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Ex-California player LeMarque tells story on big screen
November 2nd, 2017Hockey is a sport played in the winter months, so needless to say, it’s cold. Eric LeMarque experienced something far colder back in 2004 when he was lost in the Sierra Nevada wilderness, but survived for a week by living in a makeshift igloo and eating pine nuts and pine needles. He lost both feet…
Manhattan Beach’s Maxwell adds to jobs, adds to family
November 1st, 2017If you ask Tyler Maxwell what his plans are for each day of the week, odds are each day is focused on a different component of his hockey employment. Yes, the 26-year-old Manhattan Beach native is a hockey junkie. He’ll be the first to admit that. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE On the home front, Maxwell…
SDSU Aztecs face off 2017-18 season with 10-0-1 start
November 1st, 2017San Diego State University’s men’s ice hockey team is off to its best start since joining the Division 2 tier in the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), a national organization governing non-varsity college ice hockey teams. The Aztecs swept the University of Southern California in a pair of home and home games the weekend of…
Jr. Kings graduate, Tustin native Wolf earns WHL, CHL Goaltender of the Week honors
October 30th, 2017The Western Hockey League announced today that Everett Silvertips goaltender Dustin Wolf has been named the WHL Goaltender of the Week and the league nominee for the Vaughn CHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Oct. 29, 2017. (Oct. 31 Update): He has also garnered CHL Goaltender of the Week honors as well….
Eastvale native Barnes to suit up for 2017-18 U.S. Women’s National Team
October 29th, 2017Boston College women’s hockey freshman Cayla Barnes has been called up to join the 2017-18 U.S. Women’s National Team in its preparations for the 2018 Olympic Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, in February. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Barnes, an 18-year-old from Eastvale, will meet up with the team in the Tampa area this weekend…
LAKHSHL strikes gold, brings aboard veteran Scullion as goalie coach
October 27th, 2017Goaltenders playing in the L.A. Kings High School Hockey League will have a new resource this season as they try to improve their skills. Brian Scullion has been hired as the league’s goalie coach, and will work with each of the league’s nine varsity and eight junior varsity teams. Less than a month into the…
Little Sharks leading the way in Bay Area hockey growth
October 26th, 2017Amber Cottle is the marketing coordinator for the San Jose Sharks and part of her duties is to manage all of the planning and logistics related to the Little Sharks program. The Little Sharks program hosts two sessions of “Learn to Play” classes every year. During the 2016-17 season, the Sharks had approximately 800 participants…
Training camp labors of a half-dozen players with California ties results in preseason action
October 25th, 2017There was no press release. No grand announcement or much – if any – media attention. Just a sheet of paper on the wall with names on it. For six players with ties to California, that was all they needed to see. They got a chance to live out every hockey player’s dream and skate…
Jr. Kings graduates making waves at higher levels
October 24th, 2017When it comes to advancing players to higher levels of the game, few do it better than the Los Angeles Jr. Kings organization. Over the years, thanks in part to its experienced and well-connected coaching staff, the program has helped dozens of its players reach the professional, NCAA and elite-level junior ranks – and it’s…
San Diego native Slaker picks up Big Ten Second Star weekly award
October 24th, 2017University of Michigan sophomore forward Jake Slaker has been named the Big Ten’s Second Star of the Week. Slaker, a San Diego native, registered three points, including a pair of goals, in Michigan’s weekend sweep of Vermont. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE He assisted the game-winning goal in Friday’s 4-1 victory and netted the game-tying and…