NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Magicians Unveil 2016-2017 Jerseys
Date:08/31/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians have unveiled the team's home and away jerseys for the upcoming year. Both jersey styles feature a unique carbon-fiber texturing along with the traditional red & black Magicians color scheme. See all the Magicians media day pictures HERE. ...
Magicians Acquire Forward Will Hammer
Date:08/23/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians have acquired forward Will Hammer in a trade with the Aberdeen Wings. Hammer is a veteran of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) with over 100 games played over the past two seasons in Aberdeen. A St. Cloud, Minnesota native, Hammer played four years of varsity hockey at St. Cloud Cathedral of the Minnesota State High School. Throughout a prolific prep career, he score...
DRAFT REPORT: Nate Nelson
Date:07/05/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Nathan Nelson Round 15, Pick 343 The Magicians’ final pick in this year’s draft was Nate Nelson from Hopkins High School (MSHSL). Nelson was a three-year varsity hockey player for the Royals, contributing as a top scorer during the last two seasons. In 2014-2015, he registered 11 goals and 12 assists for a total of 23 points in 25 games. As a senior last season, he ave...
DRAFT REPORT: Bryce DeFazio
Date:07/01/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Bryce DeFazio Round 14, Pick 319 In the 14th round of the 2016 NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected Bryce DeFazio of the Colorado Rampage U16 team. DeFazio is a native of Colorado Springs, Colorado. The big defenseman has played AAA hockey with the Rampage in the Tier I Elite Hockey League (T1EHL) for the past two seasons. In 2014-2015, he played in 23 games and registered 2 goals...
DRAFT REPORT: Tommy Altounian
Date:06/30/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Tommy Altounian Round 13, Pick 295 In the 13th round of this year’s NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected forward Tommy Altounian of Team Illinois of the High Performance Hockey League (HPHL). Altounian is a native of Lake Forest, Illinois, where he has played his bantam and midget hockey. In 2014-2015 he was a member of the Chicago Mission U16 team, where he played in 26 gam...
DRAFT REPORT: Josh Mayanja
Date:06/29/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Josh Mayanja Round 12, Pick 271 In the 12th round of this year’s NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected goaltender Josh Mayanja of the Boston Advantage U18 team of the Tier I Elite Hockey League (T1EHL). Mayanja has played the last two seasons with Boston Advantage, playing in 47 games over that span. In 2014-15, he had a Goals Against Average (GAA) of 3.79 and a Save Percenta...
DRAFT REPORT: Hunter Luhmann
Date:06/27/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Hunter Luhmann Round 10, Pick 223 In the 10th round of this year’s NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected forward Hunter Luhmann from the Waterloo Blackhawks of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Luhmann is from the eastern United States, and played 3 years of high school hockey at Proctor Academy before being drafted by the Madison Capitols in the 2014 USHL Draft. ...
DRAFT REPORT: Alex Spencer
Date:06/24/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Alex Spencer Round 9, Pick 199 In the ninth round of the 2016 NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected defenseman Alex Spencer from Duluth East High School. Spencer has been a key defenseman for the Duluth East Greyhounds for the past three seasons, contributing to two Minnesota Class AA State Tournament appearances for his team. As a junior, Spencer played in 24 games for Duluth East...
DRAFT REPORT: Blake Ripley
Date:06/23/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Blake Ripley Round 8, Pick 175 In the eighth round of the 2016 NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected high scoring forward, Blake Ripley from Waunakee, Wisconsin. A four-year varsity hockey player for Waunakee High School, Ripley has put up huge numbers as a standout forward for the team. During his junior season, he scored 35 goals and added 50 assists for a total of 85 points in ...
Nick Bydal Named Assitant General Manager of Magicians
Date:06/22/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians have promoted Assistant Coach Nick Bydal to the position of Assistant General Manager of the club. Bydal spent the previous two years as an Assistant Coach for the franchise, working alongside current Head Coach and General Manager Scott Meyer on the bench this past season. Bydal was also recently named the Head Coach of the Magicians’ NA3HL affiliate, the College Sta...
