• Mallards, Blue Ox to clash in playoffs

    Mallards, Blue Ox to clash in playoffs

    The second season begins this week for the teams of the USPHL. After a 44-game regular season eight teams in the Midwest-West will begin their road to the national championship to be played in Boston. Just three points separated the Rum River Mallards (26-17-1-0) and Minnesota Blue Ox (26-14-4-0) who will meet in the first…

  • Mallards romp in regular season finale in Rochester

    Mallards romp in regular season finale in Rochester

    It was a memorable night for the Rum River Mallards (26-17-1-0) who closed out their regular season in style defeating the host Rochester Vipers 8-2 on Friday night. Leading scorer Akhmed Malsagov netted another hat trick to finish with 34 goals and 74 points while goaltender Jason Cooke stopped 29 of 31 shots to win…

  • Award winners named by HTJHL

    Award winners named by HTJHL

    Springfield Xtreme (21-3-1-0) were the preseason pick to win the Hanover Tache Junior Hockey League, but had to deal with the Lorette Comets on their heels down to the final week of play. Both teams earned themselves a spot in the playoff semifinals. For the Xtreme it was team depth and balanced scoring – along…

  • ECBL opening weekend recap

    ECBL opening weekend recap

    Season six in the East Coast Basketball League began this weekend with eight of the 19 teams in action. Two of those teams are new to the ECBL in 2020. Five-time defending champion PrimeTime Players opened their campaign on Saturday in Orangeburg, South Carolina facing one of those new teams – Carolina Showtime. After a…

  • Mallards make it four straight wins defeating Rochester 8-2

    Mallards make it four straight wins defeating Rochester 8-2

    With just three games remaining in their regular season the Rum River Mallards seem to be peaking at the right moment. The team won their fourth game in-a-row on Friday night against the host Rochester Vipers 8-2. Rum River scores a pair in the opening frame, but a last minute Vipers goal made it 2-1…

  • Rum River Mallards fly past Vipers

    Rum River Mallards fly past Vipers

    Scoring was seen a plenty in Isanti on Saturday night in the USPHL matchup between the host Rum River Mallards and Rochester Vipers. Akhmed Malsagov and Peter Meyer (Waseca HS ’18) each netted a pair to help power the Mallards to a 9-2 victory. 12 Rum River skaters inked their name on the scoresheet including…