Once again, all five Midwest-based NHL teams will be sending a squad to the Annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament, officially known as the 2018 Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The event kicks off on Friday Sept. 7 and wraps up with crossover playoff games on Sept. 10. Along with the Chicago Blackhawks; Columbus Blue Jackets; Detroit
When the Fort Wayne Komets cruised into Kalamazoo and captured a 2-1 edge on Friday (Oct. 21) night at the Wings Events Center, it seemed it had the upper hand in a home and home weekend set with the Kalamazoo Wings. But the Wings took a turn as road warriors the following evening capturing a
Jake Paterson turned aside all 39 of the shots he faced Tuesday night in leading the visiting Toledo Walleye to a 5-0 shutout win against the Cincinnati Cyclones at US Bank Arena in Cincinnati Tuesday (Oct. 18). Paterson, 22, was a Third Round (80th Overall) selection by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2012 NHL
Last year the Missouri Mavericks won 52 times in 72 games, finishing as the league’s top regular season team with a 10-point edge on second place. However, the dream season turned into a nightmare when it ran into the defending champion Allen Americans in the post season. The first hurdle thrown in front of the
The Grand Rapids Griffins, top minor league afiliate of the Detroit Red Wings, officially opened camp at the Van Andel Arena in Grand Rapids Monday (Sept. 28) with 22 players in attendance including: Forwards — Martin Frk; Marek Tvrdon; Jeff Hoggan; Kurt Etchegary; Alden Hirschfeld; Jean-Paul LaFontaine; Evan Rankin; Joel Rechlicz; Josh Shalla; Tyler Sikura;
