Magicians announce coaching staff
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 31 January 2013 16:18
The Minnesota Magicians, proud members of the North American Hockey League are pleased to announce Scott Meyer as the team’s first Head Coach and General Manager. “We are very excited to have Scott as our organization’s first head coach," said Magicians Owner/Governor Scott Krueger. “Scott has a wealth of coaching experience at all levels of hockey. His time coaching and recruiting at the Junior A level will prove invaluable to the Magicians.”
Richfield team granted NAHL membership
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- Last Updated on Friday, 04 January 2013 15:51
The North American Hockey League has announced that the Minnesota Junior Hockey Group, a private group led by Scott Krueger, Scott Meyer and Joe Pankratz, has completed the acquisition of the NAHL’s inactive New Mexico Mustangs membership and will relocate it to Richfield, Minn., a suburb in the greater Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The NAHL Board of Governors has granted a membership to the yet-to-be-named team for the 2013-14 NAHL season. The NAHL is the oldest and largest junior hockey league in the United States, currently with 24 teams representing 13 states.
The Richfield, Minn., team recently acquired the inactive New Mexico Mustangs membership. The Mustangs played in the NAHL during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons. The new team in Richfield will play their home games out of Richfield Ice Arena. The two-sheet facility has a main arena with seating for 1,800.
RoadRunners’ Gaffney commits to UConn
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 13 December 2012 17:14
The Topeka RoadRunners’ Sean Gaffney has committed to play hockey for the University of Connecticut (soon-to-be Hockey East) beginning in Fall 2013. At the time of his commitment, he is the leading scorer in the NAHL with 40 points in 29 games.
Gaffney developed his love for the game at an early age. “My dad was a huge reason I began playing hockey,” he recalls. “He was a hockey player himself and threw skates on me right away. I stated playing at about 4 and loved it ever since.”
NAHL News & Notes
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 20 December 2012 17:44
Aberdeen announces coaching change
The Aberdeen Wings, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announced that Head Coach and General Manager Pete Sauer has been relieved of his duties effective immediately.
Wings ownership met on Monday, Dec. 17, and came to the conclusion that in the best interest of the team, a change and new direction was needed. The Wings have lost four straight games and are in last place in the NAHL’s Central Division.
Assistant coach Garrett Strot will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the 2012-13 season. A decision on a permanent head coach will be decided at a later date.
Monthly player awards announced
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- Last Updated on Thursday, 06 December 2012 16:16
The North American Hockey League announced its monthly player awards for the month of November. The Combat Hockey NAHL Forward of the Month is Kyle Sharkey from the Topeka RoadRunners. The Combat Hockey NAHL Defenseman of the Month is Casey Nelson from the Johnstown Tomahawks. The Brian’s Custom Sports NAHL Goaltender of the Month is Robert Nichols from the Wenatchee Wild.
