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Golden Bears’ Garcia uses program to blaze path to Boston prep school
October 5th, 2017Aidan Garcia was a standout with the California Golden Bears for seven seasons. As a 14U AA player, he was a star on the Bears state championship team and invited to the Pacific District Select Camp. For the Bears organization, he was also a trailblazer. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Last season, the club began an…
Golden Bears continue to gain momentum in California youth hockey realm
October 4th, 2017Six years ago, the California Golden Bears Hockey Club was struggling, both on and off the ice. The Bears, one of the oldest clubs in California, was teetering on the brink of financial ruin when Todd Thomasy and Paul Kaplan took the reins. Thomasy and Kaplan were hockey dads whose initial goal was to ensure…
Newport Beach native, Jr. Kings alum Wiesner picks up monthly NAHL honor
October 4th, 2017The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced its monthly player awards for the month of September. The Bauer Hockey NAHL Forward of the Month is Matt Wiesner from the Northeast Generals. Only players who are nominated by their respective teams are considered for the NAHL monthly awards. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE It was an…
OneHockey arrives in California with four holiday events
October 3rd, 2017It’s taken 14 years, but the hockey tournament industry’s undisputed international leader is finally going to introduce its home state of California to what the highly-acclaimed OneHockey experience is all about. OneHockey CEO Sebastien Fortier, a Laguna Hills resident, is excited to announce that OneHockey will bring four OneHockey holiday weekend spectaculars to the Golden…
Santa Barbara native, Titans grad Johnson bags weekly Big Ten honor
October 3rd, 2017University of Wisconsin junior forward Will Johnson has been named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Johnson, a Santa Barbara native and California Titans graduate, netted Wisconsin’s first goal of the season 5:51 into the first period of Sunday’s 3-2 victory over Michigan Tech University. He then assisted on…
San Jose hosts successful USA Hockey AAA Development Camp
September 29th, 2017Traditionally, Labor Day Weekend is the jumping-off point for the upcoming hockey season and this year, Solar4America Ice in San Jose hosted a USA Hockey AAA Development Camp for select 14U and 15U youth teams. Hockey season is indeed here. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE At the 2002 birth year, the LA Jr. Kings, San Jose…
California products pick up medals at summertime Maccabi Games
September 28th, 2017A handful of Southern California players represented the United States this summer in Israel at the 20th Maccabi Games. Players from the state made rosters on the Open and Junior teams. The Junior team came home with gold, while the Open squad captured silver and a third team in the Masters division, claimed bronze. READ…
Millar finding joy, satisfaction in passing knowledge on to goalie prospects
September 28th, 2017Growing up, Matt Millar was just as apt to be playing floor hockey or roller hockey in El Segundo with his friends as he was to be helping out his father in the Los Angeles Kings locker room. Millar’s range of experiences is unique even among the California hockey cohort, where lengthy and winding journeys…
Jr. Kings’ Mite contingent packs plenty of promise
September 22nd, 2017Keeping the cupboards stocked with eager and enthusiastic players at the youngest levels is paramount when it comes to solidifying the longstanding strength and success of any youth hockey program, and no club recognizes that fact better than the Los Angeles Jr. Kings. This season – thanks in part to the organization’s influx of coaching…
Ducks capture NHL Prospect Showcase tournament title
September 22nd, 2017The recent 2017 NHL Prospect Showcase tournament provided a competitive edge to rookie camps being conducted by the Anaheim Ducks, Arizona Coyotes, Colorado Avalanche and San Jose Sharks. The four-team event, hosted by the Sharks Sept. 9-12, featured round-robin games between the teams, with each team playing the other once for a total of three…