The Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings kept a stanglehold atop the United States Premier Hockey League Midwest Elite Division standings, charging back from an early 2-0 deficit for a 6-2 win on Friday (Oct. 28) at South Wood County Recreational Center. In other league games on the same night, the Forest Lake Lakers collected a 9-2 win
After a season-long audition, the United States Premier Hockey league Midwest teams are officially entering USPHL Divisions for the 2016-17 season. A group of 17 teams from the former Minnesota Junior Hockey League and Midwest Junior Hockey League merged over the summer of 2015 to form the USPHL Midwest which played its own season with
A four-goal and one assist effort for Chase Lewis, 19, from North Carolina went a long way to leading the Steele County Blades to a 7-4 at Blaine against the host Energy in United States Premier Hockey League-Midwest action on Saturday (Oct. 3). In other USPHL-Midwest action league frontrunners kept their fast pace as the
The Tri City Icehawks extended its winning streak to four games with a 7-1 United States Premier Hockey League-Midwest road win against the Motor City Hawks Friday (Oct. 2). In other league play on the same night, the Kalkaska Rhinos scored last and held off the Michigan Wild 7-6 on home ice; the St. Croix Valley
The first midweek tussle of the season in United States Premier Hockey League-Midwest play saw the Detroit Fighting Irish winning an all-Motown battle 6-5 in shootout against the Motor City Hawks. Hawks trailed most of the way as the Irish carried a 2-1 lead out of the first and doubled the margin to 4-2 with
Both the Kalkaska Rhinos and Alpena Flyers were coming off of a pair of earlier losses when they wrapped up the weekend at Northern Lights Arena in Alpena on Sunday. Both teams ultimately collected points as the Rhinos Matt Culot, 19, from Massachusetts lifted the Rhinos to a 5-4 win with his second of the
