Category Archives: Junior
Jr. Ducks grad, Fountain Valley native Voyatzis takes home monthly NCDC honors
November 6th, 2023The USPHL has announced that Ogden Mustangs forward Dimitri Voyatzis is the NCDC Mountain Division Forward of the Month for September-October. Voyatzis, a 2003-born Fountain Valley native, became one of the first two players in the new NCDC Mountain Division and NCDC overall this year to have played in the USPHL Premier last year and…
California products Minnehan, Pitner chosen for weekly USHL honors
October 31st, 2023The USHL has announced that Des Moines Buccaners forward Paul Minnehan is the Forward of the Week, while Youngstown Phantoms blueliner Tory Pitner is the Defenseman of the Week. Minnehan, a 2003-born Cypress native and Arizona State commit, posted three goals and one assist with a plus-3 rating, helping Des Moines to a 2-0-0-0 record…
Pasadena native, Jr. Kings alum Karvelas earns weekly USPHL honors
October 28th, 2023The USPHL has announced that Seattle Totems blueliner Michael Karvelas is the Northwest Premier Division Defenseman of the Week. The Totems had a tough weekend against the Pacific’s Fresno Monsters, but Karvelas, an ’04 out of Pasadena, was in on five out of the Totems’ nine goals on the weekend. He put up a goal…
USPHL Premier, Elite National Championships returning to Utica, N.Y., in 2024
October 24th, 2023The United States Premier Hockey League is proud to announce that the 2024 USPHL National Championships will return to Utica, New York, co-hosted between the League and the Utica Jr. Comets and the Utica Comets (AHL) organizations, between March 21-26, 2024. The host site will once again be the three-sheet Utica University Nexus Center in Utica. The Utica University…
Quartet of California connections take home weekly honors from USPHL
October 21st, 2023The USPHL has announced its player of the week awards, with several players with California ties gaining the honors. Pueblo Bulls forward Hunter Hayes is the NCDC Mountain Division Forward of the Week, South Shore Kings blueliner Jason Zaccari is the NCDC New England Division Defenseman of the Week, Vernal Oilers defenseman Logan Baum is…
San Jose native, longtime Jr. Sharks star Mizuno utilizing EHL for final season of junior hockey
October 18th, 2023Kodai Mizuno has started his last season of junior hockey eligibility with a bang. The San Jose native and longtime Jr. Sharks standout is playing the 2023-24 season for the EHL’s New Hampshire Avalanche after two seasons in the USPHL with the Boston Advantage. “My goal is to play NCAA Division III hockey and found…
La Verne, California youth hockey grad Tolan nabs weekly NA3HL honors
October 17th, 2023The NA3HL has announced that El Paso Rhinos forward David Tolan is the South Division Star of the Week. Tolan recorded seven points in a three-game series against the Texas RoadRunners. The La Verne native kicked off the first game with a goal and an assist. The following night, Tolan dished out an assist. In…
California products Pool, O’Dea, Kennedy bag weekly USPHL awards
October 15th, 2023The USPHL has announced that a trio of California natives has earned weekly USPHL honors. Nashville Spartans defenseman Alec Pool is the Great Lakes Premier Division Defenseman of the Week, while Florida Jr. Blades netminder Chase O’Dea is the Florida Elite Division Goaltender of the Week and Hampton Roads Whalers goalie Janic Kennedy is the…
Oakland native Sommer takes job as new head coach of WHL’s Wild
October 13th, 2023The WHL’s Wenatchee Wild announced this week the hiring of Roy Sommer as the team’s new head coach. Sommer comes to Wenatchee after spending the 2022-23 season as head coach of the AHL’s San Diego Gulls. “I’m looking forward to going back to the Western Hockey League. It’s the league that gave me everything as…
Redondo Beach native, former Jr. Kings standout Armstrong named WHL Player of Week
October 10th, 2023The Western Hockey League announced today that Wenatchee Wild forward Easton Armstrong has been named WHL Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 8, 2023. Armstrong, who attended Los Angeles Kings training camp as a free agent invitee this fall, recorded seven points, including five goals, in two games this week as the Wild…