By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The Fargo Force wound up as the class of the United States Hockey League from start to finish in 2023-24. Playing in the USA’s top and only Tier 1 Junior A league, the Force but together a stellar 50-10-2 record for 102 points, more than 25 points up on
Tyson Gross (’02/Calgary, AB) sank the overtime game winner to lift the Fargo Force to a 5-4 edge against the US National Development Program in one of three games played on the final day of the Dicks Sporting Goods USHL Fall Showcase tournament. Other games saw the Sioux City Musketeers getting past the Muskegon Lumberjacks
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
The Grand Rapids Griffins announced in a press release Wednesday (Sept. 6, 2017) that its NHL affiliate, the Detroit Red Wings have resigned Robbie Russo to a two-year contract. Russo, a 24-year-old defenseman hailing from Westmont, IL played a big role on the Griffins’ run to the Calder Cup last season, collecting 32 points (7g,
The USHL is well represented as USA Hockey recently released the list of players that will be taking part in the annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. The who’s who of players that will be among the top prospects for next summer’s NHL Entry Draft next summer in Dallas, includes several who took part in
Kearney, NE (Courtesy Tri-City Storm. – Tri-City Storm Director of Player Personnel and New England scout Vincent Montalbano has joined the Vancouver Canucks as an amateur scout. Montalbano will stay in his current role with the Storm staff. He has been a member of the organization since the start of the 2014-15 season. “I’m really
