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DWA foundation addresses mental health awareness
October 10th, 2019It’s okay not to be okay. That’s the message the newfound “Don’t Walk Alone: The Walker Tobin Memorial Foundation” is committed to embracing as it focuses on raising the awareness of the importance of mental health education and action amongst young athletes. The foundation, which was formally introduced in August at the Los Angeles Jr….
Extra Hour Off-Ice Training impacting NorCal hockey
October 9th, 2019Cathy Andrade introduced Power Hour to the Bay Area in 1998, providing power skating for athletes of all ages and skill levels. Some 20 years later, in 2018, she launched the Extra Hour Off-Ice Hockey Training Facility to provide off-ice training. Along with her husband, Randy, Cathy traveled and toured the Midwest, East Coast, and…
Jr. Sharks, Tahoe Prep grad Larsson leaving mark in NCDC
October 8th, 2019Moving East wasn’t much of a problem for South Lake Tahoe resident Erik Larsson. Moving – anywhere – is a skill that the Swedish-born forward has developed over the course of his 20 years, so it was no problem to pack up clothes, his hockey bag and stick and fly 3,000 miles to join the…
Ducks Foundation puts sled, Warrior hockey on display
October 7th, 2019On any given day, the beautiful and sprawling Great Park Ice facility’s four rinks are bustling with hockey players and ice skaters of every skill level. But on Aug. 17, the rink hosted a sport of a different kind – one that most people in Orange County probably don’t know much about yet. The Anaheim…
Entering Year 2, St. Mary’s brimming with confidence in Stockton
October 3rd, 2019After getting off the ground in 2018-19, the St. Mary’s High School hockey program is looking to take the jump to the next level in 2019-20 as a second-year team. Playing games this season in the NAHL Prep League and Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League (ADHSHL), the Rams have their eyes on improved results…
Kern County eager to defend its LAKHSHL championship
October 2nd, 2019After years of near-misses, the Kern County Knights finally reached the top of the mountain last season, not only winning the L.A. Kings High School Hockey League (LAKHSHL) championship but also taking home the title for Division 2B in the California Amateur Hockey Association. Defending their titles, however, will not be an easy task. READ…
U.S., Californians bag double gold at summertime World Roller Games
October 2nd, 2019The United States Men’s and Women’s Senior National Inline Hockey Teams returned to what many in this country considered to be their rightful place – at the top of the world rankings – after winning gold medals at July’s World Roller Games in Barcelona. Both teams did so with a sizable assist from Californians. READ…
Palm Springs lands AHL team, will be new Seattle NHL team’s top affiliate
October 2nd, 2019Hockey’s continued growth in the state of California was further evidenced by the announcement on Sept. 30 by American Hockey League president-CEO David Andrews that the league’s Board of Governors had awarded an expansion franchise to Palm Springs. The new club becomes the AHL’s 32nd team and its sixth in California, joining the San Jose…
WSHL’s Thunderbirds bringing local talent to Vegas for inaugural ’19-20 season
September 30th, 2019When the Las Vegas Thunderbirds take the ice this fall for their inaugural season in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL), the team will do so with a number of local players on the roster. Entering September, the Thunderbirds had signed forwards Darion Conaway, Caleb Day and Joe Terrana and J.J. Williamson, defensemen Sean Kedra,…
Optimism abounds as Tahoe Prep opens 2019-20 season
September 26th, 2019Fall is always the best time of year for the student-athletes, coaches and administrators at Tahoe Prep Academy, and it’s not just because a chill in the air has returned to most mornings and evenings and snow will soon be falling on an almost daily basis. Autumn signals the beginning of hockey season, and after…