Two unanswered third period goals was the difference as the Twin City Steel opened its NA3HL season with a 5-3 edge against the host Breezy Point North Stars in one of two games played on Friday night. The other contest saw the West Michigan Wolves dropping a 2-1 decision at Jamestown, NY against the Southern Tier Express.
While the Wooster Oilers and Cincinnati Thunder made their respective debuts to NA3HL league play in an all-East Division opening weekend, several other teams and divisions will get their respective seasons underway starting Friday night. West Michigan Wolves will kick off its season with a Friday/Saturday pair at Jamestown, NY against the Southern Tier Express
A key game as the NA3HL finished off the September portion of its schedule saw the Granite City Lumberjacks travel to White Bear Lake to take on the Steel in a battle of the West Division’s two remaining undefeated teams. The Lumberjacks grabbed a 4-0 shutout win in that one then stayed on the road
This is the first of three items bringing the three Tier 3 Junior Hockey Leagues from the Midwest up to the same date as the others before providing weekly updates and hopefully previews. Maybe even more than the other junior leagues, the NA3HL seems to be going through major facelifts every off season. The biggest
