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 Aberdeen Wings’ awesome playoff run came to an abrupt halt on Saturday (May 13, 2017) as Evgeny Yakovlev’s goal 2:43 from the end of the first overtime period lifted the Aston Rebels to a 2-1 win in the third game of their Best of Three North American Hockey League Robertson Cup semi-final series. Teams
Gage Mackie kept the Aberdeen Wings alive at the Essentia Health Duluth Heritage Center on Friday (May 12, 2017), his goal with 3:49 left in the first overtime period lifting the Aberdeen Wings to a 3-2 edge against the Aston Rebels to even their North American Hockey League Robertson Cup semi-final at a game apiece.
The Wings scored twice in its opening game of the Robertson Cup semis, both goals coming in a span of 3:15, but it wasn’t enough to get by the Aston Rebels who grabbed control of the Best-of-Three Semi-final series Thursday (May 11, 2017). All four teams at the Robertson Cup event, taking past at the
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
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
