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Junior hockey-bound Smejkal winner of 2020 Workman Scholarship
June 24th, 2020The Mark Workman Scholarship is awarded to a current high school senior in the Vegas Jr. Golden Knights program who best exemplifies passion, sportsmanship, team play, work ethic, discipline, community service and academic achievement. Noah Smejkal checks all those boxes, and then some. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The winner of the 2020 scholarship, which is…
Bowkus monumental helping shape California’s youth hockey landscape
June 24th, 2020If you’re debating the Mount Rushmore of California youth hockey coaches, you’d be hard-pressed not to include Jack Bowkus on that distinguished shrine of four. A trailblazer who never surrendered his blue-collar approach towards his craft, Bowkus was revered as a respected and trusted leader and mentor thanks to his hard work and brutal honesty…
USPHL postpones NCDC Detroit Combine to July 30-31 in Fraser, Mich.
June 19th, 2020The United States Premier Hockey League has announced that the 2020 NCDC Detroit Combine has been postponed by just over a month to July 30-31, but still remaining at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Mich. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE This announcement has been made due to Michigan state restrictions on the opening of ice rink facilities….
California players spending season in Europe return home early after COVID-19 outbreak
June 19th, 2020The closure of North American hockey leagues in rapid succession as the coronavirus/COVID-19 spread this spring captured the attention of hockey fans everywhere. But what about the nearly two dozen players from California and Nevada who play pro hockey in Europe? Many of them have young families and faced an added layer of challenges when…
ACHA Division II embracing California teams
June 19th, 2020Collegiate club ice hockey continues to grow at the ACHA Division II level in California, and continues to grow in stature as well. Three California-based teams managed to crack the top 20 final rankings in the West Region in 2019-20. West Coast Hockey Conference (WCHC) champion CSU Northridge (CSUN) finished at No. 11, followed by…
No sophomore jinx for CIF-Metro high rollers
June 17th, 2020The Scripps Ranch Falcons repeated as Kiwanis Cup champions to cap the 2019-20 CIF-Metro Conference high school roller hockey season, but a pair of sophomore scoring wizards – Cathedral Catholic’s Quinn Conway and Bonita Vista’s Maxwell Anderson – combined to earn a deserving share of the spotlight. Conway (pictured) helped catapult the 11th-seeded Cathedral Catholic…
Jr. Sharks fare well at states, districts, WHL U.S. Prospects Draft
June 17th, 2020Before the COVID-19 outbreak prematurely ended 2019-20 hockey seasons across the country, the San Jose Jr. Sharks found success, both on and off the ice. On the ice in March, the Jr. Sharks’ 18U AAA team captured the CAHA state championship and then went on to Tacoma, Wash., to win the Pacific District title, while…
SDSU, USD make statement with record-breaking seasons
June 17th, 2020ACHA hockey is alive and well in the San Diego region as evidenced by record-breaking seasons turned in by both the San Diego State University Aztecs and the University of San Diego Toreros in 2019-20. The Aztecs posted their first 20-win season in the program’s multi-decade history while the Toreros won the West Coast Hockey…
Jr. Gulls conclude ’19-20 season, look ahead to ’20-21
June 15th, 2020The San Diego Jr. Gulls organization saw its 2019-20 season end prematurely, with many memories yet to be made that will now have to be the answer to the question, “What if?” That said, the club experienced several outstanding highlights during the season, including the 10U A team skating to an undefeated SCAHA season and…
WHL teams select four with ties to Jr. Ducks in U.S. Draft
June 10th, 2020A total of four 2005 birth year players with ties to the Anaheim Jr. Ducks were selected in the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) inaugural U.S. Prospects Draft on March 25. The quartet included current Jr. Ducks goalie Miles Roberts and defenseman Jason Zaccari and former Jr. Ducks defenseman Ze’ev Buium and forward Ty Henricks. READ…