Penalty Kill Comes up Big as Isles Defeat Sea Dogs in Home Opener

The first home game of the Charlottetown Islanders season was a memorable one for Ryan Maynard. The 18-year-old picked up his first career QMJHL goal, along with his first career assist, in a great effort to lead the Islanders to a 5-1 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs. "To see a young kid like that come in and blossom like that in his first home game was great," said Islanders head coach Jim Hulton on Maynard's performance. "This kid has no idea how good he can be, and it's great to se... Full Story

Eagles Open Weekend against Mooseheads with Victory

SYDNEY - The Cape Breton Eagles struck first in this weekend's Battle Of Nova Scotia with a 5-3 victory over the Halifax Mooseheads. The first game of the two game set was a back and forth encounter in which no team led by two until the dying minutes. There was a fast start to the game with both teams scoring in the opening four minutes- Émile Hegarty-Aubin striking first for the Eagles and Jordan Dumais countering for the Mooseheads. The Eagles came out flying, outshooting Halifax 15-8 in the opening frame- but it was Halifax who escaped the opening period with the lead. With 19 seconds... Full Story

Texas AirHogs Terminate Membership in American Association

MOORHEAD, MN - The Texas AirHogs, an American Association of Independent Professional Baseball club based in Grand Prairie, Texas, have terminated their membership in the league effective immediately. The AirHogs had been members of the American Association, initially as the Grand Prairie AirHogs, since 2008 and were league champions in 2011. With the exit of the AirHogs, the American Association currently sits at 11 active member clubs. "We are disappointed in the loss of the Texas AirHogs, but we are determined to continue expansion in the state of Texas," said American Association Com... Full Story

Hawks Trounce Generals with Big 3rd Period

The Johnstown Tomahawks split their two-game series against the Northeast Generals with a 6-2 win on Friday afternoon. Three of the Tomahawks six goals came in the 3rd period, propelling the visitors to the win. Caden Lewandowski (Mars, PA) opened the scoring 3:42 into the period, netting his first goal as a Tomahawk. Not long after, captain Alex Gritz (Cranberry Township, PA) found the back of the net to give the Tomahawks a 2-0 lead. That lead would carry over into what proved to be an eventful 2nd period. The period started with a few penalties, two of those being matching roughing mi... Full Story

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See All Today's Images The following minor league and alternative professional sports teams on OurSports Central have been viewed the most over the last seven days:

1. B.C. Lions - Canadian Football League (CFL)
2. Wyoming Mustangs - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
3. Northern Arizona Wranglers - Indoor Football League (IFL)
4. Albany Empire - National Arena League (NAL)
5. Tampa Bay Tornadoes - National Arena League (NAL)
6. Angel City - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
7. Oakland Roots - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
8. Motor City Rockers - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
9. Fort Worth - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
10. Gastonia - Atlantic League (AtL)

The most recent minor league and alternative professional sports teams added to OurSports Central:

• Wyoming Mustangs - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
• Ottawa - Frontier League (FL)
• Oakland Roots - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
• Northern Arizona Wranglers - Indoor Football League (IFL)
• Albany Empire - National Arena League (NAL)
• Motor City Rockers - Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL)
• Gastonia - Atlantic League (AtL)
• Tampa Bay Tornadoes - National Arena League (NAL)
• Fort Worth - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
• Angel City - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)

OurSports Central provides coverage of select alternative and minor league professional sports leagues in addition to the top junior hockey leagues and college wood bat baseball leagues:

BASEBALL
Affiliated Minor League Baseball
AzFL, AzL, CalL, CarL, EL, FSL, GCL, IL, ML, MWL, NWL, NYPL, PCL, PL, SAL, SL, TL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods, TCL
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, PA, Pecos

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, G League, NBL Canada
Women's Basketball
WNBA

FOOTBALL
Indoor/Arena Football
CIF, IFL, NAL
Outdoor Football
CFL, XFL

HOCKEY
Junior Hockey
NAHL, OHL, QMJHL, USHL, WHL
Minor League Hockey
AHL, ECHL, FPHL, SPHL
Women's Hockey
NWHL

LACROSSE
Indoor Lacrosse
NLL
Outdoor Lacrosse
MLL, PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR
Other Women's
NPF, WTT

SOCCER
Indoor Soccer
MASL
Outdoor Soccer
CPL, MLS, USL, USL1
Women's Soccer
NWSL