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
After a pair of scoreless periods, the Janesville Jets’ season came down to a rough finish and a 3-1 loss to the Lone Star Brahmas as the Essentia Health Duluth Heritage Center on Friday (May 12, 2017). Both teams scored in the first four minute of the third period, Pete Kessel getting the Brahmas on
Drake Glover’s goal 13 minutes into overtime capped a Lone Star comeback as the Brahmas captured a 3-2 win against the Janesville Jets in the opener of their Best of Three North American Hockey League Robertson Cup semi-final series at the Essentia Health Duluth Heritage Center. Pete Kessel provided Lone Star with the only goal
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
