By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info This is the third of seven off season articles representing the junior hockey leagues falling under the Midwesthockey.info umbrella. The North American Hockey League is one of two ‘Tier 2’ level junior hockey leagues run in USA and it is the only one that includes teams based in the
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info Lucas Kanta (‘01/Grand Forks, ND) scored in overtime to lift the Minnesota Magicians to a 3-2 edge against the Austin Bruins in the final game for both teams at the four-day North American Hockey League (NAHL) Showcase tournament at National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN. While boosting his team’s
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info Hockey is back! Junior hockey is back for what looks like it could be the first relatively normal season in the past three years and this weekend sees at least a couple Midwest-based teams at the start line. Already out of the gates is the North American Hockey League
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.
The Janesville Jets carried a 3-2 lead out of the opening period and didn’t allow the host Fairbanks IceDogs a chance to get any close on its way to wrapping up the North American Hockey League Midwest Division title in action at the Big Dipper Ice Arena in Alaska Saturday (May 6, 2017). The Jets
