Category: Juniors
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NAHL’s Three Stars of the Week – Nov. 28
From the NAHL league office… First Star of the Week: Jacob Meyers – Alexandria Blizzard Over the past month, Blizzard goaltender Jacob Meyers, 19, has really thrived since accepting the starting role. It is no coincidence then that so has the Blizzard as a team and this past week was no exception. The Minnetonka, Minnesota…
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Beau Schmitz – the “country boy” captain
By Matt Mackinder – Whether he’s on the ice playing in the Ontario Hockey League or hunting in the woods, Beau Schmitz has his eyes on the prize. An avid outdoorsman, the Plymouth Whalers’ captain and Howell native can often be found away from Compuware Arena in a deer blind waiting for an eight-point buck…
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Saginaw gives John McFarland new lease on hockey
By Carl Chimenti – John McFarland is getting a fresh start. You know the story – an underachieving player is traded and before you know it he finds his game and becomes the player that everyone thought he should be. Early in his career, McFarland was touted as possessing once-in-a-generation talent, and he was expected…
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NAHL continues to feed NCAA programs
By Matt Mackinder – Each year, the North American Hockey League sends dozens upon dozens of players and alumni to the college hockey ranks. After all, being a developmental league, that’s what the NAHL prides itself on. Players go to national powers like Minnesota, Colorado College, North Dakota and Michigan, and also to smaller schools…
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Saad defies NHL hangover myth
By Carl Chimenti – Brandon Saad has defied the dreaded NHL hangover, a period of re-adjustment that a lot of Major Junior A players go through after returning from an extended NHL camp. The Gibsonia, Penn. native was drafted this past June, in the second round (43rd overall) by the Chicago Blackhawks. After attending their…
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NAHL’s Three Stars of the Week – Nov. 21
From the NAHL league office… 1st Star: Tony Kujava, goaltender, Janesville Jets Over the past weekend, Kujava was perfect for the Jets in their home sweep of the Coulee Region Chill. Kujava shutout the Chill both on Friday and Saturday night and moved his currently shutout streak to 190+ minutes. On Friday, Kujava stopped all…
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Saginaw nips Brampton 3-2 in shootout
By Carl Chimenti – SAGINAW – Vincent Trocheck scored the first goal and the last goal for the Saginaw Spirit, helping them snap a four-game losing streak with a 3-2 shootout win over the Brampton Battalion Thursday night. Head coach and GM Todd Watson was pleased with his team’s effort, knowing full well that his…
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NAHL’s Three Stars of the Week – Nov. 14
From the NAHL league office… 1st Star: Kyle Laslo, goaltender, Traverse City North Stars Laslo, 19, had a spectacular week in goal for the North Stars. In the two games he started (both on the road), the Fenton, Michigan native allowed just one goal, posting a shutout and stopped 70 of a possible 71 total…
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Plymouth blanks Saginaw
By Carl Chimenti – SAGINAW – In a game against one of his top rivals, Scott Wedgewood was perfect. The Plymouth Whalers’ goaltender stopped all 35 shots he faced, leading his team to a 2-0 win over the Saginaw Spirit in front of 2,628 at the Dow Event Center in Saginaw. Wedgewood posted his first…
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NAHL’s Three Stars of the Week – Oct. 31
First Star of the Week: Greg Lewis – Wenatchee Wild Perhaps no player in the NAHL had experienced a more peculiar start to the season than Greg Lewis. Lewis, 20, amazingly had yet to win a game heading into this past weekend despite being ranked 2nd in NAHL goaltending. That…