By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor  Despite a valiant seven-game effort, the Detroit Red Wings’ season wrapped up at the end of the opening round of the NHL postseason. A month later, Head Coach Mike Babcock ended a season long media hyped process when he ended his 10-year association with the Wings and moved

By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor The Grand Rapids Griffins found its back squarely against the wall just 24 hours into the 2014-15 American Hockey League post season. That was on April 26 as the Griffins found itself quickly down 2-0 in its Best of Five West Conference Quarterfinal against the Toronto Marlies. The Griffins

By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor There have been many changes in at the home of the Winged Wheel in recent seasons, but the departure of Head Coach Mike Babcock should officially usher in a new era in the team’s history. During a decade as the Red Wings’ head coach, Babcock has racked up

By Jim den Hollander Midwest Hockey Editor  Marcus Kruger scored seven goals in the regular season and added one more in the post season, heading into action Tuesday night. All of that was before he scored the biggest goal of the season for his team to date. Standing to the left of Anaheim Ducks goaltender

By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwest Hockey The new American Hockey League Alignment makes for some better geographical rivals for all of the Midwest teams. But more than that, it just makes sense for everyone involved. Winners Iowa Stars — While overall travel changes may be negligible, it’s just good to see the Stars among

  BY JIM DEN HOLLANDER MIDWEST HOCKEY EDITOR It seems I spend every waking moment thinking about hockey, but that is not entirely true. I sort of like auto racing as well — in particular the top open wheel series such as Formula 1, Indy Cars etc. Actually I don’t follow it as closely as