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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…
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…