DRAFT REPORT: Garrett Anderson
Date:06/22/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Garrett Anderson Round 7, Pick 151 In the seventh round of this year’s NAHL Draft, the Minnesota Magicians elected to deepen their defensive corps by selecting Garrett Anderson, a defenseman from the Omaha Lancers AAA program of the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL). A native of Omaha, Nebraska, Anderson has been a member of the Lancers 16U team for the past ...
DRAFT REPORT: Grant Johnson
Date:06/21/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
In the sixth round of the 2016 NAHL Draft with the 133rd overall selection, the Minnesota Magicians drafted Grant Johnson, a forward from North Dakota who has starred at Grand Forks Central High School for the past two seasons. Johnson recently completed his junior season at Grand Forks Central, where he has been one of the team's top producers for the past two seasons. As a sophomor...
Scott Meyer to Return as Magicians Head Coach
Date:06/21/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians are excited to announce that Scott Meyer will be returning as the team’s Head Coach and General Manager for the 2016-2017 season. Assisting Meyer will be former National Hockey League (NHL) forward Lee Goren, who will primarily serve as a practice assistant this season. Meyer was first named Magicians Head Coach prior to the inaugural 2013-2014 season,...
DRAFT REPORT: Noah Wilson
Date:06/20/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Noah Wilson Round 6, Pick 127 In the sixth round of the 2016 NAHL Draft, the Minnesota Magicians selected defenseman Noah Wilson of Fon Du Lac High School in Wisconsin. Wilson is the younger brother of former Magicians forward Michael Wilson, who will play Division I hockey for Army this coming season. Noah Wilson has been a varsity defenseman for Fon Du Lac High School since his fresh...
DRAFT REPORT: Justin Jallen
Date:06/17/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Justin Jallen Round 5, Pick 103 In the fifth round of the 2016 NAHL Draft, the Minnesota Magicians went local by grabbing St. Paul Academy (SPA) forward Justin Jallen. Orginally from Woodbury, Minnesota, Jallen played four years of varsity hockey for SPA of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL), where he put up over 120 points in his career. This most recent seas...
DRAFT REPORT: Cullen Barber
Date:06/16/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Cullen Barber Round 4, Pick 79 In the fourth round of this year’s NAHL Draft with the 79th pick overall, the Minnesota Magicians selected goaltender Cullen Barber of Livonia-Stevenson High School in Michigan. Barber hails from Livonia, Michigan where he has been an All-State goaltender for the past two seasons. During his junior season, he started 13 games and compiled a 1.71 Goa...
DRAFT REPORT: Timo Walther
Date:06/15/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Timo Walther Round 3, Pick 69 In the third round of this year’s NAHL Draft, the Magicians opted to go abroad and select forward Timo Walther from Mannheim, Germany with the 69th overall pick. Walther was a standout on Jungadler Mannehim of the German Development League (DNL) this past season, collecting 21 goals and 27 assists for a total of 48 points in 43 games played. ...
DRAFT REPORT: Landon Lushanko
Date:06/14/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Landon Lushanko Round 2, Pick 46 In the second round of the 2016 NAHL Draft, the Magicians selected defenseman Landon Lushanko from Chisago Lakes, Minnesota. Prior to being drafted by the Magicians, Lushanko played four years of varsity hockey for Chisago Lakes High School of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). During his high school career the skilled defensemen put...
DRAFT REPORT: Hunter Lellig
Date:06/13/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
Hunter Lellig Round 2, Pick 33 The Minnesota Magicians’ first selection of the 2016 NAHL draft came in the second round with the 33rd overall pick. With their selection, the team grabbed Hunter Lellig, a young defenseman from Waterloo, Iowa who is already committed to play Division I hockey at the University of Minnesota-Duluth (NCHC). Lellig is a product of the Chicago Mi...
