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Tier I girls nationals features three California teams
May 23rd, 2016A trio of California teams traveled to Blaine, Minn., in late March and early April for the USA Hockey Tier I girls Youth Nationals. Tier I – 19U The Anaheim Lady Ducks went 1-2 in their trip to nationals. The opened with a 3-2 defeat to the Minnesota Elite White. Lillian Marchant had a goal…
Mixed results for California boys at Tier I nationals
May 23rd, 2016California was well represented at this year’s USA Hockey 16U Tier I Youth Nationals, sending five teams to compete across three different age levels. The Los Angeles Jr. Kings captured the Pacific District title and earned the right to represent the region in Anchorage, Alaska, from March 31–April 4, while two California teams participated in…
Reign one step closer to returning to Calder Cup Finals
May 22nd, 2016The Ontario Reign has taken another step toward reaching its ultimate goal of repeating as Calder Cup champions after defeating the San Diego Gulls four games to one to capture the Southern California rivals’ American Hockey League (AHL) Western Conference Pacific Division Finals playoff series. The Reign improves to 7-2 through two rounds of divisional…
Taking Liberties With… Blake Weyrick
May 21st, 2016BLAKE WEYRICK Position: Goaltender, Janesville Jets (NAHL) Committed: Canisius College (Atlantic Hockey) Hometown: Malibu Youth programs: Channel Islands Riptide, Anaheim Jr. Ducks, L.A. Selects California Rubber: You committed in early March to play your college hockey at Canisius – what did you like about the program? Blake Weyrick: I really love the coaching staff. They…
Jr. Kings families bike to fight cancer
May 18th, 2016A selfless group of families within the Los Angeles Jr. Kings program raised over $15,000 at this year’s Tour de Pier – a stationary cycling fundraising event held in Manhattan Beach that supports three cancer charity organizations. An impressive 40 members from the club, including 12 Jr. Kings players, biked at the fourth annual Tour,…
JSerra, OLu up compete level at high school nationals
May 18th, 2016When the playoffs come around, the pressure is on, a concept not lost among California’s representatives in the USA Hockey High School National Championships in March in Reston, Va. JSerra and Orange Lutheran had the experience of reaching this stage in recent years, and after a fight through the California Amateur Hockey Association state tournament,…
Jr. Sharks glowing after hosting Tier I national tourney
May 18th, 2016For the first time in USA Hockey history, the USA Hockey 16U and 18U Tier I Youth Nationals were held west of the Rockies, from Mar. 31-Apr. 4 at Sharks Ice in San Jose. According to one of the driving forces behind it all, the event couldn’t have gone any better. “I’m very, very pleased,”…
Jr. Ducks bring in alum Aiken to coach 18U AAA squad
May 18th, 2016Few people have the perspective on Tier I hockey in California that August Aiken has. The new coach of the Anaheim Jr. Ducks Midget 18U AAA team was a member of the state’s first team to win a Tier I USA Hockey Youth Nationals championship. The former forward was also a member of the L.A….
AHL Man of the Year winners impact local communities
May 17th, 2016Prior to the start of the Calder Cup playoffs, the American Hockey League announced the individual team winners of the IOA/American Specialty AHL Man of the Year awards. These players were selected by their respective clubs for their outstanding contributions to the local community and charitable organizations during the 2015-16 season. From this list of…
Khodorenko will stay in Michigan, commits to Michigan State
May 12th, 2016Michigan has agreed with Patrick Khodorenko, so much that the forward from Walnut Creek made a verbal commitment to play college hockey at Michigan State University recently. Khodorenko, who has skated for the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP) in Ann Arbor and Plymouth, Mich., the past two seasons after playing Midget 16U AAA for…