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Give Blood Play Hockey event going strong in 13th year
September 25th, 2019It’s business as usual for the 13th annual Give Blood Play Hockey charity inline hockey tournament, which means the focus is raising money for research to eradicate pediatric cancer. “Our goal is to raise $165,000-plus this year,” tournament co-founder Mary Quayle Korus said. “We are currently accepting sponsorships for this year’s event and are calling…
Longtime Jr. Sharks prodigy Blais-Savoie putting girls hockey on NorCal map
September 24th, 2019Evelyn Blais-Savoie has grown up in San Jose, not only helping her San Jose Jr. Sharks girls teams win state and national championships, but also developing her game to be NCAA Division I-ready in a couple years. The soon-to-be 17-year-old forward was part of the Jr. Sharks’ 19U AA team that won a USA Hockey…
ADHSHL enters ninth season in ’19-20 with booming talent, confidence
September 23rd, 2019The Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League (ADHSHL) heads into its ninth season bigger and stronger than ever. What started with just a few teams in 2011 has grown to a 51-team varsity and junior varsity colossus. And with Santa Margarita (pictured) having won three of the past five USA Hockey National Championships in the…
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HockeyShot: Jack Hughes’ training earns him top pick in NHL Draft
September 19th, 2019Chances are you have already heard of Jack Hughes – younger brother to Quinn Hughes, chosen No. 7 by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 NHL Draft, and older brother to Luke, a prospect for a first-round selection in the 2021 NHL Draft. Like HockeyShot, this family legacy has come through lots of hard work…
With Year 4 ahead, Tahoe Prep moving in right direction
September 18th, 2019Summer may be in full swing, with tourists descending on Lake Tahoe for the season and hockey far from most peoples’ minds, but at Tahoe Prep Academy, they’re always looking ahead and are already preparing for a successful 2019-20 academic year and hockey season. As the burgeoning academy prepares for its fourth year, Tahoe Prep…
Huntington Beach native, USPHL grad Ralsten off to NCAA D-III Bryn Athyn
September 5th, 2019Ismael Ralsten, a goalie brought up in Huntington Beach and in California youth hockey, used the skills he picked up in California and took it across the continent as a junior player. Now, he is set to show off his wares at the collegiate level at NCAA Division III Bryn Athyn (Pa.) College. READ OUR…
Jr. Golden Knights’ Kline earns inaugural Mark Workman Scholarship
August 29th, 2019Emily Kline is the first recipient of the Mark Workman Scholarship, which is presented by the Vegas Golden Knights. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Kline recently graduated from Odyssey Charter High School in Las Vegas and has played 14 years of hockey in Minnesota and Nevada. The Princeton, Minn., native played for the Vegas Jr. Golden…
Ducks host blind hockey events at The Rinks-Irvine Inline
August 22nd, 2019“Hockey Is For Everyone” has become more than just a month-long initiative by the NHL – it’s now a motto that the league strives to support on a year-long basis. The Anaheim Ducks and THE RINKS have embraced this motto by introducing or helping existing disabled hockey programs in the special hockey, sled hockey and…
NHL teams again look to California to stock rosters for future seasons
August 20th, 2019Want more evidence that the development model of California youth hockey works? Look no further than the 2019 NHL Draft, which was held June 21-22 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Three California-born and –trained players were selected, including two in the first round, and two of the three played hockey in the state through their 16U…