The Minnesota Iron Rangers wrapped up a tough road trip at Fort Frances, ON Saturday (Oct. 3) and came up short 5-2 against the defending Bill Salonen Cup champions in Superior International Junior Hockey League play. After dropping a decision at Dryden the previous night, the Rangers wrapped up an 0-fer weekend on the road.

Alex Lambacher, 19, from Italy sank the lone goal of the third period just shy of the halfway mark and Andrew Lindgren, 19, from Minneapolis, MN turned aside 15 of 16 helping the host Minnesota Magicians to a 2-1 win against the Aberdeen Wings in North American Hockey League play at the Richfield Arena Saturday

The Flint Firebirds dropped a second straight game in Ontario Hockey League season as Nick Betz, 20, from Mt. Clemens, MI   nailed the lone goal in shootout lifting the host Erie Otters to a  3-2 edge against the Firebirds at the Erie Insurance Arena Saturday (Oct. 3). The shootout loss dropped the Firebirds’ overall record to 2-1-0-1 .

Jake Kielly, 19, from Eden Prairie, MN stopped all 31 of the shots he faced to help lead the United States Hockey League’s Tri-City Storm to a 2-0 win at Fox Valley Ice Arena in Chicago Saturday (Oct. 3). In other league action on the same day: Youngstown Phantoms doubled the Bloomington Thunder 4-2 on

The Iowa Wild scored just two pre-season goals in two games, both off of the stick of Zac Dalpe, but that was enough to secure a split with the Manitoba Moose in its two-game pre-season North Dakota showdown. After dropping the first game 3-0 at Grand Forks, the Wild rallied for a 2-1 win at Fargo

The Detroit Red Wings made a roster move Saturday (Oct. 3), reassigning Scott Czarnowczan to the Grand Rapids Griffins. Czarnowczan, a 24-year-old, 5’10,” 176 lbs. defenseman from Macomb Cty., MI finished his fourth season at Ferris State University, wearing the captain’s ‘C’ in 2013-14 and got his first taste of pro with Idaho of the