NAHL 2021-2022 Thread

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And here are the early standings with stats after completion of the Showcase games ...

Early days yet, but I'm really liking what I'm seeing from my near-hometown Springfield Jr. Blues after their year-long pause. Hungry, perhaps?

 

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This was the first time I watched this showcase and it makes me want to watch more NAHL games this year. Solid hockey and some good D1 commits and prospects that stood out.

 

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Highlights from Blaine ...

 

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Week #2 Stars (Part 1), with the assist to The Showcase ...

 

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Stars from Week #2 (Part 2) ...


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Week #3 rundown ...




And Stars of the Week ...

 

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From: The North American Hockey League > Ness > Top Stories

NAHL Weekend Preview

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The first full weekend in October takes place as the NAHL continues its 2021-22 regular season with 24 games on Friday and Saturday. ..

In the Central Division, 1st place in on the line this weekend as Austin and North Iowa tangle in a home-and-home series. The Bismarck Bobcats open their home slate still searching for their first win as they face in-state rival Minot in a home-and-home series. In the final series, Aberdeen has their home opener as they take on the red-hot St. Cloud Noresemen.

In the East, the 1st place Northeast Generals look to stay hot as they host the Jamestown Rebels. The Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks return from a week off as they are in Maine to face the Nordiques. The 2nd place Maryland Black Bears are in New Jersey on Friday and Johnstown on Saturday.

In the Midwest, things got started early as the Chippewa Steel beat the Anchorage Wolverines, 4-3 on Thursday. The two clubs play two more times on Friday and Saturday. The Springfield Jr. Blues put their 5-1 record on the line in their home opener against the Minnesota Magicians, while the Minnesota Wilderness look to extend their three-game winning streak as they host the Janesville Jets. Finally, the Fairbanks Ice Dogs return to Alaska to face rival Kenai River in a two-game set.

In the South, the Shreveport Mudbugs will raise their Robertson Cup Champions banner this weekend as they open up their home slate against the Odessa Jackalopes. Meanwhile, the 1st place Amarillo Wranglers are in Wichita Falls to take on the Warriors.

Watch all the action on HockeyTV

Click here for updated scores

Read more at: NAHL Weekend Preview

 

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Week #4 Highlights ...

 

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Stars of Week #4 in the NAHL ...

 

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From: El Paso Inc Magazine

Rhinos ready to roll under new coach, league

By Steve Escajeda / El Paso Inc.
Oct 8, 2021
Updated Oct 8, 2021

After two years of cancellations, postponements and limited-seating capacities, the El Paso Rhinos aren’t just ready to get back to normalcy – they’re ready to introduce their fans to the more prestigious North American Hockey League brand of play.

The Rhinos, who are 3-3 in its inaugural NAHL season, will open its home schedule at the El Paso County Events Center on Oct. 16 with a six-game homestand against the Odessa Jackalopes and Corpus Christi IceRays. The season runs through April 16.

But the Rhinos’ jump to the NAHL isn’t the only change the organization is going through. ...

The new league may be tougher and the stakes a little higher, but the team is just anxious to get back home to play under normal conditions.

“Though we were able to play a whole season last year, it was still tough dealing with COVID,” (former player & new head coach Anthony) Bohn said. “We didn’t play any home games until January, and we could only have 200 fans in the building. With everything returning to normal, we’re so excited to start our home season. We’re ready to roll.” ...

Read more at: Rhinos ready to roll under new coach, league

 

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Ticking along, Week #5 highlights ...

 

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And The Stars have come out ...

 

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More Week #5 action ...

 

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And another aperiodic check of the NAHL standings & stats ... ETA: And I gotta learn to stop trying to copy-paste these things.

