Once again, all five Midwest-based NHL teams will be sending a squad to the Annual Traverse City Prospects Tournament, officially known as the 2018 Matthew Wuest Memorial Cup. The event kicks off on Friday Sept. 7 and wraps up with crossover playoff games on Sept. 10. Along with the Chicago Blackhawks; Columbus Blue Jackets; Detroit
At least a couple of the five Midwest-based National Hockey League teams sees them in unusual, but enviable positions for Friday night’s NHL Entry Draft. It’s not all that long ago all five teams moved into the post season festivities, but there has been a bit of a skid since then – likely hitting rock
By Jim den Hollander Midwesthockey.info Editor Another not so great season for Midwest-based NHL teams officially wrapped up with the elimination of both the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild in the opening round of the 2018 NHL playoffs. In 2014, all five NHL teams qualified for the post season. It was just the second
Artemi Panarin’s first goal with the Columbus Blue Jackets stood up as the game winner and Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 37-save effort as the host Jackets used a third period rally to pull out a 3-1 win against the Rangers at Nationwide Arena on Friday (Oct. 13, 2017). Kevin Hayes opened the scoring for
Chris Stewart fired a pair of the four third period goals for the Minnesota Wild who finally hit the win column with a 5-2 win at the United Center against the host Chicago BlackHawks on Thursday (Oct. 12, 2017) The Wild never trailed in the contest, but it took a while to get things started.
Blue Jackets fans – Sonny Milano has arrived. A First Round (14th Overall) Selection by the Columbus Blue Jackets, the 21-year-old native of New York has taken a bit of a scenic route to the NHL, but so far this season, he appears to have been worth the wait. After opening the scoring with his
