Sault Ste. Marie, ON (Courtesy Saginaw Spirit) – On Sunday (Sept. 3, 2017), the Saginaw Spirit wrapped up a home-and-home exhibition weekend with the Soo Greyhounds, dropping a 5-4 decision following a shootout at the Essar Center in the Soo. The Spirit were looking to build off of an exciting 4-3 third period comeback win
Both the Detroit Red Wings and Columbus Blue Jackets started the regular season with losses in their first two games. For both, that seems like a long time ago now. While the offense is starting to come around, stellar goaltending has helped in a huge way for both clubs. The Blue Jackets entered the weekend
There are several veteran players who appear to have been given a new lease on a new National Hockey League club this fall. Add Eric Staal to the list as the NHL veteran who had his struggles in Carolina and New York seems to to off to a good start in the Twin Cities with
There’s a good thing there are no style points in hockey. The Detroit Red Wings at times seemed to throw goaltender Jimmy Howard to the Wolves, but he endured, allowing just one goal on 33 shots, leading his team to a 2-1 win in his first start of the new season against the New York
Among the early week pro hockey transactions among Midwest teams Monday and Tuesday: The Minnesota Wild returned Mike Reilly, a 23-year-old defenseman from Chicago to the Iowa Wild Monday, but recalled him once again to the Twin Cities on Wednesday (Oct. 19). Reilly played one game with the Wild early this season and last year
A pair of young hopefuls still in camp scored the goals to lead the Wings to a 2-1 win at the Air Canada Center in Toronto in its final pre-season contest Saturday (Oct. 3). After a scoreless first period, Andreas Athanasiou and Anthony Mantha both notched goals in the second period and that was enough for
