NAHL Brookings Blizzard
SPETZ MAKES NCAA COMMITMENT
Date:06/15/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Brookings Blizzard are pleased to announce that Conner Spetz has made his NCAA Commitment. Spetz will play DIII hockey at the University of St. Thomas who are members of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Spetz finished among the top four defenseman in scoring for Brookings this past year with 12 points (2 goals, 10 assists). The St. Michael, MN native pla...
DURMENT MAKES NCAA COMMITMENT
Date:06/02/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Brookings Blizzard are pleased to announce that Kane Durment has made his NCAA Commitment. Durment will play college hockey at St. Thomas, a Division III School, and a member of the (MIAC) Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. Durment, a Kildeer, Illinois native, led the Blizzard in goals this past season with 17 and finished second in scoring with 41 points. The Assistant Captain had...
FORD MAKES NCAA COMMITMENT
Date:05/26/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Brookings Blizzard are pleased to announce that forward Nick Ford has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at Elmira College in the ECAC West Conference. Ford, a Chicago, IL native, played his final year of junior hockey with the Blizzard and finished fourth on the team in coring with 38 points (12 goals, 26 assists) in 59 games. He also added five points in four playoff games, which led...
SCHMIDT MAKES NCAA COMMITMENT
Date:05/23/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Brookings Blizzard are pleased to announce that Colton Schmidt has made his NCAA commitment to play hockey for Gustavus Adolphus. Gustavus is a Division III college located in St. Peter, MN and a member of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Schmidt spent two seasons wtih the Blizzard and finished playing in 60 games totalling 9 points (4 goals, 5 assists). ...
HUTCHINS MAKES NCAA COMMITMENT
Date:05/20/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Brookings Blizzard are proud to announce that Connor Hutchins, 2015-16 Captain, has made his NCAA commitment to play hockey at The College of Brockport New York. Brockport is a Division III college and a member of the SUNYAC Conference. Hutchins, a North Richland Hills, TX native, played in 55 our of 60 games this season and finished with 14 points (8 goals, 6 assists) whil...
SAMEC MAKES DIVISION I COMMITMENT
Date:05/17/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Blizzard are proud to announce that TJ Samec, 2015-16 Assistant Captain, has made his Division I commitment to play hockey at Rensselaer (RPI), a member of ECAC Hockey. Samec, a St. Paul, Minnesota native, led all Blizzard defenseman in scoring and finished 5th on the team with 25 points (10 goals, 15 assists) in 60 games. Samec's 10 goals were just 2 goals shy of the league lead in g...
JESZKA MAKES DIVISION I COMMITMENT
Date:05/10/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Blizzard are proud to announce that the 2015-16 Most Valuable Player, Griff Jeszka, has made his Division I commitment to play hockey for the University of Massachusetts. Jeszka, a Muskego, Wisconsin native, excelled this season with the Blizzard. In his previous two years he played with Coulee Region and Corpus Christi in the NAHL. In the second half of the 2015-16 season he took over the sco...
BLIZZARD GAIN 3 POINTS IN WEEKEND SERIES
Date:01/11/2016 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Blizzard traveled to Wisconsin this past weekend for a series against the Janesville Jets of the Midwest Division. FRIDAY - The game ended with a 5-3 victory for the Blizzard. Trailing 3-2 entereing into the third period, the Blizzard scored three goals to seal the win. Durment scored the game winner while Hakkarainen added the insurance goal; Valent, Jeszka and Rivard also scored f...
ROAD SPLIT BEFORE HOLIDAYS
Date:12/21/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
This past weekend Brookings hit the road to Aberdeen and Bismarck. FRIDAY - Brookings trailed 2-0 after one, but then dominated the second period outshotoing Aberdeen 16-4 and scoring one goal by Loagn Rivard from Valent and Gamelin. The Blizzard were unable to get anything else past Gavin Paczoza giving Aberdeen the 4-1 victory. SATURDAY - Bismarck scored a late first period goal fo...
BLIZZARD SPLIT WITH JETS
Date:12/07/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Blizzard hosted the Janesville Jets of the Midwest Division this past weekend. FRIDAY - Ford scored his 6th goal of the season to give the Blizzard lead early on, while Jeszka scored with just seconds remaining in the second period for a 2-0 lead. Janesville cut the lead in half with just under eight minutes to play. Brookings was able to seal the victory with empty net goals from ...
