Category Archives: College
Huntington Beach native, Jr. Ducks alum Loggins tabbed WCHA Offensive Player of the Month
February 2nd, 2018Northern Michigan University junior forward Troy Loggins has been named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Month for January. Loggins was one of the nation’s top offensive threats in January, keying No. 19 Northern Michigan’s seven-game unbeaten streak to end the month (6-0-1). The junior led the WCHA with eight goals (tied for the second-most…
Yorba Linda native, OCHC alum Brey garners weekly awards from ECAC Hockey, NCAA
January 31st, 2018After helping St. Lawrence University to its first conference sweep of the season, junior Arthur Brey has been named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week, as announced by the league on Tuesday evening. READ OUR JANUARY 2018 ISSUE Brey finished the weekend 2-0 and posted a 1.00 goals-against average with a .978 save percentage…
Capistrano Beach product, former Jr. Gull Plotnik commits to NCAA D-I American International
January 20th, 2018Capistrano Beach native and San Diego Jr. Gulls alum Evan Plotnik has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for American International College. Currently with the Melfort Mustangs of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, Plotnik will suit up for the Atlantic Hockey school based in Springfield, Mass., this coming fall. READ OUR JANUARY 2018 ISSUE…
Jr. Ducks alum, Huntington Beach native Loggins picks up weekly WCHA award
January 15th, 2018Huntington Beach native and Northern Michigan University junior forward Troy Loggins has been named the WCHA Offensive Player of the Week. READ OUR DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE Loggins led the WCHA with three goals (the second-most nationally), helping Northern Michigan sweep then-No. 14 Bowling Green and leapfrog the Falcons for second place in the league standings….
Chino Hills native, Lady Ducks grad Reyes takes home weekly ECAC women’s award
January 10th, 2018Chino Hills native and Anaheim Lady Ducks alum Justine Reyes was named ECAC Hockey’s Player of the Week on Jan. 9. READ OUR DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE Reyes scored two goals and added a pair of assists as St. Lawrence University split its weekend series with Lindenwood University at the College Hockey Classic at the Honda…
Acton native, Harvard senior Madsen bags ECAC Goaltender of the Week honors
January 10th, 2018Harvard senior Merrick Madsen has been recognized as ECAC Hockey’s Goaltender of the Week as the conference announced the weekly honors Tuesday, Jan. 9. READ OUR DECEMBER 2017 ISSUE Madsen went 2-0-0 last weekend as the Crimson defeated both RPI and Union in key league contests. Against RPI, Madsen pitched a 32-save shutout (his 10th…
El Segundo’s Orgel makes mid-season move from NAHL to NCAA champs
December 28th, 2017Ryan Orgel has always excelled in the transition game, but the defenseman from El Segundo has embarked upon his biggest transition yet. When an opportunity knocked to jump from the North American Hockey League into Division I hockey, the 1997 birth year did just that, joining defending national champion Denver the week of Thanksgiving. The…
Californians taking the lead as team captains in NCAA Division I hockey circles
December 5th, 2017They span the continent and have different roles on their respective teams, but there are similarities. California Rubber Magazine has identified seven players with ties to the state who are wearing a letter for NCAA Division I programs this season. They bring different skills and play various positions, but there are a few constants in…
Opportunities to serve, learn front and center for California natives, Army duo
December 4th, 2017It’s a road less traveled by California hockey players, but Taylor Maruya and Trevin Kozlowski are proud to journey down it at Army West Point. The two are the lone players from the Golden State playing NCAA Division I hockey for U.S. service academies for the 2017-18 season. But Maruya said Californians shouldn’t let military…
Newport Coast native, Jr. Kings alum Lown selected NCHC Rookie of the Week
November 28th, 2017Miami University freshman forward Ben Lown has been tabbed the NCHC Rookie of the Week for the week ending Nov. 26, 2017. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Lown, a 19-year-old Newport Coast native, had the best weekend of his young career, nearly doubling his career total of three points entering the series, as he tallied two…