By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  In the years this website has been run the five Midwest-based NHL teams have gone through big changes.  The Blackhawks have gone from a rebuilding team to three Stanley Cups and now back to a rebuilding team. The Columbus Blue Jackets had never won a playoff series when

By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  When Chicago Blackhawks fans awoke on July 7, they had little to look forward to that night with no first-round selections in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal.  By the time they turned in for the night they had witnessed perhaps the busiest day in terms of moves

By Jim den Hollander Publisher/EditorMidwesthockey.info The recent college commitment for Elliot Van Orsdel is probably no surprise to anyone who knows him. The path was locked in when he moved as a youngster with his family to Eveleth, MN, home of the US Hockey Hall of Fame.After 15 years honing his craft in the State

By Jim den Hollander Editor/Publisher Midwesthockey.info After dropping its first four contests against the two hottest teams out of the gate in the NA3HL Central Division, the Peoria Mustangs shoved its way into the win column with a 9-1 win Friday night (October 8) on home ice against the Wausau Cyclones. Tristan Trudel (’02/Dunlap, IL)

In the NA3HL, the North Iowa Bulls were a perennial championship contender, prompting the jump this season to the NAHL as an expansion squad. Todd Sanden’s Bulls though are not undergoing any first-year jitters. A 3-2 edge against the Minot Minotaruros at the Maysa Arena in Minot Friday (October 8) boosted the Bulls to a

By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  Saukhockey.info  Parity is evident in the USHL with mostly one-goal decisions through the first couple weeks, but none of the four games on Friday (Oct. 8) were close and all went in the direction on the home team.  Tri-City Storm remains the lone undefeated (in regulation, overtime or shootout) team