Two seasons ago, Anthony Mantha appeared on a fast track to the NHL and the Detroit Red Wings when a broken leg suffered at the rookie tournament in Traverse City put him on the sidelines. Since then he has tried to make his way back to Motown and while he has played a handful of
There’s a good thing there are no style points in hockey. The Detroit Red Wings at times seemed to throw goaltender Jimmy Howard to the Wolves, but he endured, allowing just one goal on 33 shots, leading his team to a 2-1 win in his first start of the new season against the New York
After remaining somewhat quiet in the early games this season, the front line guys stepped up in a big way Tuesday (Oct. 18) night helping the Chicago BlackHawks to a 7-4 win at home against the Philadelphia Flyers. In other action involving Midwest based NHL teams, the Minnesota Wild took advantage of a Los Angeles
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
After a pair of tough road tests in Florida, the Detroit Red Wings played host to the Ottawa Senators on Monday (Oct. 17) for its final home opener at the Joe Louis Arena. The Wings were as desperate as an NHL team can be three games into a season, facing a Sens team riding a
