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Valencia’s McNeil, Bakersfield’s Dunnigan named weekly USPHL award winners
January 19th, 2022A pair of California products have claimed weekly honors from the USPHL. Fresno Monsters forward Tyler McNeil is the Pacific Division Forward of the Week and Connecticut Jr. Rangers goalie Bryce Dunnigan is the Atlantic East Division Goaltender of the Week. Two different opponents had no answer for McNeill, who is just torching his way…
Foothill Ranch product, Jr. Kings alum Huard wins second straight Hockey East weekly honor
January 18th, 2022University of New Hampshire freshman defenseman Colton Huard has been named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week. This is his second career Hockey East weekly accolade as he earned Defender of the Week honors on Jan. 10. Huard posted two goals and one assist for three points as UNH swept No. 20…
San Diego native, longtime Jr. Gulls star Moy to play for Switzerland’s women’s hockey team at 2022 Winter Olympics
January 16th, 2022Longtime San Diego Jr. Gulls player Keely Moy has been selected to play for the Swiss Women’s National Team for the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, China. Moy, who is a senior at Harvard, is no stranger to international competition or Swiss hockey. Her mother Susanna is from Lucerne, Switzerland, and Keely attained dual citizenship…
Former Jr. Kings stars Brisson, Helleson chosen for 2022 U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team
January 14th, 2022USA Hockey announced tonight the final roster for its 2022 U.S. Olympic Men’s Ice Hockey Team, a group that includes two players with California ties. University of Michigan sophomore forward Brendan Brisson, a Manhattan Beach native and Los Angeles Jr. Kings alum, was named to the team along with Boston College junior defenseman Drew Helleson,…
SDSU Aztecs advance to top tier of ACHA, make move to Division 1 for 2022-23 season
January 13th, 2022The San Diego State University men’s ice hockey program received an early Christmas present when the American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA) announced on Nov. 22 that it had accepted the Aztecs’ application for membership in the collegiate club organization’s Men’s Division 1 top tier. SDSU head coach Phil Bateman said he was prepared to file…
From the Trainer’s Room: Using virtual reality as a training platform
January 12th, 2022As I have watched the game of hockey has evolve over the course of my career, I, too, have had to evolve as well. There are all kinds of new methodologies and platforms to train hockey athletes that were never available just a couple of years ago. NHL franchises have gone out and sought out…
Manhattan Beach native, Jr. Kings grad Brisson tabbed Big Ten Second Star of the Week
January 11th, 2022The Big Ten has announced that University of Michigan sophomore forward Brendan Brisson is the week’s Second Star Brisson recorded a five-point weekend as Michigan swept No. 10 UMass, scoring three goals and adding two assists. He scored the game’s first goals on back-to-back nights and finished the series with a plus-5 rating. Brisson also…
For Jr. Ducks’ 16U AAA standout Kim, hard work paying off with commitment to NCAA D-I Michigan State
January 11th, 2022It turns out Christian Kim had nothing to be concerned about. A forward for the Anaheim Jr. Ducks’ 16U AAA team and a member of the club since he was a 10U player, Kim entered the season with a goal of committing to college in the forefront of his mind. His coach, Jr. Ducks director…
Oakland’s Sommer notches 800th coaching victory, says ‘I’ve had some lean years and I’ve had some pretty good years’
January 11th, 2022Since the San Jose Sharks moved their top development affiliate in the American Hockey League out west to form the core of the AHL’s ground-breaking Pacific Division, the San Jose Barracuda have recorded several milestones, including a trip to the Western Conference Finals during the 2016-17 season. But Barracuda head coach Roy Sommer has reached…
Manhattan Beach native, Jr. Kings alum Shane makes history with Cornell, chosen ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week
January 11th, 2022For the second consecutive week, Cornell University freshman goalie Ian Shane has earned ECAC Hockey Mac Goaltending Goalie of the Week honors. In his first two collegiate starts this weekend, the freshman backstopped Cornell to a sweep at North Dakota, marking the first time since UND’s program started in 1946 that an ECAC Hockey program…