Alumni Report – February 10th, 2022

Springfield, Illinois – The Springfield Jr. Blues are rolling along nicely in our 2021-22 NAHL season, and our alumni are matching us stride for stride! From the NCAA to the ECHL and beyond, here is today’s Alumni Report! We begin today where we’ve begun so often the last few years – Mankato, MN – where […]

Brainin Commits to St. Norbert College

Springfield, Illinois – The Springfield Jr. Blues, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), are pleased to announce that forward Max Brainin has committed to play college hockey at St. Norbert College! Brainin, 21, finished up his second season with the Jr. Blues and his third season of junior hockey overall. During the […]

Jr. Blues, Jets Split Series to Finish Regular Season

Springfield, Illinois – The Springfield Jr. Blues split their final regular season games against the Janesville Jets this past weekend. On Friday the Jr. Blues fell to the Jets 4-2, but bounced back with a big 4-3 overtime victory on Saturday night. The Jr. Blues finished the 2018-19 NAHL season with a 33-22-4-1 record for […]

Puricelli, Schmidling(s) lead Jr. Blues to Sweep of Steel

Springfield, Illinois – The Springfield Jr. Blues swept the Chippewa Steel this past weekend and finished their regular season series 6-1-1-0 against their division foe. Brandon Puricelli and Ben Schmidling led the way offensively with six points on the weekend while David Schmidling added two goals of his own.  The only time the Jr. Blues […]

Schmidling Leads Jr. Blues to Split with Steel

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin – The Springfield Jr. Blues split their weekend series with Chippewa Steel with a heartbreaking overtime loss on Friday, and a 3rd period come from behind victory on Saturday. After 56 regular season games the Jr. Blues sit in 3rd place in the Midwest Division with a 30-21-4-1 record for 65 points.  […]

Jr. Blues Split with Steel, Clinch Playoff Berth

Springfield, Illinois – The Springfield Jr. Blues split their weekend series with the Chippewa Steel and in the process clinched a berth in the 2018-19 Robertson Cup Playoffs. The Jr. Blues have now made the playoffs in back-to-back seasons and this berth marks the 15th time the Jr. Blues have made the postseason dance. The […]

Puricelli, Schmidling(s) Lead Jr. Blues to Sweep of Steel

Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin – The Springfield Jr. Blues marched into the Chippewa Area Youth Arena over the weekend for the first time in franchise history and swept the Chippewa Steel. After earning four out of four points, the Jr. Blues now sit in sole possession of 3rd place in the Midwest Division with a 28-20-3-1 […]

Top Prospects Tournament Recap

Attleboro, Massachusetts – The Springfield Jr. Blues sent four players to the 2019 NAHL Top Prospects Tournament, three on the Midwest Division roster and one on the Selects Red roster. Each team played two games starting Monday afternoon and finishing up last night. Jack Williams was one of two Midwest Division goaltenders on the Selects […]

Four Jr. Blues Players Will Participate in Top Prospects

Attleboro, Massachusetts – The NAHL’s Top Prospect Tournament kicks off this afternoon in Attleboro, MA at 1:00 pm EST. The Springfield Jr. Blues have four players at the tournament this year: Max Brainin, Brandon Puricelli, and Janis Voris are on the Midwest Roster, while Jack Williams is on the Selects Red roster. Williams and the […]

Kucera, Williams Lead Jr. Blues Past Jets, 3-0

Janesville, Wisconsin – The Springfield Jr. Blues defeated the Janesville Jets 3-0 on Friday night to move into a tie for 3rd place in the Midwest Division with the Jets. Lukas Kucera had a goal and an assist, while Jack Williams turned aside all 19 shots that he faced to pick up his 15th win […]