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
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The NA3HL Tier 3 hockey league opened its regular season this past weekend with four games – one of them a Central Division battle between the host Milwaukee Power and the visiting St. Louis Jr. Blues at the Ozaukee Ice Center. After capturing a 5-2 win on home ice
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info Hockey is back! Junior hockey is back for what looks like it could be the first relatively normal season in the past three years and this weekend sees at least a couple Midwest-based teams at the start line. Already out of the gates is the North American Hockey League
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info This is the first of a series of articles re-introducing Midwesthockey.info after a long layoff. This will outline the different junior leagues the include teams from the Midwest. While hockey at every level endured a crazy 2020-21 season due to the pandemic that affected the entire world, junior hockey
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The Ontario Hockey League is finally preparing to hit the ice again this fall for the first time since the early spring of 2020 and teams took first steps toward training camps with the running of the Entry Draft Friday (June 4) and Saturday. The Flint Firebirds and Saginaw
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The host Aberdeen Wings and Minnesota Magicians both took full advantage of home ice in the openers of their respective NAHL Division Championship Series on Friday (June 4, 2021) night. The Magicians, who swept past the Fairbanks Ice Dogs in the opening round were playing a first playoff game
