By Jim den HollanderEditror/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe Chippewa Steel broke into the win column in a big way on day two of the NAHL Showcase Tournament at National Sports Center Super Rinks in Blaine, MN Thursday.After starting the season with a pair of defeats, the Steel took its frustrations out on the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, pounding in
By Jim den HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThe Wisconsin, Illinois and Minesota based clubs from the NAHL’s Midwest Division are hoping the first of four days at the annual Showcase tournament at Blaine, Minnesota’s National Sports Center Super Rinks is not a sampling of what is to come.The five teams all came up short in their first Showcase tests,
By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The Janesville Jets took its first two steps toward erasing some tough memories with some impressive wins on home ice against the visiting Fairbanks Ice Dogs in their season opening series at Janesville Ice Arena Friday and Saturday. Both the Jets and Ice Dogs are perennial front runners in
By JIm den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info Junior Notebook Sept. 8, 2023 The 2023-24 hockey season officially kicks off in a few hours with puck drops fpr a trio of MIdwest junior hockey teams and more to follow tomorrow. The NAHL will kick off its regular season with the traditional trek of the Alaska-based teams
By JIm den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info The North American ‘3’ Hockey League (NA3HL) is an American Tier 3 hockey league stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains. Of the five divisions, two six-team groupings – the Central and West Divisions are located entirely in the American Midwest. There are a few changes this
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