NAHL Weekend Preview

October 19, 2018

Fresh off another incredible week of NCAA commitments and alumni thriving at the next levels of hockey, the NAHL gets back into action this weekend with a totally full slate of 12 games on Friday and 12 games on Saturday this weekend. A total of 90 players have made NCAA commitments so far during the 2018-19 season.

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In the Central Division this weekend, 1st place is on the line as the Minot Minotauros and Bismarck Bobcats clash in a home-and-home series. Bismarck is coming off a bye week, while Minot comes into the weekend with a 7-3-0 record and tied for 1st place. Also in 1st place is the Austin Bruins, who boast the NAHL’s best record at 6-1-2. The Bruins step outside of the division and play a home-and-home series with the Minnesota Magicians. The Aberdeen Wings are just one point out of 1st place and will be on the road this weekend in an out-of-division series in Chippewa Falls against the Steel. Two teams needing points to climb the standings, the Minnesota Wilderness and Brookings Blizzard meet for two games in a weekend series in Brookings.

In the East, the hottest team in the division, the New Jersey Titans, put their three-game winning streak on the line as they host the Northeast Generals. The 1st place Johnstown Tomahawks will take to the road to face the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Knights, and the final series has the Jamestown Rebels on the road in Maryland trying to snap a three-game slide as they face the Black Bears.

In the Midwest, there is just one series within the division as the red-hot Janesville Jets are at home to face the Springfield Jr. Blues. Thanks to a 3-2 shootout win on Thursday night, the Minnesota Magicians have climbed into 1st place with a four-game winning streak and face the Austin Bruins in a home-and-home series. 2nd place teams collide in Topeka as the Pilots host the Kenai River Brown Bears in an out-of-division series. The Fairbanks Ice Dogs put their three-game winning streak on the line with two tough games in Corpus Christi this weekend. The Chippewa Steel look to snap their 8-game losing streak with a home series against Aberdeen.

In the South, it will be a rematch of last weekend as the Bulls and Bugs do battle, but this time it’s in Amarillo, with the Bulls still holding on to a one-point lead in the South. The Odessa Jackalopes are back after a few weeks off as they take to the road to face the Lone Star Brahmas. Meanwhile, Topeka looks to close in on 1st place in the South with a series against Kenai River and after a few mid-week trades, the IceRays play host to Fairbanks. The two teams are separated by over 4,000 miles.

FRI, OCTOBER 19

Johnstown at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton - 7:00 PM EDT

Jamestown at Maryland - 7:45 PM EDT

Northeast at New Jersey - 7:45 PM EDT

Shreveport at Amarillo - 7:05 PM CDT

MN Magicians at Austin - 7:05 PM CDT

MN Wilderness at Brookings - 7:05 PM CDT

Fairbanks at Corpus Christi - 7:05 PM CDT

Springfield at Janesville - 7:05 PM CDT

Kenai River at Topeka - 7:05 PM CDT

Aberdeen at Chippewa - 7:10 PM CDT

Minot at Bismarck - 7:15 PM CDT