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Two California connections bag CHL national awards for ’16-17 season
May 29th, 2017The Canadian Hockey League (CHL) on Saturday announced the 10 national award winners for the 2016-17 season and two winners have California connections. The awards were presented as part of the 2017 Mastercard Memorial Cup festivities in Windsor, Ont. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE CIBC Scholastic Player of the Year Award: Sasha Chmelevski, Ottawa 67’s NHL…
67 teams ready for Jr. Kings’ Carmen Starr Classic
May 26th, 2017The Los Angeles Jr. Kings have announced the field and schedule for their upcoming Carmen Starr Memorial Day Classic, which will run from May 26-29 at three Southern California rinks. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Sixty-seven teams from Arizona, California, Colorado, Texas, Alberta and British Columbia, as well as the Czech Republic and Russia, will compete…
East County’s Polon bucks odds, earns LAKHSHL scholarship
May 25th, 2017Robert Polon had been playing hockey nearly his entire life when his time on the ice abruptly ended after his eighth-grade season due to a series of concussions. He had skated for the L.A. Jr. Kings, L.A. Hockey and California Golden Bears growing up, but with the risks of serious and permanent damage mounting with…
Jr. Reign’s Frank starting Riverside high school program
May 24th, 2017If there’s any question about the continued growth in popularity of high school hockey, doubters need look no further than the teams recently added in the Inland Empire region of Southern California. Starting next season, another team will be brought into the fold, as Ontario Jr. Reign president Ben Frank will work with the Carnegie…
Kapusta new owner, takes reins of WSHL’s San Diego Sabers
May 23rd, 2017Tomas Kapusta has spent a lifetime in hockey and wants to pass on his knowledge and understanding of the game to those in the junior hockey world. Earlier this offseason, Kapusta purchased the San Diego Sabers, a Tier II team that plays in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). He’ll also serve as the general…
Barracuda eliminates Gulls, off to AHL’s Western Conference Finals
May 19th, 2017The San Jose Barracuda is going to where no other Barracuda team has gone before: the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Calder Cup Western Conference Finals. The top-seeded Barracuda took a bold new step into previously unchartered territory by defeating the second-seeded San Diego Gulls four games to one in the teams’ best-of-seven Pacific Division Finals. READ OUR…
Taking Liberties With… Scott Savage
May 19th, 2017SCOTT SAVAGE Position: Defenseman, Cleveland Monsters (American Hockey League) Hometown: San Clemente Last Amateur Team: Boston College (Hockey East) Youth Teams: Yorba Linda Blackhawks, LA Selects READ OUR LATEST ISSUE California Rubber: How has your transition to pro hockey gone? Scott Savage: I signed an amateur tryout contract with Cleveland (on March 21), and it’s…
From the Trainer’s Room: Recovering after a long hockey season and what you should know
May 18th, 2017The hockey season can be a grind. Most youth players start practicing in August and finish games in March or April. That’s 8-9 months of 2-3 practices a week and anywhere from 25-60 or more games, not to mention any private lessons and dryland. This can take a huge toll on an athlete both physically…
Chalk Talk: How you handle competition can define you as a person
May 17th, 2017Hey aspiring hockey professional! I want you to pretend you have a microphone in your face and a reporter has just asked who you are as hockey player. Now, answer the question and be very specific. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE My mentor, Par Marts, asked me and my teammates that question in 1994 just as…
NHL debut behind him, Comrie focuses on working to return
May 17th, 2017With three seconds left, Eric Comrie could exhale for what seemed like the first time in two days. The goaltender shot the puck to the corner of the rink at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, and did an uncharacteristic fist pump, his first NHL victory secure in his debut for the Winnipeg Jets, a nail-biting…