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Local clubs score at AAU Junior Olympics
September 24th, 2015The 2015 Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) Junior Olympic Games for inline hockey were showcased from July 9-19 at The Rinks-Corona Inline. More than 120 teams combined to play more than 400 games during the 11-day event. Medals were presented in 37 sub-divisions in both club and international competition. Youth age divisions ranged from 6U to…
Jr. Kings begin push to grow girls program
September 23rd, 2015While the Los Angeles Jr. Kings organization has experienced plenty of success over the years developing and advancing its male players to higher levels of the game, it’s never put much emphasis on building a viable girls program. That’s about to change, as leaders within the club, along with a handful of dedicated families, have…
Parental Guidance: There’s no set handbook
September 22nd, 2015It’s only taken me a year to notice that the banner across this column reads “Parental Guidance,” but, to be honest, advice has certainly never been on the agenda here. And to be fair, parceling out advice to parents is like putting on a tuna suit in shark-infested waters. Or coming up with a compliment…
Taking Liberties With… Kevan Miller
September 22nd, 2015Defenseman, Boston Bruins Hometown: Canyon Country Last Amateur Team: University of Vermont (Hockey East) Local Youth Programs: West Valley Wolves, Ventura Mariners, Los Angeles Jr. Kings The 6-foot-2, 210-pounder is a study in hard work and perseverance. A 1987 birth year, Kevan Miller made his NHL debut with the Boston Bruins after his 26th birthday despite…
Locals schooled on benefits of college route
September 21st, 2015With the escalating amount of elite talent being developed across the state, more and more players are being forced to make tough decisions regarding 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 are in-tune with the NCAA…
Editor’s Column: More locals make D-I plans
September 20th, 2015While many were taking a well-deserved break from ice rinks over the summer, a few California-groomed products were deciding where they’re going to play their college hockey in the coming years. Six players from Southern California made NCAA Division I plans in recent months: Rory Herrman (Arizona State University), Will Johnson (University of Wisconsin); Trevin Kozlowski…
Good times keep rolling for Quakes’ Inouye
September 20th, 2015The Silicon Valley Quakes can date their genesis back to the 1995-96 season as the Renegades Atom division team that competed at the USARS/Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) National Championships at the Odeum Expo Center, which is located just outside Chicago. A few months later, the Bay Area team’s home rink shut down and the Renegades moved…
Valencia’s Kozlowski decides on Army
September 19th, 2015Valencia’s Trevin Kozlowski has committed to attend and play his NCAA Division I hockey at Army beginning in the fall of 2017. A goaltender, Kozlowski is stopping pucks this season at The Gunnery in Connecticut where he’ll graduate in the spring. He’ll play one year of junior hockey before heading to Army. The 1997-born played…
Fedorin Cup scores in fight against cancer
September 19th, 2015The Fedorin Cup continues to make a difference, one year at a time. Held late last month at The Rinks-Anaheim Ice, the annual charity hockey game and casino night raises money to fight cancer by hosting a day’s worth of activities that allow participants to be immersed in hockey while being part of a great…
Industry Profile: Sebastien Fortier, OneHockey
September 19th, 2015Sebastien Fortier remembers playing in hockey tournaments during his youth days back Canada and feeling like none were as good as the event his father, Gaetan, ran in Quebec for more than a decade. So when he set out to start running youth tournaments in 2003 after his playing career was over, he was determined…