NA3HL Weekend Preview
It’s another big weekend in the NA3HL as 27 games are on the schedule as the race to the Fraser Cup Playoffs is underway.
Three teams (Rochester Grizzlies, Peoria Mustangs, Sheridan Hawks) have punched their tickets to the post-season already with several more teams knocking on the door to clinch in the upcoming weeks.
It was another great week for advancement for NA3HL players as two more players signed NAHL tenders, in addition to the 20+ players who have made NCAA commitments to date.
The match-ups this weekend feature plenty of interesting games. In the South Division, the top four teams are engaged in match-ups as Oklahoma City is in El Paso, while Atlanta is in Texas to face Brahmas. In the Frontier, the 2nd place Missoula Jr. Bruins are in Sheridan and will try and slow down the 1st place Hawks. In the West, the North Iowa Bulls look to close in on a playoff spot with three games this weekend. In the East, the Bay State Bobcats look to get back into a playoff spot with three games. In the Central, an old rivalry is renewed as Peoria is in St. Louis for three games, while Rochester has a home-and-home with Milwaukee and Oregon gets its first games in Oregon against Wausau.
The NA3HL is in its 11th season in 2020-21 and serves as one of the top training grounds in the country by providing the best coaching, exposure and developmental vehicles available for student-athletes in Tier III junior hockey. It is one of only two USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III junior leagues.
No other league has had more movement and advanced more players onto play in the NAHL than the NA3HL. Earlier this summer, not only did 27 NA3HL players sign a tender to play in the NAHL for the upcoming 2020-21 season, but 28 more players were selected in the 2020 NAHL Entry Draft on July 21st.
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FRI, FEBRUARY 19
New England at Bay State - 6:30 PM EST
Milwaukee at Rochester - 7:05 PM CST
Granite City at New Ulm - 7:10 PM CST
North Iowa at Willmar - 7:10 PM CST
Wausau at Oregon - 7:30 PM CST
Oklahoma City at El Paso - 7:00 PM MST
Bozeman at Helena - 7:05 PM MST
Butte at Great Falls - 7:30 PM MST
Missoula at Sheridan - 7:30 PM MST
Gillette at Yellowstone - 7:30 PM MST
SAT, FEBRUARY 20
Bay State at Mass Titans - 4:00 PM EST
Peoria at St. Louis - 4:00 PM CST
Oregon at Wausau - 7:10 PM CST
Granite City at Willmar - 7:10 PM CST
Alexandria at North Iowa - 7:30 PM CST
Oklahoma City at El Paso - 7:00 PM MST
Butte at Helena - 7:05 PM MST
Bozeman at Great Falls - 7:30 PM MST
Rochester at Milwaukee - 8:30 PM CST
Missoula at Sheridan - 7:30 PM MST
Gillette at Yellowstone - 7:30 PM MST
SUN, FEBRUARY 21
Alexandria at North Iowa - 1:00 PM CST
Peoria at St. Louis - 1:00 PM CST
Atlanta at Texas Brahmas - 2:10 PM CST
New Ulm at Granite City - 5:00 PM CST
Texas RoadRunners at El Paso - 4:30 PM MST
Mass Titans at Bay State - 8:30 PM EST