NA3HL Weekend Preview

December 17, 2021

The schedule in December continues with an abbreviated schedule of just 15 games on Friday and Saturday in the NA3HL as anticipation continues to build toward the NA3HL Showcase

Just a few days remain until the 2021 NA3HL Showcase, which will take place at the Super Rink in Blaine, MN, from December 20-22. The event pairs up evenly matched teams against one another based on the current standings and is also designed to have cross-divisional games with balanced competition. 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.

View the NA3HL Showcase schedule here

This weekend features action in all five divisions as teams try and fit in some more games before the Showcase and the upcoming Christmas break. Some of the notable teams in action include the undefeated Northeast Generals and the undefeated Helena Bighorns. The Texas RoadRunners take to the ice for the first time in December and Mason City faces two tough road games in Willmar and Rochester.

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, DECEMBER 17

Bay State at Northeast - 6:30 PM EST

Louisiana at Texas RoadRunners - 6:15 PM CST

St. Louis at Peoria - 7:00 PM CST

Oregon at Wausau - 7:10 PM CST

Mason City at Willmar - 7:10 PM CST

Austin at El Paso - 7:00 PM MST

Bozeman at Badlands - 7:05 PM MST

Butte at Helena - 7:05 PM MST

Gillette at Sheridan - 7:30 PM MST