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San Jose product Vernon garners weekly division honors from NAHL
December 11th, 2018The North American Hockey League (NAHL) today announced the Divisional Stars of the Week, presented by Bauer Hockey, for the week ending Dec. 9, 2018. The Divisional Stars of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2018-19 regular season that honors the top performing players in each of the four NAHL divisions. Only players…
Tustin native, Jr. Kings alum Wolf tabbed WHL Goaltender of the Week
December 10th, 2018Former Los Angeles Jr. King Dustin Wolf was named the Western Hockey League (WHL) Goaltender of the Week and league nominee for the Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Dec. 9, 2018. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The Tustin native posted a perfect 3-0 record with the Everett Silvertips, including one…
Now in its 25th season as a junior hockey league, WSHL has stood the test of time
December 7th, 2018Dr. Don Thorne is a Vietnam veteran, but he didn’t teach his son to shoot guns. He taught his son to shoot pucks. To the rest of the country, hockey across the Sun Belt has always been an unfathomable concept. Ideas of the sport taking the Southwestern United States by storm were almost fictional constructs….
From the Trainer’s Room: How to diagnose and treat groin injuries in hockey players
December 6th, 2018Groin strains are common injuries in the game of ice hockey. The main groin muscles include the adductor longus, magnus and brevis and the gracilis. Their primary function is to bring the leg back towards the middle of the body or adduct the hip. Groin injuries can be debilitating as the muscle group is elongated…
American International the next stop for Oceanside product Timba
December 5th, 2018Julian Timba can be tough to pin down. A nimble skater who can get the puck and transfer it up the ice, the 1998 birth year and Oceanside native fits a template many teams are seeking in defensemen in today’s game. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE American International College (Atlantic Hockey) is among those, and the…
Glendale native, former SoCal youth standout Ghantous chooses NCAA D-I Northern Michigan
December 4th, 2018After years of helping others, Andre Ghantous drew a big assist in early November. The longtime Southern California youth hockey player committed to Northern Michigan University (WCHA) in his final season of junior hockey. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “I’m super excited to finally get an offer,” said Ghantous, who is from Glendale and played for…
Jr. Kings grad, Arcadia native Robertson bags second OHL weekly honor of ’18-19 season
December 3rd, 2018The Ontario Hockey League announced Monday that Dallas Stars prospect Jason Robertson of the Niagara IceDogs is the OHL ‘On the Run’ Player of the Week for the regular-season week ending Dec. 2 after leading the league with 10 points in three games including three goals and seven assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-7….
Is Reno still a future landing spot for professional hockey?
December 3rd, 2018As the success of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights has been well documented, might Reno be the next Nevada town to house professional hockey, potentially at the AHL or ECHL level? With five AHL teams in California and one in Arizona, the area is still ripe for hockey. In the ECHL, Idaho and Utah are…
St. Mary’s an exemplary blend of academics, athletics
November 30th, 2018St. Mary’s High School in Stockton is making waves for its brand-new hockey program, but the school is much more than what happens on the ice. Kathy Smith is the school’s principal and Genesta Jackson serves as the vice principal at the home of the Rams. Both continually find ways to utilize the school’s mission…
Standouts Dahlen, Nordorf, Boyko, Coca succeeding for TPHA, both on and off the ice
November 29th, 2018As the weather cools down and snow starts to sprinkle the mountain peaks all around, things are heating up at Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy. Tahoe’s prep team was off to a 13-3 start through the end of October and had outscored their opponents 77-42. The varsity group was 1-1 in the Anaheim Ducks High School…