By JIm den Hollander  Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  The North American ‘3’ Hockey League (NA3HL) is an American Tier 3 hockey league stretching from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains.  Of the five divisions, two six-team groupings – the Central and West Divisions are located entirely in the American Midwest.   There are a few changes this

By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  MIdwesthockey.info  The Wisconsin Lumberjacks are the latest in a string of American squads that have represented the American Midwest in Canada’s Superior International Junior Hockey League. The seven-team one division league includes six clubs from Northwestern Ontario along with the Lumberjacks, out of Spooner.  Formed in 2001, the league

By JIm den Hollander  Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  Team USA Under-18 National team bounced back from a tough opening game at the Hlinka-Gretzky Cup, outscoring opponents 14-2 in its final two games and setting up a semi-final date with the rival Canadians.  All eight teams wrapped up division play at the tournament Wednesday (August 2) with a

By Jim den Hollander  Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  The American Hockey League is the top feeder league to the NHL and features several Midenwest connections.   There are seven teams including affiliates for all five Midwest-based NHL teams along with the Milwaukee Admirals, the top farm team to the Nashville Predators. The Ads play in the Central

By Jim den HollanderEditor/PublisherMidwesthockey.infoThis is the fourth of seven off season looks at the different junior leagues under the midwesthockey.info umbrella.A young Soo Eagles team took its share of learning lumps this past season and ultimately missed out on the post season. The lone US-based team in the Canadian Tier 2 Northern Ontario Junior Hockey

By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  This is the fifth and final off-season story giving a quick look at the past season and an early look at the season ahead for the five Midwest-based NHL teams.  Four seasons removed from hoisting the Stanley Cup for the first time in league history, the St. Louis