It’s difficult to predict what will happen in the North American Hockey League, so this ‘preview’ is based mainly on how things wrapped up last season. There have been no off-season changes that affect the 11 Midwest teams technically. For a minute, it appeared the Midwest Division would go through some changes as Kenai River
The Aberdeen Wings and Janesville Jets enjoyed the best North American Hockey League playoff run among the Midwest-based teams this past season, both finishing as Division champions and reaching the Robertson Cup semi-finals. The Midwest is well-represented in the four-division league with 11 of the league’s 24 teams setting up shop in the American Midwest.
Forbes Ploszaj handled all of the 46 shots he faced and Colin Raver finally found a way past Trevor Micucci after 75:05 to bring a sudden finish to a long and exciting night. The goal lifted the Aberdeen Wings to a thrilling 1-0 North American Hockey League Midwest Division final series clinching overtime victory at
Down 3-2 early in the middle period, the Minnesota Wilderness scored the next four to capture a 6-3 win against the Brookings Blizzard at the Northwood Credit Union Arena and a 3-2 edge in its Best-of-Five North American Hockey League Central Division Semi Final series. Luke Kania, 21, from Chicago stopped 45 shots including all
By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info Among the highlights involving Midwest-based North American Hockey League teams on Friday (April 21, 2017) was the Janesville Jets punching its ticket to the Midwest Division Championship series as it finished off its Best of Five Division Semi with a three-game sweep of the Coulee Region Chill. The Jets
Alex Peck, 20, couldn’t have picked a better time to fire his first of the season as his goal scored just past the halfway mark of the final period snapped a 4-4 deadlock and lifted the Springfield Jr. Blues to a 5-4 win against Midwest Division rival Janesville Jets in North American Hockey League play
