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Half-dozen players with California ties selected during 2017 NHL Draft in Chicago
August 7th, 2017The 2009 California Brick team decided to hold a reunion in late June – it was called the NHL Draft. Five players from that team – Sasha Chmelevski (Huntington Beach native), Cole Guttman (Los Angeles), Ivan Lodnia (Anaheim), Jake McGrew (Orange) and Jason Robertson (Los Angeles) – heard their names called by NHL teams during…
Rubber Hockey Magazines sold to longtime writer, editor Mackinder
August 4th, 2017HERMOSA BEACH, CA – Good Sport Media, Inc., has announced the sale of its Arizona Rubber Hockey Magazine and California Rubber Hockey Magazine publications to longtime staff writer and editor Matt Mackinder and Mackinder Media, LLC. “Matt has been on board with us since Day 1, and I’m nothing but confident he’ll lead our publications…
THE RINKS offering up beginner programs for adult players
August 3rd, 2017The continued success of the Anaheim Ducks has fueled not only Orange County residents’ hockey fandom, but their desire to play themselves. While beginner programs are typically aimed towards children, adults are discovering there is a whole world of hockey programs available for them. Just like kids, adults can learn the basics of skating and…
Sad times as state’s youth scene mourns DeClerck, Harlan
August 2nd, 2017Early June was not kind to the California youth scene as former California Golden Bears standout Dylan Harlan and former San Jose Jr. Sharks player Stefan DeClerck each passed away. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE On June 4, Dylan and his father, Jim, were flying a single-engine Piper PA-28 airplane that crashed in the Santa Rosa…
LAKHSHL keeps growing, set to expand for 2017-18 season
July 31st, 2017The L.A. Kings High School Hockey League is expanding again, with one new varsity team and three junior varsity squads – as well as a newly renamed varsity squad – to be added for the 2017-18 season. The South Bay Stingrays are new at the varsity level, while the former South County Aviators have been…
Rancho Cucamonga native Delia signs entry-level deal with Blackhawks
July 31st, 2017Rising senior goaltender Collin Delia of Merrimack College has signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, as announced by the franchise on Friday, July 28. Delia, a free agent, will forgo his final year of NCAA eligibility to begin his professional career with the Blackhawks and will report to the Blackhawks’ training…
Fedorin Cup a major cog in hockey’s battle to help defeat cancer
July 20th, 2017When his pickup hockey buddies found out Eric Fedorin had brain cancer, they were stunned. Action quickly overtook the shock. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Rick Hutchinson led the charge, starting a charity hockey game in his friend’s honor and forming a charitable foundation, Athletic Sports Fund of America (ASFA). The game has grown in size…
Read Our Summer Issue!
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Groll, Johnson make cut for Team USA Under-17 Select Team for Five Nations Tournament
July 13th, 2017Twenty players who participated at the USA Hockey Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp have been chosen for the 2017 United States Under-17 Select Team that will compete Aug. 23-27 at the Five Nations Tournament in Ostrava, Czech Republic. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The week-long Boys Select 16 Player Development Camp concluded today (July 13)…
Los Gatos native, Jr. Sharks grad Cooley commits to NCAA D-I Denver
July 13th, 2017Former San Jose Jr. Sharks goaltender Devin Cooley has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for the University of Denver (NCHC). The Pioneers are the defending NCAA Division I national champions. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE A Los Gatos native, Cooley played in the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL) for the Jr. Sharks during…