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From the Trainer’s Room: Five tips to staying healthy, on and off the outdoor sports field
March 5th, 2021Outdoor sports have officially returned to Orange County. Though many athletes have been training, conditioning and playing games, the intensity will definitely be ramping up with more practices and games each week. The COVID-19 pandemic put many sports on the shelf for a significant time, and with club and high school coaches raring to go,…
Valencia native, longtime California youth star Kozlowski garners monthly honors from Hockey Commissioners Association
March 4th, 2021Army West Point senior goaltender Trevin Kozlowski has been named the co-winner of the Hockey Commissioners Association national goaltender of the month. A Valencia native, Kozlowski finished the month of February with a perfect 7-0-0 record. He posted a .942 save percentage and recorded a 1.26 GAA in the seven games. Kozlowski allowed two or less goals…
Newport Beach product, Selects grad McManus selected finalist for ’20-21 Senior CLASS Award
March 4th, 2021A total of 10 NCAA Division I hockey players who excel both on and off the ice have been selected as finalists for the 2020-21 Senior CLASS Award. One of the 10 is Newport Beach native Brannon McManus, an LA Selects grad and University of Minnesota forward. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete…
Jr. Ducks, Jr. Kings alum, Glendale native Ghantous named WCHA Forward of the Month
March 2nd, 2021Northern Michigan sophomore Andre Ghantous has been named the WCHA Forward of the Month. Ghantous finished second nationally in points (16), tied for the national lead in assists (11) and led the WCHA in assists per game (1.10) and points per game (1.60) in 10 February games for the Wildcats. The Glendale native, who played…
Admitted late bloomer Gilroy, who later won Hobey Baker, elated with direction of RAD
February 27th, 2021Matt Gilroy tasted the highest honor of individual college hockey success when he won the Hobey Baker Memorial Award in 2009 as a senior at Boston University. A day later, the Terriers captured the NCAA national championship in a thrilling 4-3 overtime win over Miami University. Not too shabby for Gilroy, who said he was…
San Juan Capistrano’s Williams off to junior hockey, signs with BCHL’s Express for ’21-22 season
February 25th, 2021Brendan Williams, a 2002-born forward from San Juan Capistrano, will be heading north of the border next season to play junior hockey with the BCHL’s Coquitlam Express. Currently a senior at Avon Old Farms prep school in Connecticut, he won two USA Hockey high school national championships as a freshman and sophomore with Santa Margarita…
Longtime California youth hockey star Usher makes NCAA D-I commitment to Air Force
February 25th, 2021Wichita Falls Warriors defenseman Drake Usher has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for the Air Force Academy (Atlantic Hockey), starting with the 2021-22 season. Usher, 20, is in his fourth and final season of playing junior hockey and first in the NAHL. The 6-foot-2, 210-pound native of Upland has recorded a total of…
Jr. Ducks alum, Canyon Country native Easterson bags weekly honors from NA3HL
February 25th, 2021The NA3HL announced Tuesday that El Paso Rhinos forward Noah Easterson has been named the South Division Star of the Week. Easterson and the Rhinos faced a busy week with three games, but the 2003-born sniper’s goal-scoring prowess shone with four goals in that span. After scoring his fifth goal in as many games on…
Former Jr. Kings, Storm standout Pochiro tabbed ECHL Player of the Week
February 25th, 2021Zach Pochiro of the Fort Wayne Komets is the ECHL Player of the Week for Feb. 15-21. Pochiro scored five goals in three games against Wheeling last week. The 26-year-old forward scored once in both a 4-1 win on Friday and a 4-2 victory on Saturday before recording a hat trick in a 6-2 win…
Roseville native, Twin City NCDC defenseman Antonakis preparing for University of New England
February 24th, 2021After honing his craft in the State of Hockey, Ryan Antonakis has visited both sides of the continent playing junior primarily at the Tier II level through the past couple seasons. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound defender originally from Roseville now finds himself in Maine, doing all he can to help the Twin City Thunder not only…