Courtesy Saginaw Spirit St. Catherines, Ont. – The Saginaw Spirit (13-6-1-0) were victorious over the Niagara IceDogs (4-11-3-0) with a final score of 3-2 Thursday night at the Meridian Centre in Niagara, Ontario. Zane Parekh scored his first career OHL goal and Bode Stewart netted an assist after returning from the World U17 Hockey Challenge in tonight’s win. The
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
Courtesy Saginaw Spirit — Saginaw Spirit General Manager Dave Drinkill announced today (Sept.2) the organization has signed forwards Sebastien Gervais and Ian Phillips to a Standard Player Agreement and Education Package. “We are thrilled to add Sebastien Gervais and Ian Phillips to our program, said Drinkill. “When I think about Sebastien Gervais, it’s high-end speed, skill, and competitiveness. Sebastien
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
Saginaw, MI. – The Saginaw Spirit made two selections in today’s CHL Import Draft, adding a defenseman and a forward to the roster for next season. With Saginaw’s first pick 52nd overall, they selected 6’1” 175lbs Russian defenseman Pavel Mintyukov. Mintyukov is a late 2003 birth year who spent last season with MHK Dynamo Moskva of the
