Tag: NAHL

  • Wichita Falls Wildcats vs. Shreveport Mudbugs: Turnaround Is Fair Play

    After a cold day trekking around cars stuck in the ground in Amarillo, TX, the drive to Wichita Falls was short and comfortable.  I got in to town well ahead of the game, got a ticket, checked into my hotel room, ate, and headed to the game. Welcome to Kay Yeager Coliseum. The coliseum is…

  • Amarillo Bulls vs. Odessa Jackalopes: Don’t Tell Them To Shoot

    Not long ago, at the height of the Central Hockey League, Texas could boast having the most professional hockey teams of any state. That’s right, Texas. Lubbock, Laredo, Hidalgo, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Odessa, Corpus Christi, and yes, Amarillo.  They all had teams, a few in the AHL, but most in the Central Hockey League,…

  • Soo Eagles vs. Johnstown Tomahawks: Small All Around

    The other day, my Avs fan buddy Hersh posted this on twitter: The architectural significance of "Slap Shot" is pretty damn cool. — Mr. Potato Head (@HERSH_65) December 26, 2014 So I asked him what he meant. @Tapeleg every rink they go to has its own identity as great if not greater than their team…

  • Janesville Jets vs Austin Bruins: Close For Comfort

    When you go to a minor league hockey game, you are almost guaranteed to be seated in an arena, or some sort of professional facility.  Many are old and decaying, many have a certain character and uniqueness that came from the era they were built in.  But with few exceptions (Danbury comes to mind), you…

  • Johnstown Tomahawks vs. Keystone Ice Miners: The Past Is The Past

    You may not realize it, but you know the Cambria County War Memorial.  You’ve seen it before, in the film Slap Shot.  The Charlestown Chiefs were based on the Johnstown Jets of the NAHL, and the War Memorial was their home.  The year Slap Shot was released, 1977, the Jets folded and the city of…