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Champs crowned at Jr. Kings’ Labor Day Festival
September 9th, 2015A record-high 31 teams from Northern and Southern California and Nevada competed in this year’s Los Angeles Jr. Kings-hosted Labor Day Weekend Festival Tournament, which was showcased from Sept. 4-7 at Toyota Sports Center. Champions were crowned in six divisions: Bantam AA (Jr. Kings 1); Pee Wee A (Jr. Kings 2); Squirt A (Ice Dogs…
Former Jr. King Rivera decides on Mankato
August 29th, 2015Former Los Angeles King Nick Rivera has committed to attend and play his NCAA Division I hockey at Minnesota State University-Mankato. Rivera, a forward from Pacific Palisades, skated last season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League where he struck for 14 goals for 28 points in 58 regular-season games. He’ll play…
Sarthou named to U.S. team; Romo to ASU
August 27th, 2015Evan Sarthou, a former Los Angeles Jr. Kings and LA Selects goaltender, was one of 42 players selected to compete in the fourth annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game, which will be played on Sept. 24 at First Niagara Center – home of the NHL’s Buffalo Sabres. Sarthou, from Washington, has stopped pucks the last two…
College Hockey Showcase makes its way to TSC
July 31st, 2015It’s no secret the growth and success of hockey throughout California has reached unprecedented levels in recent years, and perhaps none more pronounced than within the burgeoning youth segment. These days, NCAA programs and top-level junior teams are courting elite male players in their teenage years with regularity, and tough decisions regarding their developmental paths…
Kings’ high school league ready for takeoff
July 28th, 2015The passion and pageantry of high school sports is what makes the prep game so appealing. Eight years into the experiment, the Anaheim Ducks are happy to say that a high school hockey league can flourish in Southern California. Now, the Los Angeles Kings are joining the fray. The organization is starting its own league,…
California Referee School returns to TSC
July 28th, 2015In recent years, hockey has seen vast expansion in California. From the advent of high school hockey and new American Collegiate Hockey Association programs to the arrival of the American Hockey League, plenty more doors have opened for fans and players alike to partake in the game. Many factors have contributed to the rise of…
Sweat equity pays dividends for Preds pick Moy
July 25th, 2015Confidence can be a tricky proposition for a high-level athlete. Too much of it and you run the risk of being labeled cocky. Not enough and your chances of continued success diminish. San Diego’s Tyler Moy has found a healthy balance, and one of the collateral benefits of it was his selection in the sixth…
New Santa Barbara ice complex worth the wait
July 24th, 2015A new rink slated for a September grand opening in Goleta has been a long time coming. While ground was broken for the new facility – named Ice in Paradise – in November of 2014, general manager Larry Bruyere says the project has taken around 17 years to become a reality. “This land was slated…
Jr. Kings’ Modry to play D-I hockey at RPI
July 20th, 2015The Los Angeles Jr. Kings have announced that defenseman Jacob Modry, who will play for the organization’s 16U AAA Major team this coming season, has committed to attend and play his NCAA Division I hockey at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) following his junior career. In 2014-15, the 1999-born Modry patrolled the blue line for the…
Q & A: Goalie Action’s Reto Schurch
July 8th, 2015Reto Schurch has long known that being a hockey goaltender takes a special set of skills that includes not just physical talent, but also mental prowess. That’s why the 40-year-old native of Switzerland and former National League A goaltender has built the foundation of his goalie coaching camps and clinics on the three tenets of…