Alex De Brincat’s goal with 3:25 to go lifted the BlackHawks Prospects to a 4-3 win in its Gordie Howe Division game against the Detroit Red Wings Prospects at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup Tournament at Traverse City on Saturday (Sept. 9, 2017). Both the Hawks and Wings were coming off previous day defeats and
The five Midwest-based NHL Prospect Teams opened play at the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup Tournament in Traverse City on Friday (Sept. 8, 2017). Eight teams in total are taking part – four (Chicago BlackHawks, Detroit Red Wings, Carolina Hurricanes and New York Rangers) competing in the Gordie Howe Division while the other four (Columbus Blue
By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info And just like that, the 2017-18 NHL season is underway. Well, technically, the regular season is still about a month away. But when the Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup Tournament faces off today (Sept. 8, 2017) in Traverse City, the green light is on for all five of the Midwest-based
When the Columbus Blue Jackets Prospect team takes the ice at the annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament on Friday, it will have a pair of USHL graduates guarding the crease. Since the end of the 2016-17 NHL season, the Blue Jackets have signed both Matiss Kivlenieks, the 2016-17 USHL Goaltender of the Year from the
The Chicago Wolves announced an affiliation change on Tuesday (May 16, 2017) that will influence two NHL teams. The Wolves announced on its team website it will be the first American Hockey League affiliate of the new Vegas Golden Knights having signed a multi-year partnership with the NHL Expansion team, set to make its own
Paul Stastny had the St. Louis Blues up early, but it was the only goal the team would muster, bowing out of the 2017 National Hockey League post season with a 3-1 loss on at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis against the Nashville Predators. For the Predators, the Central Division championship is its first
