NA3HL Weekend Preview
The last weekend in November has an abbreviated schedule of 24 games in the NA3HL as the season nears its midway point.
Just three weeks remain until the 2021 NA3HL Showcase, which will take place at the Super Rink in Blaine, MN, from December 20-22.
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.
Anticipation is building for the event as the 2021 NA3HL Showcase schedule will be released on Wednesday, December 1st and will pair up evenly matched teams against one another based on the current standings and is also designed to have cross-divisional games with balanced competition.
Three of the four undefeated teams are in action this weekend as Helena and Gillette look to continue their perfect seasons in the Frontier, while the Texas Brahmas look to maintain their perfect record in the South. Winning streaks are on the line in the South as the RoadRunners host Oklahoma City. There is also a big series in the West as Willmar and Mason do battle in a home-and-home series.
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.
All games broadcast live on HockeyTV.
FRI, NOVEMBER 26
Austin at Texas Brahmas - 2:15 PM CST
Oklahoma City at Texas RoadRunners - 6:15 PM CST
Milwaukee at Peoria - 7:00 PM CST
Rochester at Wausau - 7:10 PM CST
Willmar at Mason City - 7:30 PM CST
New Ulm at Minnesota - 7:30 PM CST
Sheridan at Helena - 7:05 PM MST
Gillette at Bozeman - 7:30 PM MST
Badlands at Great Falls - 7:30 PM MST
Butte at Yellowstone - 7:30 PM MST
SAT, NOVEMBER 27
Austin at Texas Brahmas - 2:15 PM CST
Oklahoma City at Texas RoadRunners - 6:15 PM CST
Milwaukee at Peoria - 6:30 PM CST
Minnesota at New Ulm - 7:10 PM CST
Rochester at Wausau - 7:10 PM CST
Mason City at Willmar - 7:10 PM CST
Alexandria at Granite City - 7:30 PM CST
Sheridan at Helena - 7:05 PM MST
Gillette at Bozeman - 7:30 PM MST
Badlands at Great Falls - 7:30 PM MST
Butte at Yellowstone - 7:30 PM MST
SUN, NOVEMBER 28
St. Louis at Peoria - 1:00 PM CST
Oklahoma City at Texas RoadRunners - 1:45 PM CST
Austin at Texas Brahmas - 2:15 PM CST
