Weekend Preview: Magicians off to Janesville

Nov 2, 2017

The Magicians are 8-1-1 in their last ten games and have climbed their way to 2nd in the Midwest Division. The only team in front of them is their opponent this weekend, the Janesville Jets. This will be the Magic’s sixth and seven straight road games.

The battles will be at 7:00 both Friday and Saturday night at the Janesville Ice Arena. With two wins in regulation, the Magicians would be tied for 1st place in the division with the Jets. Check all the action at HockeyTV.com

About the Jets:

The Jets are 11-3-0-0 with 22 points and currently sit at the top of the Midwest Division. The Jets battled Coulee Region last weekend and took 2 of 3 from them. Last time out the Jets swept the Magic with 5-4 shootout win and a 4-2 win.

Jets To Watch:

Forward Kip Hoffmann – Hoffmann is the point leader for the Jets. He has 15 points (4G 11A) in 14 games. This is Hoffmann’s 4th season with the Jets, he wears the “C” and has 97 career points with Jets (including playoffs).

Forward Jakov Novak – Novak is another veteran for the Jets. He has 14 points (6G 8A) for the Jets this season and he is a commit of Bentley University.

Who’s Hot for the Magic?

John Keranen – Keranen was the 2nd Star of the Midwest Division last week with 3 goals and 2 assists last weekend against Kenai River. Keranen now has 14 points (6G 8A) this season for the Magic, which is tied for the team lead.

Brendan Skarda – Skarda had 3 assists last weekend against the Brown Bears and now is second on the team with 8 assists.

Cam Buhl – 6 points in his last 4 games including 4 goals.

Other News

It’s Movember and the Magicians will be raising awareness for Men’s Health all month long by using the power of the mustache. Our team page on Movember Foundation is below if you would like to make a donation to the cause here’s a link: https://moteam.co/mn-magicians?mc=1

Also, the Magicians will be selling “Magicians Movember” t-shirts! For every t-shirt bought, the Magicians will donate $10 to the Movember Foundation.

Magicians Movember T-Shirt LINK: https://minneflowta.itemorder.com/product/4588442

We will be giving weekly updates on the players’ mustache progress on social media.

Don’t Forget!

The Magicians return home November 10th  (Diaper Drive supporting Diaper Bank of Minnesota) and 11th (Ladies Night with drink specials) versus the Minnesota Wilderness.

Movember night is November 25th. Get your mustaches ready!

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