Category Archives: Pro
Awards keep coming for Ortega, today named ECHL Rookie of the Month
March 2nd, 2018Austin Ortega of the Utah Grizzlies is the CCM ECHL Rookie of the Month for February. Ortega scored seven goals and added 14 assists for 21 points in 11 games during the month as the Grizzlies finished February with six straight wins over the final 13 days. His 21 points led the ECHL in scoring…
Escondido native, Jr. Gulls alum Ortega named ECHL Player of the Week
February 27th, 2018Austin Ortega of the Utah Grizzlies is the Sher-Wood Hockey ECHL Player of the Week for the week of Feb. 19-25. READ OUR FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE Ortega (pictured left above) scored two goals and added six assists for eight points in three games last week as the Grizzlies extended their season-long winning streak to five…
THE RINKS, Ducks proof that game of hockey truly is for everyone
February 26th, 2018Introduced last year, the NHL and NHL Players’ Association jointly hosted the first-ever Hockey Is For Everyone Month in February. A part of the You Can Play program, the initiative reaffirms the official policy of the sport is one of the inclusion on the ice, in the locker rooms and in the stands. READ OUR…
Sharks, SAP Center selected to host NHL All-Star Weekend in 2019
January 28th, 2018The NHL announced today that the San Jose Sharks have been awarded the 2019 NHL All-Star Game, the 64th in the history of the NHL. The 2019 NHL All-Star Weekend will be held at SAP Center at San Jose on Jan. 25-27, 2019. The NHL All-Star Skills Competition will be held on Saturday, Jan. 26…
Californians to shine at annual AHL All-Star Classic
January 27th, 2018The American Hockey League’s (AHL) annual All-Star Classic features some of the best young talent in the 30-team playing circuit, which serves as the top developmental league for the National Hockey League. Since 1995, more than 93 percent of All-Star Classic participants have gone on to compete in the NHL. Two California natives will represent…
Talented California trio will represent United States at 2018 Winter Olympic Games
January 25th, 2018As hat tricks go, this is an impressive one for California. In Cayla Barnes, Jonathon Blum and Ralph DeQuebec, the state has a member of the United States’ women’s, men’s and Paralympic teams for the 2018 Olympic Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, which start Feb. 9. All three are defensemen, but they represent three completely…
Three Kings, Ducks’ Rakell, Sharks’ Burns named to 2018 NHL All-Star Game
January 11th, 2018The NHL announced Wednesday the teams of players who will play in the 2018 NHL All-Star Game on Jan. 28 in Tampa, Fla. READ OUR DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE Los Angeles Kings center and captain Anze Kopitar, goaltender Jonathan Quick and defenseman Drew Doughty join Anaheim Ducks center Rickard Rakell and San Jose Sharks defenseman Brent…
Camaraderie, passion help Californians excel in overlooked minor-league markets
January 2nd, 2018Once hockey grabs ahold of you, there is no telling where it might take you. Players from California are no different than anywhere else – everyone would love to play at the highest level possible. There isn’t one template for that, but there are patterns – play AAA hockey and then juniors. For some, the…
Gulls’ Schultz, Heat’s Goloubef named to Team Canada roster for Spengler Cup
December 26th, 2017San Diego Gulls defenseman Jeff Schultz and Stockton Heat defenseman Cody Goloubef are among four current American Hockey League (AHL) players who have been named to Team Canada’s 20-man roster that will compete in the 91st annual Spengler Cup tournament Dec. 26-31 in Davos, Switzerland. The Spengler Cup is the oldest club tournament in the…
NHL’s Wild inks California product Lodnia to entry-level contract
December 14th, 2017The Minnesota Wild has announced that the club has agreed to terms with forward Ivan Lodnia on a three-year, entry-level contract. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Lodnia, 18, has totaled 33 points (16-17=33) and 12 penalty minutes in 31 games with the Erie Otters in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) this season, leading the team in…