The name may be slightly different, but it sure looks like the same old Monsters after the opening weekend of the American Hockey League. All six Midwest-based teams were in action on the first weekend, including the former Lake Erie Monsters, no known as the Cleveland Monsters. The Cleveland crew opened the regular season Friday
Three unanswered second period goals turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 margin for the host Minnesota Wild against the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night (Oct 15) at the Xcel Energy Center. The Wild went on to a 4-3 win, for a happy finish to its home opener and helping the team rebound from a
There are still 80 games to play and no reason for panic, but it sure is strange seeing the Chicago BlackHawks limp out of the gate to an 0-2 start in National Hockey League play. Of course, those losses came against some tough competition — a tough loss against the Blues in the Hawks’ home
Thomas Vanek was hoping a change of scenery would help him forget and turnaround a dismal 2015-16 National Hockey League season. If the opening contest for the Detroit Red Wings is any indication it will be onward and upward for the Austrian vet who joined the Wings this season as a Free Agent, as he
Midwest NHL Notebook for Oct. 12, 2016 The 2016-17 season started the same way the 2015-16 season ended for the Chicago BlackHawks on Wednesday night as the Hawks dropped a 5-2 decision to the visiting St. Louis Blues. It was the first meeting between the two since the finally figured a way past the Hawks
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info In Pittsburgh, the celebration is ongoing, but of course our look here at Midwesthockey.info is on our own five Midwest based NHL teams. To that end, the conclusion out of the five different centers differed greatly. Here is a quick look at the 2015-16 NHL campaign – Midwest style.
