The USA Midwest was well represented once again in the National Hockey League post season in 2016 as four of five teams qualified for the post season — the Columbus Blue Jackets the lone exception. However, two of the four are already on the sidelines and one more will join tonight leaving either the St.
The St. Louis Blues began preparations for the 2015-16 season on Saturday (Sept. 19) with 62 players on the ice, including 32 forwards, 17 defensemen, six goaltenders and seven other players on professional tryouts. The players were divided into two groups scheduled to undergo practices and scrimmages on both Saturday and Sunday before preparing for its
The Columbus Blue Jackets opened its 2015-16 pre-season on Monday (Sept. 21) night and clearly, the goaltenders were ready to go. The Blue Jackets and Penguins opened in Columbus and played through 60 scoreless minutes before getting their first sample of 3-on-3 overtime and finally an eight-player shootout. Penguins 1 Blue Jackets 0 Joonas Korpisalo backstopped
Sept. 12, 2015 TRAVERSE CITY – The Detroit Red Wings brass felt it had a shot at winning the annual Traverse City NHL Prospects Tournament with a solid roster this fall and after the second day, the Wings were in control of the ‘Howe’ Division. A 3-2 win for the Wings Prospects against the Chicago
Tomas Nosek‘s goal stood up as the game winner as the Detroit Red Wings Prospects opened up the Traverse City NHL Prospects Tournament with a 1-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes Prospects. That was one of two Gordie Howe Division matches on Sept. 11. The other saw the Chicago Blackhawks Prospects doubled up by the
The defending champion Columbus Blue Jackets Prospects and Minnesota Wild Prospects both opened play at the eight-team NHL Prospects tournament at Traverse City Friday (Sept. 11) afternoon. Playing in the ‘Ted Lindsay’ Pool, the Wild started out with an impressive 5-2 win against the New York Rangers Prospects while the Jackets Prospects also opened with
