Tomas Nosek‘s goal stood up as the game winner as the Detroit Red Wings Prospects opened up the Traverse City NHL Prospects Tournament with a 1-0 win against the Carolina Hurricanes Prospects. That was one of two Gordie Howe Division matches on Sept. 11. The other saw the Chicago Blackhawks Prospects doubled up by the

The defending champion Columbus Blue Jackets Prospects and Minnesota Wild Prospects both opened play at the eight-team NHL Prospects tournament at Traverse City Friday (Sept. 11) afternoon. Playing in the ‘Ted Lindsay’ Pool, the Wild started out with an impressive 5-2 win against the New York Rangers Prospects while the Jackets Prospects also opened with

Kris Versteeg has played a part in two of the three Stanley Cup championships with the Chicago Blackhawks, but he will miss the banner raising for a second time as well. The Hawks traded Versteeg and Joakim Nordstrom to the Carolina Hurricanes for defense prospects Dennis Robertson and Jake Massie as well as a third round pick

The Soo Eagles have returned to the suddenly bolstered Northern Ontario Junior Hockey League this season and will open by reigniting its cross-border rivalry with the Soo Thunderbirds. The Eagles will be the first to clear customs, playing the Thunder at the Essar Arena on the Canadian side of the International Bridge as all 12

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

The USPHL-Midwest gets underway Friday night with 14 of the league’s 18 teams opening their 2015-16 campaigns. The league recently went through bit of a facelift as four different teams found themselves unable to line up at the starting gate. As a result, the team has transformed from a two-conference — four division type of