The Iowa Stars could be getting some big time help on the blue line after signing veteran NHL defenseman Mike Weber to a PTO on Thursday (Oct. 20). Weber, 28, was a Second Round (57th Overall) Selection of the Buffalo Sabres at the 2006 NHL Entry Draft and he started his 351 game career in
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
Among the early week pro hockey transactions among Midwest teams Monday and Tuesday: The Minnesota Wild returned Mike Reilly, a 23-year-old defenseman from Chicago to the Iowa Wild Monday, but recalled him once again to the Twin Cities on Wednesday (Oct. 19). Reilly played one game with the Wild early this season and last year
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
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info When the dust settles on a hockey season, the short period in between campaigns is usually pumped up with excitement of new teams being added or unfortunate news of teams moving or leaving the league. The ECHL gave a great indication of status quo with earliest release of a new
A couple of five goal nights helped the Kalamazoo Wings improve its playoff perspective this past weekend. The Wings used back-to-back wins at the Wings Event Center against the North Division leading Toledo Walleye to get within seven points of the eighth and final playoff position. That seven point spread doesn’t sound nearly as rough
