Category Archives: College
Pacific Palisades’ Rivera named WCHA Rookie of the Week
October 24th, 2016Minnesota State University freshman forward Nicholas Rivera was tabbed WCHA Rookie of the Week on Monday after the Mavericks played to a split on the road in Alaska last weekend. Rivera tied for the NCAA lead among freshmen with four points, scoring a pair of goals with two assists as No. 9 Minnesota State split…
San Diego’s Slaker selected Big Ten First Star of the Week
October 18th, 2016The Big Ten announced its Three Stars of the Week on Tuesday and San Diego native Jake Slaker was named First Star. Jake Slaker, Michigan F – Fr. – San Diego • Registered points on both Michigan goals as the Wolverines skated to a 2-1 victory Saturday at Ferris State • Scored his first collegiate…
Whether books, pucks or waves, Drexler keeps her balance
October 11th, 2016If an opponent derisively asks Manhattan Beach’s Kara Drexler, “Where’s the surfboard?” she’d probably tell them, “In the garage ’til summer.” In addition to being a top-four defenseman for Yale University and a two-time ECAC Hockey All-Academic pick, the junior moonlights as a surf camp instructor during her summers at home in California. “I like…
College Hockey, Inc. returns to Southern California
September 25th, 2016With the abundance of emerging hockey talent coming out of the West Coast these days, players and their families are forced to make some tough decisions relating to 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…
Cal State Fullerton makes changes for ’16-17 campaign
September 20th, 2016The past campaign was not what Cal State Fullerton’s hockey team had hoped for. In a season in which the team went 6-14-1, the Titans felt that, at certain points, they spent more time in scrums than playing the game they love. “We had a lot of discipline issues as a team,” team VP Ethan…
College Hockey Experience takes players to another level
August 2nd, 2016You’ve got questions? College coaches have answers. The College Hockey Experience, a partnership between Smart Hockey and the Anaheim Jr. Ducks, was held at The Rinks-Anaheim Ice from May 19-22. “It was a great, well-run camp with some of the top programs in the country represented,” said Jr. Ducks director of coaches Craig Johnson. “It…
Thousand Oaks native Moore signs NHL deal with Maple Leafs
July 26th, 2016The Toronto Maple Leafs announced Tuesday that the team has signed University of Denver forward and Thousand Oaks native Trevor Moore to a three-year, entry-level contract. Moore, who signed as a free agent, will give up his final year of NCAA eligibility. In 40 games with the Pioneers last season, Moore compiled 44 points (11…
Manhattan Beach native, Lady Ducks grad Drexler named ECAC All-Academic
July 24th, 2016The Yale University women’s hockey team had 19 student-athletes named to the 2015-16 ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team. Among those 19 was sophomore economics major Kara Drexler, a Manhattan Beach native and graduate of the Anaheim Lady Ducks program. Drexler was named to the All-Academic Team for the second time in her collegiate career. Drexler, a…
Jr. Kings alum Sholl making the grade at Bowling Green
May 5th, 2016The Los Angeles Jr. Kings get it. While grooming young men and women to become better hockey players is obviously their core competency, those within the club know full well the odds of reaching the NHL – or making a living playing at any level long term – are slim. L.A. also firmly believes that…
All in the family for Pacific Palisades’ Rivera family
April 24th, 2016It’s a long way from Pacific Palisades to the far northern and western reaches of New York State. Hockey battles that once took place on the Rivera family driveway in Southern California migrated east – far east – this past season when for the first time anyone can remember, brothers opposed each other in NCAA…