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Tahoe Prep players finding success, on and off the ice, as 2020 calendar year begins
January 15th, 2020With the new year here, we’re also moving into the thick of hockey season. And at Tahoe Prep Academy, this time of year often brings with it a turning point for the young hockey players and students living away from home in the mountains. First-year players start to feel at home, and players who are…
From the Trainer’s Room: Knowing when to return to the playing field after an injury
January 14th, 2020Injuries occur in sports. Some require rest, some rehab, and sometimes treatment and modifications to activity are necessary in order to get the athlete back into competition. Every injury and every athlete is different, so there is no black-and-white answer to how fast or what is needed to return to play. When an injury occurs,…
Medical student Russell: Strikers job ‘helps me unwind’
January 14th, 2020As a third-year medical student pursuing a respiratory therapy degree at L.A. Valley College, Kainoa Russell is an extremely busy person these days, but that hasn’t kept him from continuing the role he started in a few years back as the junior varsity coach for the El Segundo Strikers in the L.A. Kings High School…
Los Angeles native, Jr. Kings grad de Mey chosen WCHA Forward of the Week
January 13th, 2020Northern Michigan sophomore Vincent de Mey has been selected the WCHA Forward of the Week. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE A Los Angeles native, de Mey spurred a four-goal third period for the Wildcats on Saturday night with his first career hat trick to give NMU the weekend sweep with a 6-3 victory over Alaska Anchorage….
Noris feted for service to San Diego roller community
January 13th, 2020Joe Noris is fondly remembered as one of San Diego professional hockey’s shining stars during the 1970s but it’s been his 30 years of involvement in roller hockey as a manager, owner, manufacturer, player and coach that has left a legacy in the region. It was a sad day when Noris, 68, announced the closure…
CIF roller hockey circuit celebrating 20th anniversary season
January 12th, 2020The CIF-Metro Conference is celebrating its 20th anniversary season in 2019-20 as the only scholastic inline hockey league officially sanctioned by the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Twenty years after the first puck dropped in late November 2000 at a roller hockey rink in Chula Vista that now houses a social security administration complex, student-athletes within…
Rancho Palos Verdes native Park helping NCDC’s Cyclones to season-long success
January 10th, 2020It’s a bit unusual when a first-place team, undefeated in regulation, has put a target on your team’s back. However, that was the situation going into a Dec. 7 game when the Northern Cyclones took on the 21-0-1-1 Jersey Hitmen in the resumption of NCDC league play. Why would the Hitmen be so keen to…
San Diego Ice Arena placing heavy focus on supporting military members, families
January 9th, 2020If you have ever seen the movie “Top Gun,” or you’re looking forward to the sequel coming in 2020, you know that San Diego is a military town. With bases representing nearly all branches of the United States Armed Forces spread out throughout San Diego County, it is one of the area’s biggest industries and…
Westlake Village native, Titans grad Courtnall earning respect at WMU
January 8th, 2020His roles may have changed over the years, but several things remain constant with Lawton Courtnall – his attitude, his acceleration and his consistency. So it’s no accident that the former California Titans forward again is playing a vital part for a ranked Western Michigan hockey team. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “He just comes to…
La Jolla native, Jr. Gulls, Lady Ducks, Wave grad Smigliani selected ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month
January 8th, 2020Colgate freshman forward and La Jolla native Sammy Smigliani has been ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month for December. Smigliani paced the league’s rookies in scoring during the month, recording four points in just two games. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE She notched the lone Colgate goal on Dec. 6 against Quinnipiac before scoring twice more…