Eagles swoop to road sweep
Buoyed by the goal-scoring of Mitch Vanderburg and backed by the goal-tending of Jack Berry, Soo Eagles fashioned a weekend road sweep of the Springfield Jr. Blues. …[read more]
Eagles exchange Euro defencemen
Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League have dealt Latvian-born defenceman Kristofers Bindulis to the Des Moines Buccaneers of the United States Hockey League and replaced him with Slovakian-born defender Patrik Koch. …[read more]
Soo Eagles alumni update
This is the fifth season of existence for the Soo Eagles under the current ownership regime that includes coach-general manager Bruno Bragagnolo.
Through two seasons in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey League and now in their third term as members of the North American Hockey League, the Eagles have moved more than 25 players on to the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Ontario Hockey League ranks. …[read more]
Soo Eagles home to Johnstown
With 27 points from a record of 13-10-1 — good for second place in the North Division of the North American Hockey League — Soo Eagles play host to the Johnstown Tomahawks tonight and Sunday. …[read more]
Caruso rounding into top form
He is close — very close, he says — to being at full strength.
Just a summer removed from shoulder surgery, 1995 birth-year defenceman Michael Caruso returned to the lineup of the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League in mid-October, several weeks ahead of schedule. …[read more]
Soo Eagles home for three this week
Soo Eagles take a record of 10-8, good for 20 points, into a three-game home set with the visiting Springfield Jr. Blues this week.
Games are slated for Thursday (7:00), Friday (7:30) and Saturday (7:00) evenings at Pullar Stadium in the Michigan Soo. …[read more]
Eagles v. Warriors for pair
I-75 highway rivals, the Michigan Warriors and Soo Eagles will meet for a pair of key North American Hockey League games tonight and Saturday.
The Warriors will play host to the Eagles in 7 p.m. games both nights at Perani Arena and Event Centre in Flint. …[read more]
First points for Andrew Barbeau
Andrew Barbeau, a 1997 birth-year defenceman from the Canadian side of the International Bridge at Sault Ste. Marie, is adapting quite well to the level of play in the North American Hockey League.
For starters, Barbeau, a rookie with the NAHL’s Michigan Warriors and the youngest player — and only one with a 1997 birth date — on the team, is taking a regular turn on the blueline. …[read more]
Soo Eagles headed the right way
Now in their fifth year under current ownership and a hockey department led by veteran coach-general manager Bruno Bragagnolo, the Michigan-based Soo Eagles have established a firm and faithful following.
From two years in the Northern Ontario Jr. Hockey to this, their third season in the North American Hockey League, the Eagles have served notice that they are in Sault Ste. Marie to stay. …[read more]
Rookies spark Eagles sweep
Playing in front of back-to-back, Pullar Stadium crowds of more than 700 fans both nights, Soo Eagles fashioned a weekend sweep of the visiting Minnesota Wilderness.
Led by a pair of rookies — goalie Jack Berry and forward Keegan Miller — the Eagles emerged from the Wilderness with 7-2 and 4-3 triumphs to move into first place in the North Division of the North American Hockey League with a 7-5 record. …[read more]
Pat Gazzillo returns to the Soo Eagles
Soo Eagles coach-general manager Bruno Bragagnolo says a good team can never have enough good defencemen.
Ergo, Bragagnolo did not hesitate in bringing hard-boiled hombre Pat Gazzillo back to the Eagles when the opportunity presented itself. …[read more]
Weekend Warriors
Michigan Warriors are home for three games this weekend and the North American Hockey League team has several promotions planned for Perani Arena in Flint.
On the ice, the defending NAHL North Division playoff champions will be out to shrug off an 0-4 start to the 2014-2015 campaign. …[read more]
Sawruk assists surging Soo Eagles
Bruno Bragagnolo, the seasoned coach-general manager of the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League, is known as someone who gives credit when and where it is due.
