Category Archives: Junior
Jr. Kings graduate Stratton commits to NCAA D-I North Dakota for 2019-20 season
July 20th, 2018The BCHL’s Wenatchee Wild has announced that forward Murphy Stratton has committed to play for the University of North Dakota beginning in the fall of 2019. A native of Los Angeles, his attraction to the game was sparked by watching his father, a St. Paul, Minn., transplant skating in men’s leagues. He began to play…
Half-dozen NAHL California products make NCAA decisions
June 19th, 2018It’s that time of year when junior hockey players start to make plans for the future by way of NCAA commitments. Recently, six California natives – Connor Chilton (Simi Valley, Division III Aurora University), Kyle Mayhew (Anaheim Hills, Division I University of Denver), Garrett Nieto (Yorba Linda, D-I Union College), Jake Rosenbaum (Trabuco Canyon, D-I…
Junior leagues drop a 10-spot on Jr. Ducks during May drafts
June 18th, 2018A total of eight current and former Anaheim Jr. Ducks players were selected in the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Phase I and II Drafts on May 7-8, while two more went in the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Bantam Draft on May 3. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Defenseman Kobe Pane was picked in the Phase…
Cypress native Demin ‘a heck of a prospect’ for NHL Draft in Dallas
June 15th, 2018There is a distinct defensive flavor to the top prospects from California for next week’s NHL Draft in Dallas. Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) defenseman Slava Demin, a 2000 birth year and Cypress native, was rated No. 40 among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting in its final rankings of the season. Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)…
2017-18 All-California Junior Player of the Year: Evan Weinger, Brandon Wheat Kings
May 29th, 2018Evan Weinger had to blaze a new trail this season. After three seasons in Portland, he was dealt to Brandon after playing just one game for the Winterhawks during the 2017-18 Western Hockey League (WHL) season. The shift to the plains from the coast agreed with the 1997 birth year from El Segundo, who put…
California natives aplenty chosen in pair of 2018 USHL Drafts
May 9th, 2018The United States Hockey League held its pair of annual drafts this week and numerous players with California ties were selected. Phase I on Monday was for players born in 2002, while Phase II on Tuesday was open to all junior-eligible players. READ OUR APRIL 2018 ISSUE PHASE I 4th round, 53rd overall Thomas Stift,…
Slew of California players selected in 2018 WHL Bantam Draft
May 4th, 2018The Western Hockey League held its annual Bantam Draft on Thursday and a slew of California talent was drafted, in addition to one Nevada player. Players eligible for the 2018 WHL Bantam Draft were 2003-born players residing in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Northwest Territories, Yukon, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana,…
Galambos’ wild journey will continue at Minnesota State
April 24th, 2018Over the past four seasons, Zak Galambos has played for five junior hockey teams in three different leagues. Next year, he’ll get some well-earned stability to his credit as the Walnut Creek native and San Jose Jr. Sharks alum will be off to play NCAA Division I hockey for Minnesota State University (WCHA). READ OUR…
Humboldt Broncos tragedy gets healing message from hockey world
April 14th, 2018The hockey world was stunned on April 6 when a bus carrying the Humboldt Broncos Junior A team collided with a semi-trailer truck at an intersection in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, killing 16 members of the team and support staff and injuring 13. Among the dead were 10 players, the team’s head coach, bus driver, two…