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Arizona duo thriving in Tahoe Hockey Academy environment
December 7th, 2017A pair of Arizona natives have taken their skills from the desert to the mountains and are establishing themselves as cornerstones of the prep team at Tahoe Hockey Academy. Defenseman Jack Birecki and center Jared Shuter are in their second year as student-athletes at California’s first prep boarding school for hockey players, and the two…
Olympic hopes alive for trio of Californians playing in Europe
December 6th, 2017The NHL’s decision to not supply players for February’s Olympic Games in South Korea opened the door for a trio of California professional hockey players to compete for Team USA. Defenseman Jonathon Blum and forwards Robbie Earl and Ryan Lasch (pictured) were part of Team USA’s squad that competed in the Deutschland Cup in Augsburg,…
Well-rounded Balisy joins California’s NHL contingent
December 5th, 2017There aren’t many blocks in Southern California that can claim two NHL players, but one in Rancho Santa Margarita can after Chase Balisy made his debut in the league with the Florida Panthers on Oct. 28. Balisy spent his elementary school years just four doors down from Jonathon Blum, who made his NHL debut with…
Californians taking the lead as team captains in NCAA Division I hockey circles
December 5th, 2017They span the continent and have different roles on their respective teams, but there are similarities. California Rubber Magazine has identified seven players with ties to the state who are wearing a letter for NCAA Division I programs this season. They bring different skills and play various positions, but there are a few constants in…
Her country calls, and Eastvale’s Barnes gladly answers
December 4th, 2017Everyone is entitled to change their mind, even USA Hockey. And that’s just what the hockey’s governing body in the United States did in late October when it added Californian Cayla Barnes to the U.S. Women’s National Team roster, which is training in suburban Tampa, Fla., for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. READ OUR LATEST…
Opportunities to serve, learn front and center for California natives, Army duo
December 4th, 2017It’s a road less traveled by California hockey players, but Taylor Maruya and Trevin Kozlowski are proud to journey down it at Army West Point. The two are the lone players from the Golden State playing NCAA Division I hockey for U.S. service academies for the 2017-18 season. But Maruya said Californians shouldn’t let military…
Tahoe Hockey Academy growing substantially, on and off the ice
December 1st, 2017It hasn’t quite been 14 months since Tahoe Hockey Academy first opened its doors and put its first team on the ice wearing the program’s distinctive purple and white sweaters, and already California’s first prep hockey boarding school has established itself as a force to be reckoned with. In the last year alone, the program…
Former NHLer Myhres working with LAKHSHL to address substance abuse
December 1st, 2017Brantt Myhres had a promising NHL career underway and appeared to have everything going for him. That was until he was hit with his first suspension for substance abuse, an occurrence that he would revisit three more times before eventually receiving a lifetime ban from the league. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE A right wing who…
Longtime Jr. Gull, current Jr. Duck Groll commits to Michigan
November 29th, 2017A weekend in Pittsburgh at the end of September helped determine Josh Groll’s future course. The performances by the Anaheim Jr. Ducks center and his 16U AAA team at the United States Hockey League (USHL) Fall Classic drew a lot of attention from college coaches, including the University of Michigan, which Groll ultimately committed to…
Frozen Fairgrounds hockey festival coming to San Diego in December
November 28th, 2017When you think of San Diego, the first thought that comes to mind isn’t usually hockey. After all, with temperatures hovering around 70 degrees year-round, finding a frozen pond with kids playing pickup games in the winter is out of the question, and rinks aren’t nearly as plentiful as they are in other parts of…