Central Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	OTW	GF	GA	DIFF	PCT	PIM	RW	ROW	STK	P10
1	North Iowa Bulls	10	7	2	0	1	15	0	40	27	13	0.750	98	7	7	4-0-0-1	7-2-0-1
2	Austin Bruins	9	6	2	1	0	13	0	33	22	11	0.722	110	5	5	1-0-0-0	6-2-1-0
3	St. Cloud Norsemen	7	5	2	0	0	10	0	30	18	12	0.714	46	5	5	0-1-0-0	5-2-0-0
4	Aberdeen Wings	10	5	5	0	0	10	0	30	27	3	0.500	103	5	5	0-1-0-0	5-5-0-0
5	Minot Minotauros	10	3	6	1	0	7	0	27	34	-7	0.350	123	3	3	0-2-0-0	3-6-1-0
6	Bismarck Bobcats	10	2	8	0	0	4	0	28	44	-16	0.200	109	2	2	1-0-0-0	2-8-0-0
	East Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	OTW	GF	GA	DIFF	PCT	PIM	RW	ROW	STK	P10
1	Maryland Black Bears	12	7	3	1	1	16	0	42	32	10	0.667	212	7	7	3-0-0-1	6-3-0-1
2	Northeast Generals	12	6	6	0	0	12	0	39	35	4	0.500	178	6	6	0-3-0-0	4-6-0-0
3	Jamestown Rebels	10	5	4	0	1	11	1	26	31	-5	0.550	115	4	5	1-0-0-0	5-4-0-1
4	Maine Nordiques	8	5	3	0	0	10	0	26	23	3	0.625	101	5	5	3-0-0-0	5-3-0-0
5	New Jersey Titans	11	5	6	0	0	10	1	28	40	-12	0.455	237	3	4	1-0-0-0	5-5-0-0
6	Johnstown Tomahawks	9	4	5	0	0	8	1	28	28	0	0.444	129	2	3	0-1-0-0	4-5-0-0
7	Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks	10	2	6	2	0	5	0	21	36	-15	0.250	109	2	2	1-0-1-0	2-6-2-0
	Midwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	OTW	GF	GA	DIFF	PCT	PIM	RW	ROW	STK	P10
1	Springfield Jr. Blues	10	8	2	0	0	16	0	38	19	19	0.800	144	8	8	2-0-0-0	8-2-0-0
2	Fairbanks Ice Dogs	10	7	2	0	1	15	2	41	26	15	0.750	106	4	6	3-0-0-0	7-2-0-1
3	MN Magicians	12	7	5	0	0	14	1	41	44	-3	0.583	163	5	6	0-1-0-0	6-4-0-0
4	MN Wilderness	8	5	2	1	0	11	1	34	32	2	0.688	92	4	5	5-0-0-0	5-2-1-0
5	Anchorage Wolverines	9	5	3	1	0	11	1	33	25	8	0.611	113	4	5	2-0-0-0	5-3-1-0
6	Chippewa Steel	11	5	6	0	0	10	0	32	38	-6	0.455	107	5	5	0-4-0-0	4-6-0-0
7	Janesville Jets	10	3	6	0	1	7	0	34	42	-8	0.350	97	3	3	1-0-0-0	3-6-0-1
8	Kenai River Brown Bears	10	1	9	0	0	2	0	16	49	-33	0.100	151	1	1	0-6-0-0	1-9-0-0
	South Division	GP	W	L	OTL	SOL	PTS	OTW	GF	GA	DIFF	PCT	PIM	RW	ROW	STK	P10
1	Odessa Jackalopes	9	6	3	0	0	12	1	31	22	9	0.667	83	5	6	3-0-0-0	6-3-0-0
2	Wichita Falls Warriors	10	5	4	1	0	11	0	30	23	7	0.550	129	5	5	1-0-0-0	5-4-1-0
3	Amarillo Wranglers	8	5	3	0	0	10	1	25	27	-2	0.625	155	4	5	0-2-0-0	5-3-0-0
4	Shreveport Mudbugs	8	4	3	1	0	9	0	18	21	-3	0.563	92	4	4	2-0-1-0	4-3-1-0
5	New Mexico Ice Wolves	6	4	2	0	0	8	0	18	12	6	0.667	74	4	4	0-1-0-0	4-2-0-0
6	Lone Star Brahmas	8	3	3	2	0	8	0	21	23	-2	0.500	64	3	3	1-0-0-0	3-3-2-0
7	Corpus Christi IceRays	9	4	5	0	0	8	1	25	30	-5	0.444	129	3	4	0-2-0-0	4-5-0-0
8	El Paso Rhinos	8	3	5	0	0	6	0	19	24	-5	0.375	85	3	3	0-4-0-0	3-5-0-0

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Week #6 ...

