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In some areas playoffs have been in full swing and other leagues await the excitement that is just around the corner.  The playoffs quite often not only crown new "Champions" but as exciting, diamonds in the rough emerge as ...

The 2012 OHL Cup Showcase Tournament hosted by the Greater Toronto Hockey League is right around the corner and will begin Tuesday March 13-18 at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga, ON. The puck is set to drop Tuesday evening at 6:45 pm ...

Michigan Warriors are staying put.   The second-year North American Hockey League franchise will be returning to Flint and the Perani Arena and Event Center for the 2012-13 season and beyond, multiple sources have confirmed ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. - Over the past decade, the state of Michigan has developed a reputation for being friendly to Swedish hockey players. But although Detroit is home to most of the notable Scandinavian imports, Muskegon is currently ...

South Australia, Australia - Hockey down under has endured a richly vast history. Established in 1908 as the Australian Ice Hockey Federation (now known as Ice Hockey Australia), the sport has survived two World Wars and maintained its ...

What an ironic set of circumstances Chicago Hitmen principle owner Mark Hammersmith finds himself in. After charging 205 players $450 to attend his teams' main camp, $400 to the North American Hockey League players as a deposit, forcing ...

Boulder, CO - It wasn't exactly the kind of showing the Cheyenne Stampede had hoped for in their first trip to the playoffs; and getting outscored 12-2 in two games against your earliest/geographically-closest rivals is plain ...

El Paso, TX - Bounce back doesn't even begin to tell the story of what the El Paso Rhinos did on Sunday evening against the New Mexico Renegades. After a night of chances that didn't pan out, the Rhinos made sure to capitalize ...

Round one of the 2011-2012 Western States Hockey League playoffs is in the books and what a good one it was! Every series saw its fair share of action, as three went to a deciding third game, with only one "underdog" ringing ...

El Paso, TX - Forget about Friday night, fireworks erupted on Saturday as not just one, but both teams showed up to play in Game 2 of the Western States Hockey League's Mid-West Conference Playoffs between the El Paso Rhinos and the ...