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Coed hockey remains core value in CIF-Metro Conference inline league
March 4th, 2020The Sweetwater Union High School District-sponsored CIF-Metro Conference owns the distinction as one of the state’s longest-running scholastic leagues under the same operating body. The league is celebrating its 20th anniversary season in 2019-20 with 17 varsity teams. Its coed nature is perhaps one of its strongest selling points to student-athletes on campus. Several teams,…
Schreifels’ shot, work ethic lead to NCAA D-I commitment to RPI
March 3rd, 2020One of Henri Schreifels’ favorite hobbies as a youth was shooting pucks off a rubber pad at a net in his backyard. He’d pound hundreds of pucks a day, never growing weary of the exercise. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “It was one of the best things I could do, and I was having fun at…
From the Trainer’s Room: Preparing for the post-season, looking at key training tips
March 3rd, 2020As the season begins to wind down and playoffs are around the corner, it’s time to take a look at your training and recovery program and see if you need to modify it. The season can be very demanding on athletes with practices, lessons, games, tournaments, travel and workouts, not to mention school and having…
Next generation of inline hockey players ready to roll across California
March 3rd, 2020Inline hockey experienced its first major growth spurt in Southern California in the early 1990s. Fast forward more than 25 years and inline hockey has become a global sport. It spawned a first generation of elite travel teams that, in turn, spawned a series of major regional and national tournaments that continue to be supported…
Jr. Kings graduate, Tustin native Wolf garners WHL Goaltender of the Month honors
March 2nd, 2020The Western Hockey League (WHL) announced today that Dustin Wolf of the Everett Silvertips has been named the WHL Goaltender of the Month for Feb. 2020. Earning the award for the second time this season, the Calgary Flames prospect posted a 9-1-0-0 record, 1.41 goals-against average, stopped 215 of 229 shots for a .939 save…
Rogers excelling at Tahoe Prep after move from Montana
March 2nd, 2020For Braylon Rogers, the opportunity to advance his hockey development and challenge himself academically at Tahoe Prep Academy was a no-brainer. A 16-year-old junior who plays goalie for Tahoe Prep’s varsity team, he is in his first year with the academy after relocating from his native Montana and a little more than five months into…
Lady Ducks’ McGarrigle honored with prestigious Joe Burke Award
February 27th, 2020Kathy McGarrigle has dedicated nearly a quarter-century to helping grow girls hockey in the West. The American Hockey Coaches Association has taken note. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The founder and director of coaches of the Anaheim Lady Ducks recently received the Joe Burke Award, which honors those individuals who have shown great support and dedication…
Sharks, Coyotes go One Step Beyond at Cactus Cup event
February 26th, 2020For the One Step Sharks and One Step Coyotes special hockey programs, playing one another last month at the Arizona Cactus Cup event was truly a milestone. “We had been waiting for this event for a very long time,” said One Step Beyond special programs developer Jared Woosley. “When the two One Step teams met…
Former Jr. King, SDIA Oiler Buium decides on NCAA D-I Denver
February 25th, 2020Shai Buium and his current coach, Rich Metro, faced an interesting decision about the defenseman’s destination this season. On the one hand, the 2003 birth year could have made Shattuck-St. Mary’s prep team, but would that have been in his best interest? READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “He could have gone up, but by staying at…
Taking Liberties With… Coto de Caza native, Colorado College goalie Ryan Ruck
February 25th, 2020RYAN RUCK Position: Goaltender, Colorado College (NCHC, NCAA D-I) Hometown: Coto de Caza California Youth Teams: LA Selects, Orange County Hockey Club READ OUR LATEST ISSUE California Rubber: Do you have a favorite hockey memory from your time playing in California? Ryan Ruck: My 14U year, I was playing with Eric Comrie, Chase DeLeo and…