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]