Category Archives: Youth sports

Ice Midwest still closed – what we know

Posted on February 4, 2011 by blogger

What we know: FACT: the general manager at Ice Midwest changed his LinkedIn profile to say GM Midwest Sports Performance and Events and listed the adult league as the Boulevard Beer Adult Soccer League when the adult hockey league was … Continue reading →

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Ice Midwest – PucKChaser update

Posted on January 31, 2011 by blogger

I haven’t updated this blog about the situation at Ice Midwest in Overland Park or whether Kansas City will ever get an NHL team. My laptop had a mechanical failure. Since that time I’ve been weighing my options and collecting … Continue reading →

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Two chances for you to support hockey in Kansas City NOW

Posted on January 19, 2011 by blogger

Time to show how well hockey is supported in Kansas City. First, an online petition to Overland Park and the Johnson County Board of Commissioners Petition to prevent the re-purposing of the facility at 12140 W. 135th Street, Overland Park, … Continue reading →

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ANNOUNCING MIDWEST SPORTS & PERFORMANCE — and the death of Ice Midwest

Posted on January 18, 2011 by blogger

Ice Midwest will not return as an ice facility. The Overland Park facility will become Midwest Sports & Performance — a performance training facility and events center. Midwest Sports & Performance will feature two indoor arenas with indoor turf and … Continue reading →

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Ice Midwest return at least a month away — doesn’t know where rumors come from

Posted on January 17, 2011 by blogger

According to a story in the Kansas City Business Journal, Ice Midwest owner Lyn Shaw says there is no truth to the rumors that she is looking to sell the facility or put it to a different use. Overland Park … Continue reading →

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What an NHL city does for youth hockey

Posted on January 16, 2011 by blogger

Kansas City currently has three (and a half) sheets of indoor ice. (I say half because Independence has two sheets, but the sheet in the arena isn’t always available for skating/hockey because of other events). Two sheets are down at … Continue reading →

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Kansas City ice rink on life support

Posted on January 13, 2011 by blogger

Back in 1994, there was basically one ice facility in Kansas City — King Louie at 88th and Metcalf. It was an odd ice facility in the basement of a bowling alley. It had a swiss chalet look to it. … Continue reading →

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Yes, lacrosse is played, and played well, in Kansas City

Posted on June 13, 2010 by blogger

Just a little FYI. Did you know that Rockhurst High School recently captured their fourth Missouri lacrosse championship? While all the talk in Kansas City sports is negative (Big XII dissolving, no NBA or NHL team), there are few people … Continue reading →

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