The closer teams get to the post season in the NHL the more at stake every time it takes the ice it seems. Four of the five Midwest teams had a win one – lose one weekend while the Blackhawks were undefeated, but played just once. Here is a look at the weekend (March 13-15,

As usual, the junior hockey scene is much quieter on weeknights, but two of the five NA3HL Divisions got a jump on their respective Best-of-Three Championship series this week. NA3HL Metro Jets 6 Pittsburgh Vengeance 5 (ot) Matt Dempsey’s wrister 8:38 into overtime gave the host Jets the upper hand in its series with the

The American Hockey League announced a couple of team moves Thursday (March 12) and while Midwest based teams are not directly affected, there is no doubt it will change the landscape of at least the Central Division next season. The Hamilton Bulldogs franchise has been the home for the Montreal Canadiens for several years. Thursday

Here is a quick look at which Midwest pro teams were in action on Thursday night (March 12). NHL Columbus Blue Jackets 3 Detroit Red Wings 1 The Detroit Red Wings were happy to move from the West Conference to the East last year, but probably not nearly as happy when it was discovered the Columbus Blue

Here is a quick look at which Midwest pro teams were in action on Wednesday night (March 10).  AHL Utica Comets 1 Chicago Wolves 2 – Coming off of back to back to back defeats in Cleveland, the Wolves got things back on track against the visiting Utica Comets with a 2-1 overtime win at the Allstate

Here is a quick look at which Midwest pro teams were in action on Tuesday night as well as any scuttlebut involving them. NHL Blue Jackets 4 Hurricanes 3 (so) Playoff positioning is not even a consideration for these teams, but team pride was certainly in place as the Columbus Blue Jackets battled the host