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Escondido’s Ortega wins weekly NCHC award
January 5th, 2016Escondido’s Austin Ortega was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Offensive Player of the Week on Jan. 4 – his second such award this season. The junior forward at the University of Nebraska-Omaha earned the nod on the basis of his work against Arizona State University on Dec. 19-20. He tied for the team-scoring…
Guttman, Herrman earn opportunities with NTDP
January 3rd, 2016Cole Guttman, who began the season with the Los Angeles Jr. Kings’ 16U AAA Major team, has joined USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program’s (NTDP) Under-17 Team. Guttman, a forward from Northridge, ranked second in Tier 1 Elite Hockey League scoring in the 16U division with 18 goals for 37 points in 24 games before…
Four-sheet ice facility in Irvine on the horizon
January 3rd, 2016In a state starved for more ice time, the late-November announcement of plans to develop a massive four-sheet ice-skating and training facility at the Orange County Great Park in Irvine has the potential to be a game-changer for grassroots hockey. Three of the Great Park Ice Complex’s rinks will have room for 500 spectators and…
Nor Cal Cup bigger, better than ever
January 1st, 2016Who was excited to start a new season? Forty teams gathered at San Jose’s Silver Creek Sportsplex over Thanksgiving Weekend to participate in the annual Nor Cal Cup. Many of those same clubs will gather at the same site for January’s NARCh West Coast Winternationals. The Nor Cal Cup has become the first big event…
Marhoff twins help elevate Fullerton’s program
December 31st, 2015For those who grew up in cooler climates, there’s a good chance their hockey careers began with a time-honored tradition. That, of course, is skating on frozen ponds. Kurt and Nancy Marhoff were well acquainted with the traditions of a hockey mecca; Kurt is from Detroit, and Nancy originally from Toronto. With backgrounds like that,…
Jr. Kings’ Tier I coaching dynamic gets results
December 31st, 2015When it comes to Tier I coaching staffs, few compliment each other better than those within the Los Angeles Jr. Kings organization. After all, when you bring together a handful of some of the most revered professional youth hockey coaches in all of North America, along with a few individuals who’ve sustained longevity and success…
Tight division races developing across WCRHL
December 31st, 2015The Western Collegiate Roller Hockey League (WCRHL) concluded its first semester of play with its biggest event of the 2015-16 season, which was held on Nov. 21-22 at The Rinks-Huntington Beach Inline. Twenty-two teams in five divisions participated, including four that competed in their first event. After the conclusion of two full regular-season events, plus…
Jr. Sharks’ 14U AAA team sparked by top trio
December 31st, 2015When the San Jose Jr. Sharks’ 14U AAA team has needed a jumpstart this season, one line in particular has become a go-to for assistant coach John Beaulieu. The trio of Barak Braslavski, Sami Hakkaranian and Coalson Wolford has been red-hot for the Jr. Sharks, and with all three players averaging over a point-per-game Beaulieu…
Industry Profile: Patrick Demsey, Integral Hockey
December 30th, 2015For years, breaking a hockey stick brought with it not only the frustration of losing your favorite tool of the trade, but also a significant expense to replace the stick with a brand-new one. Various methods have been tried over the years to repair broken sticks, but none were effective enough to make the repaired…
Editor’s Column: Silver Stick qualifier a winner
December 29th, 2015Fifty-four teams from Northern and Southern California, Arizona and British Columbia converged on Sharks Ice-San Jose over Thanksgiving Weekend to compete in this year’s International Silver Stick Western Regional Qualifier. Champions were crowned in eight divisions: Midget 18U A (British Columbia’s New Westminster Royals); 16U A (Vacaville Jets); Bantam A (Redwood City Black Stars); Bantam…