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After three national championships, Santa Margarita coach Johnson steps aside, will remain consultant
September 9th, 2020Santa Margarita Catholic High School head coach Craig Johnson has resigned from his position, effective immediately. Johnson said he is currently unable to devote the time needed to coach at SMCHS, but will serve as a consultant for the program during 2020-21 season. Johnson led the Eagles (Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League) to three…
Taking Liberties With… Valencia native, Jr. Ducks, Jr. Kings alum Ethan Wolthers
September 1st, 2020ETHAN WOLTHERS Position: Forward, Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) Hometown: Valencia California Youth Teams: Anaheim Jr. Ducks, LA Jr. Kings, West Ranch High School Age: 19 California Rubber: What’s your favorite hockey memory growing up? Ethan Wolthers: My favorite hockey memory growing up was being able to play in the Quebec Pee Wee tournament. Playing in that…
From the Trainer’s Room: Limiting injuries when returning to organized sports
August 30th, 2020After spending time away from organized activities, there will be an understood eagerness to quickly return to previous levels of practice and competition. That being said, young athletes and performers are best protected by realizing that starting with too many or too intense of practices, too, can be a recipe for bone and soft tissue…
Kern County’s Rodrigue plans for future career in QMJHL
August 17th, 2020Emile Rodrigue was born in Quebec and learned the game of hockey in his native country. Two years ago, Rodrigue and his family moved to Bakersfield as his father Sylvain Rodrigue is one of two goalie coaches for the Edmonton Oilers, working with the club’s AHL affiliate, the Bakersfield Condors. The younger Rodrigue joined the…
Girls roller hockey growing across all youth divisions in California
August 12th, 2020Youth roller hockey has long been a coed sport but a recent uptick in participation numbers by girls has prompted the creation of multiple gender specific divisions for female participants. For instance, the North American Roller Hockey Championship Series (NARCh) has created a separate Girls Division apart from its traditional Women’s Division. Perhaps not surprisingly,…
NCDC Detroit Combine features two exciting days of hockey
August 5th, 2020Two fun and fast-paced days of hockey came to a close with the end of the 2020 NCDC Detroit Combine, which was held July 30-31 at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Mich., home of the Metro Jets. The Combine featured 160 players ranging in birth years from 2000 to 2004. The Combine, originally scheduled for April…
Jr. Sharks continue to be total package of player development, team success
July 30th, 2020The San Jose Jr. Sharks were set to send two teams to various USA Hockey national tournaments in March and April before the COVID-19 crisis put a halt to hockey not only in the United States, but across the world. Did the Jr. Sharks sulk and sit back? Far from it. Truth be told, the…
Junior hockey clubs draft 18 current, former Jr. Ducks players
July 30th, 2020Suffice to say North American junior hockey leagues are well aware of the Anaheim Jr. Ducks. Nine players with ties to the Jr. Ducks were selected in the USHL’s Phase I and II drafts on May 4-5. Previously, another nine players were taken in separate WHL and NA3HL drafts. The USHL total is the most…
Great Park Ice converts to food bank storage facility
July 23rd, 2020Although the doors to THE RINKS facilities and Great Park Ice have been closed since March 12, that does not mean they have stopped impacting their community in a positive way. Instead of lacing up skates on new youth and adult players, they have focused on how to help the Southern California community off the…
After stellar WHL season, Wolf chosen California Rubber Junior Player of the Year
July 20th, 2020Dustin Wolf is coming. If not next season, then for sure in 2021. Pro hockey, you’ve been warned. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE That is about all that’s left for the 2001 birth year, who was unquestionably the top junior goaltender in North America during the 2019-20 season, and as such, he is the pick as…