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Los Angeles chosen to host 2017 NHL All-Star Game
February 2nd, 2016The National Hockey League announced over the weekend the selection of the Los Angeles Kings, Staples Center and the city of Los Angeles as hosts of the 2017 NHL All-Star celebration. The league’s mid-season showcase will take place Saturday, Jan. 28 and Sunday, Jan. 29 and will include the NHL All-Star Skills Competition and the…
From The Trainer’s Room: Know, recognize the signs and symptoms of a concussion
February 1st, 2016Over the last 10 years, concussions have become a hot topic in youth and professional sports and for just cause. The media is constantly showing violent hits in sports and the injuries have sparked medical research and education into concussions and the long-term effects they may cause. Many changes in the way concussions are handled…
Revived Cal Poly Pomona back in business
January 28th, 2016Cal Poly Pomona won the Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League’s (WCRHL) inaugural Division I championship during the 1994 spring season and placed runner-up in the WCRHL Division I regional championship game in both 2001 and 2003 before winning the WCRHL’s Division II regional championship in 2008. The Broncos are back in action for the first…
Las Vegas’ Harris commits to Bemidji State
January 27th, 2016Las Vegas native Brendan Harris has committed to attend and play his NCAA Division I hockey at Bemidji State University following his junior career. Harris, a 19-year-old forward who played locally for the Las Vegas Storm and California Titans, is in his third season skating for the British Columbia Hockey League’s (BCHL) Wenatchee Wild. The…
WCRHL’s second semester hits high gear
January 27th, 2016The eye is clearly on the prize with the announcement of the dates of both the Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) regional and National Collegiate Roller Hockey Association (NCRHA) national championship tournaments. The WCRHL regional is scheduled for March 5-6 at The Rinks-Corona Inline; the NCRHA nationals are scheduled for April 6-10 in Cedar…
Time to shine for California at AHL All-Star Classic
January 26th, 2016Players from the five California teams in the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Pacific Division will be out to shine when the 2016 Toyota AHL All-Star Classic takes place on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in Syracuse, N.Y. All 30 AHL teams will be represented in the upcoming event, hosted by the Syracuse Crunch. Nine players…
Six named to NAHL Top Prospects Tournament
January 26th, 2016Six players with California and Nevada ties – forwards Jacob Hamacher (Corona), Brennan Blaszczak (Las Vegas) and Joey Cassetti (Pleasanton); and defensemen Cole Souto (Yorba Linda), Zak Galambos (Walnut Creek) and Rourke Russell (Long Beach) – were selected to compete in the upcoming North American Hockey League (NAHL) Top Prospects Tournament, which will be showcased…
Taking Liberties With… Annie Pankowski
January 26th, 2016Annie Pankowski Forward, University of Wisconsin (Big Ten) Hometown: Laguna Hills Youth Programs: Anaheim Lady Ducks, North American Hockey Academy The sophomore is at it again this season. One year after leading all NCAA Division I freshmen in scoring (43 points) and being selected the National Rookie of the Year, Annie Pankowski went into the…
Kings’ high school league making the grade
January 23rd, 2016Halfway through its inaugural season, the Los Angeles Kings High School Hockey League is, by all accounts, off to a rousing start, and all indications are that the league is building a solid foundation that should enable it to expand well into the future. Established on the model of the highly-successful high school league started…
Taste of U.S. National Program motivates Guttman
January 23rd, 2016When Cole Guttman boarded his flight at LAX last month en route to Michigan to compete in a Tier I Elite League showcase, he routinely figured he’d return to L.A. with his teammates at its conclusion. The U.S. National Development Program (NTDP), however, had other plans for the Los Angeles Jr. Kings’ 16U Major AAA…