NA3HL Weekend Preview

October 29, 2021

It is a busy weekend in the NA3HL as the month of October comes to a close with 32 games on the schedule from Friday through Sunday.

Less than two months remain until the NA3HL Showcase, which will take place at the Super Rink in Blaine, MN, from December 20-22.

All NA3HL teams will play three regular-season games at the Showcase, which is annually one of the most well-attended and scouted events of the entire season for the league, attracting college and junior scouts alike. The 2021 NA3HL Showcase schedule will be released on Wednesday, December 1st and will pair up evenly matched teams against one another based on the current standings and is also designed to have cross-divisional games with balanced competition.

It was an exciting week for the NA3HL as the 2019-20 NA3HL Rookie of the Year, Lucas Wahlin, made an NCAA Division I commitment to the University of St. Thomas.

In notable NA3HL action this weekend, the Rochester Grizzlies put their unbeaten record on the line with a home series against Peoria, who are 5-0-1 in their last six games. 1^st and 2^nd place meet in the East as the Northeast Generals put their perfect 9-0 record on the line at Long Beach. In the Frontier Division, the Helena Bighorns look to stay perfect with a series in Badlands, while Great Falls looks to continue their momentum with a couple more games this weekend after a win over Butte on Thursday. In the South, the Texas RoadRunners look to maintain their division lead with a series in Austin, while the Texas Brahmas look to stay perfect as they host Atlanta. In the West, an old rivalry is renewed between the top two teams as Granite City is in Mason City for two games. Alexandria and New Ulm play in a key series in a battle for the 4^th and final playoff position.

The NA3HL is in its 12th season in 2021-22 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 of its kind has had more movement and advanced more players onto play in the North American Hockey League (NAHL) than the NA3HL. Thanks to additional and enhanced initiatives in cooperation with the NAHL put in place several years ago, more players from the NA3HL play, practice, and earn NCAA Division I scholarships with the NAHL than any other league.

This past season not only did 35 NA3HL players sign tenders to play in the NAHL for the 2021-22 season, but 21 more players were selected in the 2021 NAHL Draft. The NA3HL also continues to make its mark and is one of the leaders in junior hockey with the advancement of players onto the NCAA. So far in 2021, the NA3HL has over 100+ college commitments, with almost 70% of those being NCAA commitments. In addition, over 300 former NA3HL players are currently playing in the NCAA, and 13% of NCAA Division III freshmen this season previously played in the NA3HL.

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All games broadcast live on HockeyTV.

FRI, OCTOBER 29

New Jersey at Norwich - 12:00 PM EDT

Louisiana at Mid Cities - 7:00 PM CDT

Peoria at Rochester - 7:05 PM CDT

Atlanta at Texas Brahmas - 7:05 PM CDT

New Ulm at Alexandria - 7:10 PM CDT

Texas RoadRunners at Austin - 7:30 PM CDT

Granite City at Mason City - 7:30 PM CDT

Oklahoma City at El Paso - 7:00 PM MDT

Helena at Badlands - 7:05 PM MDT