Category Archives: College
SDSU finishes ’15-16 season with run to ACHA D2 regionals
March 17th, 2016When Brandon Neveu arrived at San Diego State University three years ago, it ended up being one of the biggest changes of his life. Neveu had lived his whole life in the small town of Visalia. His high school graduating class had 35 people. In stepping onto the university’s campus, Neveu had left the small…
San Diego’s Demko named Hobey Baker, Richter finalist
March 17th, 2016Boston College junior Thatcher Demko is among the 10 finalists for the 2016 Hobey Baker Award and one of two goaltenders up for college hockey’s most prestigious individual award. The other nine finalists include J.T. Compher (Michigan), Kyle Connor (Michigan), Zac Lynch (Robert Morris), Alex Lyon (Yale), Tyler Motte (Michigan), Alex Petan (Michigan Tech), Andrew…
Coto de Caza’s Ruck earns monthly honor from Hockey East
March 3rd, 2016Northeastern University freshman goalie Ryan Ruck has been named the Pro Ambitions Hockey East Rookie of the Month for February. A Coto de Caza native, Ruck backboned Northeastern to a 7-1-1 record in February, starting each game in net for the Huskies. He tied for the most wins in the month among all NCAA goaltenders…
Former Lady Duck Reyes named ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week
March 3rd, 2016St. Lawrence University freshman forward Justine Reyes has been named the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week. A Chino Hills native and former Anaheim Lady Duck, Reyes scored a highlight reel game-winning goal in overtime in the third game of the quarterfinal series with No. 8 Princeton on Saturday to send St. Lawrence to the…
Lady Ducks grad Pankowski a finalist for 2016 Patty Kazmaier Award
February 25th, 2016The USA Hockey Foundation announced Thursday the 10 finalists for the 2016 Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award. Wisconsin sophomore forward Annie Pankowski made the cut. She is a Laguna Hills native and former member of the Anaheim Lady Ducks. The honor is awarded annually upon the top player in NCAA Division I women’s hockey and this…
Laguna Hills’ Pankowski named to U.S. Women’s National Team
February 25th, 2016Laguna Hills native and former Anaheim Lady Ducks forward Annie Pankowski has been named to the roster for the U.S. Women’s National Team that will compete in the 2016 IIHF Women’s World Championship. The tournament runs March 28-April 4 at the Sandman Centre in Kamloops, British, Columbia. Pankowski is wrapping up her sophomore season at…
Santa Clara’s Vallis wins weekly WCHA award
February 9th, 2016Max Vallis tied for the NCAA lead with three goals and led all Division I players with two game-winning markers, leading No. 14 Michigan Tech University to a sweep of Lake Superior State University and its 45th Winter Carnival championship last weekend. The senior from Santa Clara scored the Huskies’ first two goals in a…
San Diego State sets sights on regionals berth
January 14th, 2016There are times in life that are referred to as transition periods. One chapter of life’s journey comes to a close, and another soon opens. As a senior business management major at San Diego State University, Travis Sevilla isn’t quite ready to see college come to a conclusion; rather, he’s trying to extend his competitive…
Escondido’s Ortega wins weekly NCHC award
January 5th, 2016Escondido’s Austin Ortega was named the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Offensive Player of the Week on Jan. 4 – his second such award this season. The junior forward at the University of Nebraska-Omaha earned the nod on the basis of his work against Arizona State University on Dec. 19-20. He tied for the team-scoring…
Marhoff twins help elevate Fullerton’s program
December 31st, 2015For those who grew up in cooler climates, there’s a good chance their hockey careers began with a time-honored tradition. That, of course, is skating on frozen ponds. Kurt and Nancy Marhoff were well acquainted with the traditions of a hockey mecca; Kurt is from Detroit, and Nancy originally from Toronto. With backgrounds like that,…