Category Archives: Girls/Women
Senior moment: Lady Ducks exceed 100 playing in college
May 30th, 2016It’s not as if the Anaheim Lady Ducks haven’t achieved numerous milestones, but this one spoke to the growth and endurance of the program. The nine girls to date who made NCAA Division I and III college commitments this season meant the program has helped more than 100 young women move on to college hockey…
Tier I girls nationals features three California teams
May 23rd, 2016A trio of California teams traveled to Blaine, Minn., in late March and early April for the USA Hockey Tier I girls Youth Nationals. Tier I – 19U The Anaheim Lady Ducks went 1-2 in their trip to nationals. The opened with a 3-2 defeat to the Minnesota Elite White. Lillian Marchant had a goal…
Californians thriving in new women’s pro league
January 23rd, 2016When Rachel Llanes first began playing hockey with the San Jose Jr. Sharks at the age of 12, she never dreamed of playing professionally. The possibility didn’t exist then, but last fall, when Llanes pulled on a Boston Pride jersey for the first time, she became part of the first North American women’s hockey league…
Barnes shines for U.S. at Women’s Worlds
January 19th, 2016Corona’s Cayla Barnes was named the Best Defenseman at this year’s IIHF Under-18 Women’s World Championship, which was showcased from Jan. 8-15 in St. Catharines, Ontario. A member of the U.S. team, Barnes tied for the tournament lead in assists (six) as the Americans skated to a gold-medal performance at the event, which culminated in…
Ladies ready for MLK Tournament in San Jose
January 13th, 2016Over 50 girls and women’s teams spanning 12 different divisions and age groups will descend on San Jose from Jan. 15-18 for the 13th annual MLK Tournament, hosted by the San Jose Jr. Sharks. The event will be the culmination of close to eight months of behind-the-scenes legwork for tournament coordinator Sheela Mohan-Peterson, who says…
Lady Ducks program a blueprint for success
December 29th, 2015The numbers are staggering, and even for those who’ve witnessed the growth of the Anaheim Lady Ducks program over the years, seeing them for the first time truly hammers the point home. According to USA Hockey, participation in girls and women’s hockey programs across the country grew by 36 percent in the decade from the…
Wildcats’ first girls team off to promising start
December 24th, 2015Ali Woodford and Madison Detwiler didn’t know it at the time, but an off-hand conversation they had while putting on their hockey pads last season may have had a major impact on girls hockey in San Diego. Now members of the Wildcats Hockey Club’s first-ever girls team, the two high schoolers were playing for boys…
Jr. Sharks’ 16U AAA girls work towards goal
November 21st, 2015Head coach Bobby Long and his San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U AAA girls squad will certainly be familiar with airports by the time this season is over. With a full slate of tournaments across the country, combined with a local schedule that’s a mix of games against teams ranging from Bantam AA, A and B…
Jr. Sharks alum Romanchuk comes full circle
November 4th, 2015It wasn’t the result she was hoping for on the ice, but for Providence College defenseman Lexi Romanchuk, it was still good to be home. Romanchuk and the Friars took on the University of Wisconsin last month at Sharks-Ice San Jose, and even after the Badgers capped a two-game sweep, the San Jose native was all…
San Jose weekend sparks NCAA women’s interest
October 22nd, 2015What does the head coach of the women’s hockey program at Providence College think about the viability of NCAA Division I puck in California? The same thing as many influential hockey minds, as it turns out. “It’s just a matter of time,” Bob Deraney said following a weekend series between his Friars and the University…