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Portage Lake Pioneers vs DePere Deacons: Oh No, Not Again.
Three games in three days finds us in Houghton, MI, home of the third and last GLHL team in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, the Portage Lake Pioneers. And while Calumet, MI has the distinction of having the oldest operating indoor ice rink in the world, Houghton owns a different claim to fame: The Birthplace of Professional…
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Marquette Mutineers vs West Bend Bombers: What A Difference A Day Makes
It’s a two-hour drive from Calumet, MI to Marquette, and the two places feel as different as New York and Denver. It’s not just the size of the cities the rinks, but the tone of the hockey as well. But maybe that’s expected, when you are in Hockeyville, USA. Or, I guess I should say #HockeyvilleUSA,…
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Calumet Wolverines vs Fond du Lac Bears: Top Of The World
Getting to Calumet, MI is easy. Here is what you do. You go to Green Bay, WI. Then you head north. And you keep heading north. And just before you get to that great lake up there, head northwest. And when you think you are going to run out of land, go a few miles more. Calumet…
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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…
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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,…
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