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Petrie carves own path en route to Harvard commitment
November 24th, 2017Dominique Petrie always has a plan – the 2001 birth year is nothing, if not highly focused. Play for team Team USA with her age group? Check. Play youth hockey with boys through her Midget 16U season? Check. Commit to an Ivy League university and continue her hockey career? Check. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE A…
Jr. Kings launch new Web site, fundraising program
November 22nd, 2017Ever since the Los Angeles Kings assumed operations of the Los Angeles Jr. Kings over a year ago, the organization has been provided with countless resources in an effort to help push the club to new heights. Another case in point: The recent launch of the Jr. Kings’ brand-new Web site. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE…
Reign charting unfamiliar territory in AHL Pacific Division
November 22nd, 2017The Ontario Reign, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings, had to be navigating in unfamiliar territory following its 0-6 start to the 2017-18 campaign. The Reign, AHL Calder Cup champions in 2014-15 and Pacific Division champions in 2015-16, has since earned points in six of its last seven games…
‘Tis the season for THE RINKS All-World Winter Camps
November 21st, 2017Winters in Southern California are not your typical wintery wonderland as children play and have snowball fights while schools are out for a snow day. Instead, Christmas lights are wrapped around palm trees, Christmas music is on the radios of beachgoers, and the chillingly cold of 60-degree weather makes some people put on a light…
California natives Guttman, St. Ivany tabbed for U.S. Junior Select Team
November 17th, 2017USA Hockey today named 22 players for the 2017 U.S. Junior Select Team that will play in the 2017 World Junior A Challenge from Dec. 10-16 in Truro, Nova Scotia. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE All players currently play in the United States Hockey League, the lone Tier I junior hockey league in the U.S., and…
Read Our November Issue!
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Taking Liberties With… Trevor Moore
November 16th, 2017TREVOR MOORE Position: Forward, Toronto Marlies (American Hockey League) Hometown: Thousand Oaks Last Amateur Team: University of Denver (NCHC) Youth Teams: Ventura Mariners, LA Hockey Club/LA Selects READ OUR LATEST ISSUE California Rubber: How did your first season of pro hockey go? Trevor Moore: I think my first season went pretty well. I got adjusted…
From the Trainer’s Room: How to deal with knee, MCL injuries when it comes to hockey
November 15th, 2017The medial collateral ligament in the knee (MCL) was the second most common injury in NCAA hockey in 2013, as stated by Grant, Bedi, Kurz, Bancroft and Miller. The study showed that only concussions had a higher injury rate in male collegiate players. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The MCL is one of four ligaments in…
Chalk Talk: IIHF World Girls Ice Hockey Weekend sparks future growth
November 15th, 2017From a “Girls Try Hockey For Free Day” to NCAA student-athlete commitments this fall: California provides growing opportunities for females of ALL ages and levels of play. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Girls Try Hockey – Clubs Form Teams As Girls Try Hockey For Free events were underway over the Oct. 6-8 weekend across California, it…
Parents, beware: Stay away from online message boards
November 14th, 2017About six years ago, as a first-time hockey parent of a Mite house player, I recall asking a couple of the veteran travel parents if they had any recommendations for information about different hockey clubs and the tryout process. One parent was vocal about the wealth of resources you could find on the hockey message…