 

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Week #6 Stars (Part 1) ...

 

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Week#6 Stars (Part 2) ...

 

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From: Anchorage Daily News > Sports

Wolverines hockey team brings a mix of new and old to Ben Boeke Arena

By Matt Nevala
Updated: 7 hours ago
Published: 18 hours ago (October 17, 2021)

Time will be the ultimate arbiter in determining where exactly the Anchorage Wolverines fit into the community’s long-term sports landscape. ...

After only their 12th game overall and third on home ice Sunday, the Wolverines (7-4-1 record) showed promise in their 4-1 North American Hockey League win over the visiting Springfield (Ill.) Junior Blues. The Tier II junior squad of players under 21 entertained the packed announced crowd of 966, where the goaltenders were among the small percentage of people adhering to the city’s new mask mandate.

“Obviously, there is some pressure to build this into something,” said Raythan Robbins, the evening’s winning goalie and a local 19-year old Dimond grad playing in Anchorage for the first time four years. “But at the end of the day, we’re just all good hockey players playing hockey.
“We’re enjoying ourselves, doing in front of these people. They’ve given us energy when it’s needed.” ...

“We’re all working towards that same goal (a DI college scholarship),” said Robbins, who made 24 saves and moved to 5-0-1 in six starts. “But the more team success we have, the more individual success.” ...

Read more at: https://www.adn.com/sports/2021/10/17/wolverines-belt-the-blues-4-1/

 

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NAHL Top Plays from Week #6 ...

 

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I don't know if this is the best spot for this but the Janesville Jets/ City pursuit of a new arena has some new traction. Another former department store turned rink project is on the table now

City of Janesville to ask council to spend $2 million in COVID-19 rescue funds on designs for new ice arena

 

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I don't know if this is the best spot for this but the Janesville Jets/ City pursuit of a new arena has some new traction. Another former department store turned rink project is on the table now

City of Janesville to ask council to spend $2 million in COVID-19 rescue funds on designs for new ice arena

Their attendance is usually in the 600s. Do they really need a new ice arena?

Yes, they play in a rec rink and most years is loud, packed, and filled with fervent support. However, that doesn't mean they can handle a 1,600 seat arena.

Also, yet another mall into hockey rink proposal.

 

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... Also, yet another mall into hockey rink proposal.

Lots of empty malls in the U.S., so the buildings & land are relatively cheap. They are also known destinations for local & regional consumers, so "repurposing" them to sports facilities brings along a familarity that helps attract customers. Plus the local governments are motivated to support redevelopment to regain the tax base. It's a match made in balance sheets.

 

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Their attendance is usually in the 600s. Do they really need a new ice arena?

Yes, they play in a rec rink and most years is loud, packed, and filled with fervent support. However, that doesn't mean they can handle a 1,600 seat arena.

Also, yet another mall into hockey rink proposal.

It might be a little big but I'd imagine the Jets could make use of at least some of that increased capacity. I know their owner has been vocal about the need for more ice in that area to handle the increasing number of youth hockey players, so the 2 sheets with this proposal would help alleviate some of that need too which is always good.

Beyond the scope of what it means for Janesville and the Jets, it seems this ice rink/ sports facilities being added to struggling or abandoned malls concept is the latest idea to help revive some of these properties. Locally in St. Louis I know the old St. Louis Mills Mall is in talks to be at least partially developed into a sports facility with soccer and baseball fields, while keeping the old Blues practice rink which is the only thing left open there now along with Cabela's.

 

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Week #7 Stars in review ...



And the weekend overall ...