Tag: NA3HL

  • Irish goalies Rogers, Strong stand out in losses to Bighorns

    Irish goalies Rogers, Strong stand out in losses to Bighorns

    Butte Irish dropped a pair of games this weekend to the Helena Bighorns (19-2-0-0) despite the efforts of their goaltenders. Helena won a 3-1 decision on Friday in Butte then followed with a 6-3 win on home ice Saturday night. Braylon Rogers stopped 64 of 66 shots (.970 save%) in the series opener keeping the…

  • Butte Irish head to Sheridan in first road trip of the new season

    Butte Irish head to Sheridan in first road trip of the new season

    The new season began early for the Butte Irish who dropped a pair of games to the Gillette Wild on September 15-16 on home ice. Now after a week with no games and an opportunity to work and improve the team faces their first road trip of the year. Butte Irish will make the 355-mile…

  • Yellowstone Quake drop a pair on the road to begin new NA3HL season

    Yellowstone Quake drop a pair on the road to begin new NA3HL season

    A new season began in the North American 3 Hockey League Frontier Division last weekend when the Great Falls Americans played host to the Yellowstone Quake. Both teams missed the playoffs last season with the Americans (sixth) finishing just above the Quake in the standings. Yellowstone wrapped up 2022-23 in seventh of the eight-team division…

  • Schleusner joins Butte Cobras teammate Bradshaw in commitment to UMary

    Schleusner joins Butte Cobras teammate Bradshaw in commitment to UMary

    Another Butte Cobras standout will be skating at an elite ACHA school this fall. Luke Schleusner made the decision last week to attend the University of Mary and play hockey with the Marauders. He joins teammate Nick Bradshaw who also committed to the Marauders earlier this past winter. U of Mary is located in Bismarck,…

  • Don Babineau to lead the Yellowstone Quake

    Don Babineau to lead the Yellowstone Quake

    Longtime junior hockey coach Don Babineau is heading west for the 2023-24 season. He’ll lead the Yellowstone Quake of the North American 3 Hockey League. Babineau takes the riens after Ryan Theros was recently named head coach of the Fairbanks Ice Dogs. Babineau (New Hope, Minnesota) and Theros are no strangers, having first been on…

  • Butte Cobras select trio in NA3HL Draft

    Butte Cobras select trio in NA3HL Draft

    The NA3HL held their annual draft on April 19 with 138 players selected over four rounds. Butte Cobras selected three players before trading their fourth pick to the Mid-Cities Stars in exchange for defenseman Joshua Field. An 18-year old, Field split time last season in the NA3HL and the Texas Jr. Brahmas 18U. With their first…