By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor Major changes were expected for the ECHL in terms of alignment with the departure of virtually all of its California based squads to the American Hockey League for the upcoming season. The league also got a chance to spread the CHL members out a little better geographically and
The Missouri Mavericks announced on its team website today, Andrew Courtney would be returning for a sixth season with the squad having signed a standard player contract. That’s big news for the Mavericks who will be returning a player that proved not only potent, but consistent this season. The 6’3″, 201 lbs. native of Belleville,
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info Editor In the early summer of 2010 the Chicago Blackhawks ended a 49-year drought, marching the Stanley Cup Down Madison for the first time since JFK led the nation. The team certainly schooled itself on that experience and this past week Jonathan Toews found himself snatching the grail from Commisioner
By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor There are some great veteran players on the Columbus Blue Jackets, but the selection of Nick Foligno as the team’s captain is a good call. This past season was a frustrating one in Columbus with injuries to key players, including goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky playing a part in a
There are just two Midwest hockey teams still playing as of June 1 but they have both gone deep into the postseason. The Chicago Blackhawks, looking for its third Stanley Cup in six seasons leads the way, thanks to a huge weekend rally that saw it fight back from a 3-2 deficit against the Anaheim
By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor It was almost literally midnight Eastern Time when the clock finally struck the figurative ‘midnight’ on the season for the Toledo Walleye on home ice Wednesday night. A long and thrilling post season run came to an abrupt end when the ECHL’s East Conference regular season champs surrendered the