BLIZZARD SPLIT WEEKEND
Date:11/23/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Friday, November 20 Blizzard hit the road Friday night as they played the Minnesota Magicians. Nick Ford gave the Blizzard an early lead scoring on the backhand for his third goal of the season. Minnesota came back to tie it just a minute later, but Hakkarainen fired two goals in for a 3-1 lead after one. The teams swapped goals in the second, while Hutchins scored a shorthanded goal to give the B...
BLIZZARD CLIP WINGS
Date:11/03/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Brookings jumped to an early lead just two minutes into the game when Griff Jeszka took advantage of an Aberdeen error at their blue line. The lead was extended in the second on the power play when Zack Mitchell tipped in a shot from Canavati and Ford. After a goal from Aberdeen in the third, Nick Cardelli put the Blizzard back up two from Hakkarainen. Cardelli received his second goal of the nigh...
BLIZZARD SPLIT WEEKEND
Date:10/20/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Brookings took an early lead Friday night - just two minutes into the game Chase Gamelin pounced on a Magician turnover. Minnesote tied the game moments later, but Connor Hutchins buried from Mikael Haakarainen. Peter Valent put the Blizzard up 3-1 only nineteen seconds later. In the second period the Blizzard received goals from Kane Durment and Max Rasberg. No goals in the third brought a Blizza...
BLIZZARD ATTEND NAHL SHOWCASE
Date:09/29/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The Blizzard began the NAHL Showcase with a 2-1 victory over the Aston Rebels. Durment and Gamelin put the Blizzard on the baord, which Josh Kuehmichel saved 34 of 35 shots for his first NAHL victory. On Thursday the team fell to the Johnstown Tomahawks 4-0. Hancock had 35 saves. The Blizzard had another victory on Friday in a 4-2 win over Wilkes Barre. Goals were scored by Elmore, Samec, Busch, a...
BLIZZARD SWEEP MINOT
Date:09/21/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
FRIDAY: Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Brookings Blizzard defeated the Minot Minotauros in a shootout 5-4 (2-1 SO) this past Friday. After a scoreless first period, Garrett Elmore put Brookings in front with a power play goal. Mikhail Hakkarainen and Blake Busch scored as well to give the Blizzard a 3-1 lead heading into the third. Bro...
Brookings uses shootout to best Minot, 5-4 (2-1 SO)
Date:09/18/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Three periods of regulation and an overtime session were not enough to settle matters as the Brookings Blizzard defeated the Minot Minotauros in a shootout 5-4 (2-1 SO). The shootout featured eight attempts between both teams. Minot's shootout goal was scored by Christian Mohs. Brookings' other shootout goal was scored by Mikael Hakkarainen. The Blizzard saw a two-goal lead disappear, but was able...
PRESEASON GAME RELEASE
Date:08/17/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
06/11/2015, 8:00am CDT By Brookings Blizzard Brookings, SD – The Brookings Blizzard have added two preseason games to their 2015-2016 schedule. The Blizzard will host the Aberdeen Wings, on Friday, September 11th, as part of a home-and-away series with their in-state rivals from the North American Hockey League’s Central Division. The Blizzard travel to Aberdeen the following ni...
DRAFT RECAP: BLIZZARD ADD 9
Date:06/11/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
06/11/2015, 8:00am CDT By Brookings Blizzard Brookings, SD – The 2015 NAHL Draft was this past Tuesday where the Blizzard selected 9 total picks. 1ST ROUND (5) - Jack Suter, ’95, D, Sioux Falls Stampede 4TH ROUND (73) - Nicholas Blachman, ’98, F, Omaha U18 5TH ROUND (94) - Gage Mackie, ’97, F, Shattuck St. Mary’s 6TH ROUND (115) - Peyton Jones, ’96, G, Lincoln...
BLIZZARD ANNOUNCE BIG CHANGES FOR 2015-16 SEASON
Date:06/05/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
06/05/2015, 9:04am CDT By Brookings Blizzard Brookings, SD – The Brookings Blizzard of the National American Hockey League (NAHL) announce today that the team is making changes for the 2015-16 season. The Blizzard are pleased to announce the addition of three new staff hires. Maggan Froseth will take on the role as the Director of Business and Game Operations. She will be heavily invo...
Ground Round Player Spotlight - Zed Dietrich
Date:03/26/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Blizzard Forward, #11 Zed Dietrich, was born to Jim and Karen Dietrich on January 17th, 1996. He joins sister Rebekah and brothers Joziah & Izaiah. He started playing playing hockey at the age of 5, and has had great success on the ice thus far in junior hockey. Playing his high school hockey career at Waukesha South High School in Wisconsin, Zed has also seen time playing fo...
