SAULT STE. MARIE – Before the game started, all indications pointed toward a battle of goaltenders as two of the league’s best would be between the pipes; Tyler Marble of the Soo Eagles and Joey Ballmer for the Jamestown Ironmen. Despite the speculation, there were plenty of goals scored in quite a roller coaster ride of a game, and in [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The NAHL is now one step away from determining teams for the 2013 Robertson Cup National Championship Tournament with the beginning of the four Divisional Finals this weekend. Eight teams remain, but only four will advance for the right to play for a National Championship. Each Divisional Semi-Final is a best of five series, with the [...]

FRISCO, TX – The 2013 NAHL Robertson Cup Championship Tournament is just over two weeks and will be held from May 10-13, 2013 at the Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco, Texas. The Robertson Cup crowns the NAHL’s playoff champion and also represents USA Hockey’s Tier II Junior National Champion. This year’s event will mark the third time in the last [...]

Randy Russon, Mika Media Contributing Columnist They finished 1-2 in the North Division of the North American Hockey League during the 2012-2013 regular season.   Apropos, Soo Eagles and Jamestown Ironmen will play off to determine which team will represent the North Division at the NAHL’s Robertson Cup championship tournament next month.   Former champions of the Northern Ontario Jr. [...]

PORT HURON – The Soo Eagles have advanced to the North American Hockey League North Division Finals, as they defeated the Port Huron Fighting Falcons on Thursday night, 4-1, and swept the three game semifinal series. Tyler Marble was his usual stonewall self as he made 33 saves to help the Soo Eagles to a Game 3, 4-1 win over [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Soo Eagles have taken a 2-0 lead in their best-of-five North American Hockey League North Division semifinal, against the Port Huron Fighting Falcons, and will look to close out the series this Thursday in Port Huron. Game 3 is set for 7 p.m. at the McMorran Arena in Port Huron. You can catch all the [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – The Soo Eagles took a commanding 2-0 series lead of their best-of-five North American Hockey League’s North Division semifinal on Saturday night, as Tyler Marble made 33 saves, and the Eagles had four different goal scorers, in their 4-1 victory over the Port Huron Fighting Falcons, in front 916 fans at Pullar Stadium. Game 3 is [...]

SAULT STE. MARIE – You would excuse the Soo Eagles if they were a bit rusty on Friday night. After all, they hadn’t played a game in 13 days, while Port Huron came off a hard-fought series last weekend against Johnstown. No excuse needed. The Eagles swarmed out to a 2-0 first period lead, and after losing their lead, scored [...]

JOHNSTOWN, Penn. – The 2,011 fans at Cambria War Memorial Coliseum were ready to celebrate a series victory for their Johnstown Tomahawks Sunday afternoon. The Port Huron Fighting Falcons weren’t quite ready for their season to end, however. Down two with less than 10 minutes to play in the third period, the Falcons rallied to tie Game 3 of their [...]

KALAMAZOO – The Kalamazoo Jr. K-Wings had the upper hand on the Springfield Blues during the regular season, winning 7 of the 8 contests they played. This trend continued into the playoffs, as Kalamazoo won the first meeting by the score of 7-1 and completed the sweep on Saturday with a 6-0 victory. The Jr. K-Wings will now face the [...]

PORT HURON – Former Soo Eagle netminder, Chris Truehl made 33 saves on Friday night, as the Johnstown Tomahawks evened their best-of-three North Division Play-In series at 1-1, in North American Hockey League play. In Game 2, much like Game 1, the Fighting Falcons put on plenty of pressure in the first two periods but were unable to turn that [...]