And Bragagnolo has praise aplenty for his associate coach with the Eagles, Alex Sawruk. …[read more]
Jets seek return to winning ways
Metro Jets of the North American 3 Hockey League will look to return to the win column when they play host to the Pittsburgh Vengeance in Saturday-Sunday games at Lakeland Arena in Waterford, MI.
Saturday’s game has a 7:50 p.m. start while first puck on Sunday drops at 11:50 a.m. …[read more]
Soo Eagles Hockey Show returns tonight
The boys are back on the air.
The Soo Eagles Hockey Show makes its return to the airwaves tonight at 5 p.m. on ESPN 1400 Radio. …[read more]
Soo Eagles eke one out
Bruno Birzitis netted his second goal of the game late in the third period to boost the Soo Eagles to a 3-2 win over the visiting Janesville Jets in the 2014-2015 regular-season opener for both North American Hockey League teams. …[read more]
Metro Jets start with a win
Veteran forward Alex Holm scored two goals and added an assist as the Metro Jets opened the 2014-2015 North American 3 Hockey League regular season with a 5-0 win over the visiting Cleveland Jr. Lumberjacks on Saturday night at Lakeland Arena in Waterford. …[read more]
Two more Eagles advance to NCAA
Soo Eagles coach-general manager Bruno Bragagnolo has confirmed to HockeyNewsNorth.com that two more of his players have recently secured National Collegiate Athletic Association commitments for the 2014-2015 season.
Scott Cuthrell, a 1993 birth-year forward, and Matthew Montemurro, a 1994 birth-year defencemen, will both be advancing to the Division 3, NCAA ranks. …[read more]
Anzalone ready to Wing it
Michigan Soo native Francis Anzalone is preparing for his first season as head coach of the Aberdeen Wings and will be looking to build on the success that the North American Hockey League team had during the 2013-2014 regular season.
With 38 wins, a berth in the NAHL playoffs and 13 current and former players making National Collegiate Athletic Association commitments within the last year, the 2013-2014 campaign was a rousing success for the Wings. …[read more]
Michigan Warriors to Ferris State Bulldogs
The leading scorer from the Michigan Warriors of the North American Hockey League is headed to the Division 1, Western Collegiate Hockey Association ranks.
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Branding the Michigan Warriors
Through their four-year existence in the North American Hockey League, the Michigan Warriors have been an on-ice success.
Under the tried, tested and true leadership of coach-general manager Moe Mantha, the Warriors have won two North Division playoff titles in the four years they have been playing out of Perani Arena in Flint.
…[read more]
Soo Eagles promote from within
Alex Sawruk has been promoted to full-time associate coach with the Soo Eagles of the North American Hockey League, HockeyNewsNorth.com has confirmed.
The 34-year old Sawruk, who hails from the Michigan Soo, was a volunteer assistant with the Eagles in 2013-2014. …[read more]
Andrew Barbeau has what it takes
Suffice to say that Moe Mantha knows a thing or two about defencemen, having patrolled the blueline in the National Hockey League over a career that spanned 12 seasons and 673 games. …[read more]
Record numbers: NAHL to NCAA
NAHL.com exclusive by Alex Kyrias with files from Randy Russon
It’s been said that every young hockey player grows up with a dream.
For the majority of those who are playing junior hockey in the United States, that dream is to one day play college hockey within the National Collegiate Athletic Association ranks. …[read more]
Week-long camp for NAHL Warriors
Fresh from a strong 2013-2014 campaign in which the Michigan Warriors captured the North Division title and advanced to the Robertson Cup semi-finals, the North American Hockey League team is looking to add new talent to its 2014-2015 roster. …[read more]
Steve Howard to Nashville
The North American 3 Hockey League coach-of-the-year for the 2013-2014 season has a new gig.
Steve Howard, who piloted the erstwhile Flint Jr. Generals to a 42-4-2 record and the NA3HL East Division regular-season and playoff crowns, is off to Nashville. …[read more]
Metro v. Flint
Two Michigan teams separated by a mere 30 miles of Interstate 75 highway will meet starting tonight in a first-round, best-of-three, North American 3 Hockey League playoff series.
