games involving Midwest
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