Griffins Sweep Weekend with Wolves

HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. - Tyler Spezia and Turner Elson scored goals 1:02 apart late in the second period on Saturday to break open a 1-1 game and send the Grand Rapids Griffins to a 3-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves at the Triphahn Center Ice Arena. The Griffins defeated the Central Division leaders for the second straight night and earned their first win in the Chicago suburbs in their fifth and final visit of the season. With the victory, Grand Rapids remains alive in the race for the divi... Full Story

Oilers Bounce Back with Big Road Win

ALLEN, TX - The Oilers topped the Allen Americans 4-2 on Saturday night at the Allen Event Center. Les Lancaster opened the scoring on the power play with 1:16 remaining in the first period, rifling a Scott Conway feed over the shoulder of Hayden Hawkey. Conlan Keenan knotted the game 1-1, sticking with the play before popping a snapshot past Jake Paterson 2:42 into the frame. Allen restored its one-goal lead at the 8:38 mark of the period with a goal from Brett Nuemann. Keenan scored his second of the night with 5:36 remaining, snapping a quick wrister past Paterson to tie the game 2... Full Story

Late Goal Propels Indy over Fort Wayne

FORT WAYNE - Closing out their two game series with the Fort Wayne Komets on Saturday, the Indy Fuel faced their I-69 rival for the third straight time. Both teams would trade goals throughout the game until Jordan Schneider beat Trevor Gorsuch to give Indy a 5-4 on Saturday night. After defending a strong start by the Fort Wayne Komets, the Indy Fuel would be the first team to get on the board when Michael Pelech deflected a point shot by Tim Davison. Taking advantage of a Fuel penalty, Olivier Galipeau fired a wrist shot from the point and beat a screened Sean Romeo to tie the game 1-1. ... Full Story

Dea Lifts Amerks to 4-3 Shootout Win over Monsters

(Cleveland, OH) ... Jean-Sebastien Dea scored twice in regulation, including the game-tying tally midway through the third period, and netted the only goal in the shootout to lift the Rochester Americans (10-12-2-1) to a 4-3 win over the Cleveland Monsters (15-8-8-2) in the final meeting of the season between the two teams Saturday at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Tonight's matchup was the sixth and final meeting between the two teams this season with Rochester showing a 2-4-0-0 record against the Monsters, including a 2-1-0-0 mark in Cleveland. Rochester holds a record of 31-11-4-4 over ... 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. Gastonia Honey Hunters - Atlantic League (AtL)
3. Wyoming Mustangs - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
4. Sugar Land Skeeters - Triple-A West League (AAA West)
5. Trenton Thunder - Major League Baseball Draft League (MLBDL)
6. Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders - Triple-A East League (AAA East)
7. Henderson Silver Knights - American Hockey League (AHL)
8. Grand Rapids Griffins - American Hockey League (AHL)
9. Clearwater Threshers - Low-A Southeast League (Low-A Southeast)
10. Toledo Mud Hens - Triple-A East League (AAA East)

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

• Abbotsford - American Hockey League (AHL)
• Billings - Champions Indoor Football (CIF)
• Team Quebec - Frontier League (FL)
• NJ/NY Gotham FC - National Women's Soccer League (NWSL)
• Ottawa Aces - North American Rugby League (NARL)
• Toronto Wolfpack - North American Rugby League (NARL)
• San Francisco Rush - North American Rugby League (NARL)
• San Diego Swell - North American Rugby League (NARL)
• Portland Loggers - North American Rugby League (NARL)
• Phoenix Venom - North American Rugby League (NARL)

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
AA Central, AA Northeast, AA South, AAA East, AAA West, AzFL, AzL, GCL, High-A Central, High-A East, High-A West, Low-A East, Low-A Southeast, Low-A West, ML, MLBDL
College Wood Bat Baseball
ApL, Northwoods
Independent Minor League Baseball
AA, AtL, FL, Mavericks, PA, Pecos, PL

BASKETBALL
Men's Minor League Basketball
BIG3, CEBL, 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
PLL

OTHER
Other Sports
MLR, NARL
Other Women's
NPF, WTT

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