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San Diego’s Slaker selected Big Ten First Star of the Week
October 18th, 2016The Big Ten announced its Three Stars of the Week on Tuesday and San Diego native Jake Slaker was named First Star. Jake Slaker, Michigan F – Fr. – San Diego • Registered points on both Michigan goals as the Wolverines skated to a 2-1 victory Saturday at Ferris State • Scored his first collegiate…
Jr. Kings grads making waves at higher levels
October 18th, 2016When it comes to advancing players to higher levels of the game, few do it better than the Los Angeles Jr. Kings organization. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE 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…
From The Trainer’s Room: Flexibility and mobility not the same thing
October 14th, 2016Flexibility and mobility typically get mistaken as the same thing, but they are very different. Flexibility is the range of motion of a single joint or the ability of a single joint to move freely. Mobility is the ability of one or more joints to move freely during movements. According to Mike Robertson of the…
Preseason winds down for AHL’s five California teams
October 13th, 2016The American Hockey League’s Pacific Division teams will face off the 2016-17 season the weekend of Oct. 14-15. It will be the AHL’s 81st season of operation and the second season for the Pacific Division, which will be buttressed once again by five teams in California. The division has grown in membership to eight teams…
Whether books, pucks or waves, Drexler keeps her balance
October 11th, 2016If an opponent derisively asks Manhattan Beach’s Kara Drexler, “Where’s the surfboard?” she’d probably tell them, “In the garage ’til summer.” In addition to being a top-four defenseman for Yale University and a two-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic pick, the junior moonlights as a surf camp instructor during her summers at home in California. “I like…
Las Vegas’ Brooks taking his talents to ECHL’s Gladiators
October 7th, 2016Kenny Brooks is a Las Vegas native that is excited to see the NHL game take root in town. For this coming season, though, he’ll be doing it from afar as he’ll be playing for the ECHL’s Atlanta Gladiators. Brooks completed his four-year career at NCAA Division I Penn State University (pictured) last spring and…
USA Hockey tabs Ducks youth program with Model Association honors
October 3rd, 2016The Anaheim Ducks youth hockey program scored its most impressive hat trick yet, but the real winners are young players in the region. Back on Aug. 16, USA Hockey announced that The Rinks, the Anaheim Jr. Ducks and the Anaheim Lady Ducks received American Development Model Association designations. It was the first time USA Hockey…
Class finally in session at the Tahoe Hockey Academy
September 28th, 2016The date of Sept. 12 will mark an important day in Tahoe Hockey Academy’s history. After years of conceptualizing and months of planning, the academy will officially open to its first class of student-athletes. Academic lesson plans have been prepared, games have been scheduled, and the hundreds of other details have been put in place…
College Hockey, Inc. returns to Southern California
September 25th, 2016With the abundance of emerging hockey talent coming out of the West Coast these days, players and their families are forced to make some tough decisions relating to their futures at a young age. Advocates of the college hockey experience – namely College Hockey Inc., an organization designed to ensure those players and their families…
Jr. Ducks’ Petrie following in Barnes’ USA Hockey footsteps
September 22nd, 2016Dominique Petrie moved one step closer to crossing off a goal in mid-August. Petrie, who has played five seasons with the Anaheim Jr. Ducks 2001 team, made the U.S. Women’s Under-18 Select Team that won two of three exhibition games against Canada on Aug. 18-21 at Calgary. Petrie picked up an assist in the third…