GAVIN MINDT - GROUND ROUND PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Date:03/18/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Today’s Ground Round Player Spotlight features #9, Gavin Mindt. Gavin, Blizzard Defenseman out of Bismarck, North Dakota, was born on December 17th of 1996. Parents, Lance and Nikki Mindt, also have sons Grant and Garrett. Gavin comes to Brookings after spending most of his season with the Alexandria Blizzard of the NA3HL in Minnesota. He attended Bismarck High School...
BEN CAMPBELL - GROUND ROUND PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Date:03/17/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Blizzard Defenseman, #4 Ben Campbell, was born to Scott and Celine Campbell on May 24th, 1994. He rounds out the family along with siblings Tyler, Katie, and Matthew. Ben joins the Blizzard after coming from Kenai River of the NAHL. He played his high school hockey career in Duluth, Minnesota. Though Ben has been skating on an ice rink since age three, he enjoys several oth...
Eddie Eades Ground Round Player Spotlight
Date:03/11/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Eddie Eades was born to Cary and Dana on October 23rd of 1995. The family, including sisters Alex and Erica, is from East Grand Forks, Minnesota. Eddie joined the Blizzard early on in the season after a brief stint with the Sioux Falls Stampede. He joins Kris Brun as the only two former Stampede players on the current Blizzard roster. Eades, the 6’6” defensem...
Viktor Lindell
Date:03/03/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Viktor Lindell was born to Peter Karlsson and Fia Lindell on January 23rd, 1995. His hometown is Vastervik, Sweden. As one of three Swedish players on the Blizzard team this season, Viktor has come to be right at home while living with billet mom, Lori Ponto. He has one brother named Hannes Lindell and previously played for Frolunda HC. He is one of many Blizzard forwards w...
Ground Round Player Spotlight #13 Tyler Frischmon
Date:03/02/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Tyler Frischmon, from Ham Lake, Minnesota, was born to Timm and Sandie Frischmon on October 19th, 1995. He joined the family of an older brother, Zac, and an older sister, Casie. Tyler has been with the Blizzard all season as a Center after spending his high school days with the Blaine High School Hockey Team. He has been playing hockey since he was three years old. Tyler, or &ldquo...
TRUMAN GONZALES GROUND ROUND PLAYER SPOTLIGHT
Date:02/26/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Blizzard Forward, #8 Truman Gonzales was born on May 10th, 1995 to Michelle and Rodney Gonzales. He has one younger sister named Isabel Gonzales. During his season long stay in Brookings, Truman has been billeted by the Rice Family. Truman is from Arvada, Colorado and has been playing hockey since the age of six. His favorite hockey memory has to be when he scored his first Junio...
NATE COLWELL PLAYER PROFILE
Date:02/25/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Nate Colwell was born on January 16th of 1996 to parents Rob and Pam Colwell. He has one brother named Alec. Nate considers his hometown to be Sioux City, Iowa, but attended Dakota Ridge High School just outside of Denver, Colorado. A late addition to the Brookings Blizzard, arriving on New Years Day, Nate is billeted by Tim and Lynal Jensen and has two billet brothers, Egan and ...
ERIC HANCOCK GROUND ROUND PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Date:02/09/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Your Ground Round Player of the Week is no. 1, ERIC HANCOCK! Eric is the son of Eric and Kelly Hancock of Cleveland Ohio. Eric has been with the Blizzard this whole 14-15 season. He has played in 21 games and has 7 wins. Eric has also played in the NAHL last season with Odessa Jackalopes. Eric is known for coming to game days with his minion book bag, only makes since that his favorite mov...
ERIC HANCOCK GROUND ROUND PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Date:02/09/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
Your Ground Round Player of the Week is no. 1, ERIC HANCOCK! Eric is the son of Eric and Kelly Hancock of Cleveland Ohio. Eric has been with the Blizzard this whole 14-15 season. He has played in 21 games and has 7 wins. Eric has also played in the NAHL last season with Odessa Jackalopes. Eric is known for coming to game days with his minion book bag, only makes since that his favorite mov...
Three Blizzard Players Selected for Top Prospects
Date:02/05/2015 Source:NAHL Brookings Blizzard
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the rosters for next month’s NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, presented by Easton, which will be held from February 23-24, 2015 at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Brookings Blizzard had three players selected to participate in the event and represent Blizzard and the NAHL Central Division. The selections include defensem...