2 More Magicians Commit to the University of St. Thomas
Date:05/26/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians are excited to announce that Jack Christensen and Derek Olmschenk have committed to play collegiate hockey at the University of St. Thomas of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) next season. They will join fellow Magicians forward Johnny Panvica, who committed to St. Thomas last month, at the school for the upcoming season. Christensen is a native of R...
Magicians Sign Cameron Buhl to Tender Agreement for 2016-2017
Date:05/12/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians are excited to announce that they have signed local forward Cameron Buhl to a tender agreement for the 2016-2017 season. Buhl is a South St. Paul, Minnesota native who has previously played varsity hockey at South St. Paul High School of the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL). In 25 regular season games last season Buhl registered 26 goals and 22 assists for a total...
Johnny Panvica Commits to St. Thomas University (MIAC)
Date:05/02/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that forward Johnny Panvica has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at St. Thomas University, which is part of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC). Panvica, 20, just completed his final season of playing junior hockey and first season playing a full season...
Magicians Weekly - April 6th
Date:04/06/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians picked up a single point on the road in Bismarck last weekend, and have a new opponent to contend with in their fight for the Central Division's final playoff spot. The Brookings Blizzard swept a pair of games against the Aberdeen Wings, drawing even with the Magicians in points (54) with only 2 games remaining in the regular season. Because the Magicians would lose a t...
Casey Jerry Commits to Canisius
Date:04/06/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians are excited to announce that forward Casey Jerry has committed to play Division-I hockey at Canisius College of the Atlantic Hockey Association (AHC). A River Falls, Wisconsin native, Jerry has been the Magicians’ most productive offensive player this season. In 56 games played, he has registered 16 goals to go along with team highs of 30 assists and 46 point...
Magicians Weekly - March 30th
Date:03/30/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians swept a pair of home games over the weekend, first defeating the Austin Bruins on Thursday night and following up with another win on Saturday versus the Coulee Region Chill. Combined with an Aberdeen loss on Saturday night, the wins put the Magicians into a tie for the 4th and final playoff spot in the Central Division with only 4-games to go. This weekend the Magicians wi...
Magicians Weekly - March 23, 2016
Date:03/23/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians split a series in Minot, North Dakota over the weekend, gaining two valuable points in their playoff race with the Aberdeen Wings. The Magicians took the ice on Friday night at Maysa Arena and scored a decisive victory over the division leading Minotauros. On Saturday night the Magicians and Minot battled in another tight contest, but the Minotauros were able to steal a vic...
Magicians Weekly - March 16th
Date:03/16/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
With only 8 regular season games to go, the Magicians are still on the outside looking in at the playoff picture in the Central Division. In a weekend series against the Aberdeen Wings, who currently occupy the final playoff spot in the division, the Magicians failed to gain any ground in the race, picking up 3 points over the weekend but surrendering 3 points as well. Aberdeen subsequently picked...
Magicians Weekly - March 9th
Date:03/09/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians made the trip to South Dakota last weekend to face off against the Aberdeen Wings at Odde Ice Center. It was a critical two-game series, as the two teams are each battling for the final playoff spot in the back-and-forth Central Division. Friday night's contest was close throughout, as the two teams alternated control of momentum. Ultimately, the Wings were able to out...
Magicians Weekly - March 2nd
Date:03/02/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians begin a 3-game road trip this week after splitting a home & home series with Austin last Weekend. Last Friday night at Riverside Arena, the Magicians lost for the first time against the Bruins this season. The following night the Magicians rebounded on home ice in the rematch with Austin, winning in front of a great Military Appreciation Night crowd at Richfield I...
Magicians Weekly - February 24th
Date:02/24/2016 Source:NAHL: Minnesota Magicians
The Minnesota Magicians took on the Central Division-leading Bismarck Bobcats in a two game home series last weekend at Richfield Ice Arena. After two tightly contested games, the Magicians came out of the weekend with just one out of four possible points in the standings, and remain on the outside looking in at the current playoff picture in the division. This weekend, the Magicians will look to...
