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AHL Calder Cup playoffs coming into sharper focus
April 11th, 2016Sixteen of the American Hockey League’s 30 teams qualify for the upcoming Calder Cup championship playoffs — eight teams each from the AHL’s Western and Eastern conferences and four teams in each of the league’s four geographic divisions. The 2016 Calder Cup champion will need to win four elimination series – division semifinals, division finals,…
San Diego’s Demko claims 2016 Mike Richter Award
April 8th, 2016Boston College junior goaltender Thatcher Demko has been named the winner of the 2016 Mike Richter Award as the most outstanding goaltender in NCAA men’s hockey. Demko, a California Titans product, was presented with the award April 8 during ESPN’s Talk Frozen Four & #CawlidgeHawkey event at Champions Sports Bar at the Tampa Marriott Waterside…
Sibling revelry: San Jose’s Carly and Spenser Marquiss skate to the top of the class
April 4th, 2016Carly Marquiss (Chico State University) and older brother Spenser Marquiss (Lindenwood University) had a rather unique hockey reunion in the middle of North America last year when both competed for their respective teams at the National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) national championship tournament in Independence, Mo. Both had the opportunity to watch each other…
Industry Profile: Ty Gretzky
April 1st, 2016TY GRETZKY Hometown: Los Angeles Resides: Los Angeles Age: 25 Position/Organization: Owner, Gretzky Hockey School Ty Gretzky laughed when asked about the text on his website proclaiming Gretzky Hockey School as the “greatest hockey school in the world.” While the superlative might seem an obvious play on his father Wayne’s nickname, even The Great One…
From The Trainer’s Room: What offseason goals for hockey players should entail
April 1st, 2016For most hockey players, the season has ended. It’s time to get a little rest and let the body and mind recover. The season can be a grind with lots of games, practices, lessons and travel and taking some time away from the ice can do a ton of good. For teenage hockey players, I…
Quebec tourney a highlight for California Pee Wee quartet
March 30th, 2016To say that the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament is unrivaled anywhere would be a vast understatement. It seems that everyone who has ever attended the event – now in its 57th year – raves about it, some going so far as to call it a life-changing experience. Surely, the recently concluded tournament will be…
Golden State, OC Hockey, Jr. Ducks claim Tier II states
March 29th, 2016Four teams from California took home CAHA Tier II state championship banners in early March, with two going to the Golden State Elite Eagles and one each to the OC Hockey Club and Anaheim Jr. Ducks. The Eagles won the 18U AA division, winning all three tournament games. On March 11, they skated to a…
Jr. Kings, Jr. Ducks collect banners at Pacific Districts
March 28th, 2016The Los Angeles Jr. Kings won two USA Hockey Pacific District Tier I boys titles and the Anaheim Jr. Ducks collected one banner during the first weekend in March at Toyota Sports Center in El Segundo. The Jr. Kings won championships at Bantam and Midget 16U, while the Jr. Ducks captured the 18U title. The…
New rivalries drive California’s AHL teams
March 25th, 2016In its first season, the American Hockey League’s (AHL) new Pacific Division has carved out its own unique identity with new rivalries and a frantic sprint to the upcoming Calder Cup playoffs. The seven-team division – buttressed by five new California franchises – is actually a jigsaw puzzle assembled from teams that competed in four…
Taking Liberties With… Taylor Aronson
March 24th, 2016Taylor Aronson Position: Defenseman, Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Drafted: Nashville Predators’ third-round pick (78th overall) in 2010 NHL draft Hometown: Placentia Youth Programs: Ontario Senators, California Wave, Los Angeles Jr. Kings California Rubber: What is your favorite hockey memory growing up? Taylor Aronson: The competition. We always had strong competition and that made it more fun…