Flint Jr. Generals will play host to the Waterford-based Metro Jets in Game 1 of the series.
While the two teams may be close geographically, they were far apart in the regular-season standings. …[read more]
It’s official: NA3HL to Jamestown
Junior hockey is indeed returning to Jamestown, NY for the 2014-2015 season.
Jamestown Area Hockey Associates — an ownership group comprised of local businessmen and community leaders — made it official at a press conference today.
HockeyNewsNorth.com first reported back on February 16 that a Jamestown group had agreed in principle to purchase the Michigan Mountain Cats of the North American 3 Hockey League. …[read more]
How about those Metro Jets
Metro Jets are headed to the playoffs.
The comeback kids clinched the fourth-and-final playoff spot in the East Division of the North American 3 Hockey League with a 5-0 shutout of the visiting Toledo Cherokee on Saturday. …[read more]
Showdown in NA3HL East
The race for the fourth-and-final playoff spot in the East Division of the North American 3 Hockey League will be decided this weekend.
Toledo Cherokee currently holds down fourth place with 46 points from a record of 20-20-6. Right behind Toledo are the Metro Jets with 42 points from a record of 20-24-2. …[read more]
Pretty sure about Ryan Burr
He is one of those later-developing players.
Born in November of 1995, he also has what hockey people refer to as a late birthday. …[read more]
First-place Flint has playoff focus
Putting the finishing touches to a rousing regular season with a weekend sweep of the Toledo Cherokee, Flint Jr. Generals are now focused on the upcoming North American 3 Hockey League playoffs.
First-place Flint will begin the NA3HL East Division playoffs on the March 15-16 weekend. …[read more]
Fun in Flint
Flint Jr. Generals have not only secured top spot in the East Division of the North American 3 Hockey League but they have a shot at finishing first overall in the 21-team loop.
With two games to play in the 2013-2014 regular season, Flint has an almost-flawless record of 40-4-2. …[read more]
Full of Bull in North Iowa
What a bunch of Bull this is.
North Iowa Bulls continue to be a super success story in the North American 3 Hockey League.
With a league-best record of 38-2-0, the defending Silver Cup champion Bulls have already secured a second, successive first-place finish atop the NA3HL’s West Division. …[read more]
NA3HL to Jamestown
Junior hockey is poised to return to Jamestown, N.Y. for the 2014-2015 season, HockeyNewsNorth.com has learned.
Multiple sources are confirming that a group of Jamestown businessmen has finalized a deal to purchase the Michigan Mountain Cats of the North American 3 Hockey League. …[read more]
Metro Jets edge closer to Toledo
Metro Jets still have a shot at a playoff spot in the East Division of the North American 3 Hockey League.
Metro edged Toledo 2-1 on Friday night to move to within four points of the Cherokee for the fourth-and-final playoff spot in the NA3HL East.
The two teams play again tonight at 7:50 at Lakeland Arena in Waterford. …[read more]
Junior hockey returning to Jamestown?
Multiple sources are saying that junior hockey is poised to return to Jamestown, N.Y. for the 2014-2015 season.
Jamestown — which is located about 75 miles from Buffalo — was home to the Ironmen of the North American Hockey League for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons. …[read more]
Two Flint Generals sign NAHL tenders
A pair of skaters from the East Division-leading Flint Jr. Generals of the North American 3 Hockey League have signed tenders with North American Hockey League teams for the 2014-2015 season. …[read more]
Jr. Generals, Jets and a Mountain Cat
Flint Jr. Generals and the Waterford-based Metro Jets are only 30 miles apart on Interstate 75 but 38 points separate the two teams in the East Division standings of the North American 3 Hockey League.
With a record of 36-3-2 and 74 points, coach Steve Howard’s Jr. Generals have already clinched a playoff spot.
The younger Jets, meanwhile, are in fifth place with 36 points from a record of 17-21-2 and in a desperate chase for the fourth-and-final playoff spot in the NA3HL East. …[read more]