Category Archives: High School
Pacific Ridge Hockey Club making strides on West Coast
November 7th, 2019Over the past four years, Carlsbad’s Pacific Ridge School has been quietly changing San Diego’s youth hockey landscape. And building a powerhouse team in the process. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Back in 2015, youth coach Todd Cadieux saw an opportunity to build a unique program combining the competitiveness of club hockey with an emphasis on…
New Optimum Hockey Academy open for business in Irvine
November 5th, 2019As it would be for any parents, finding the proper school fit for their kids was of paramount importance to the Troubh family. That the school includes elite-level hockey training was icing on the cake. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE When Optimum Hockey Academy in Irvine opened its doors in September, Ken Troubh thought it was…
Tahoe Prep defenseman Nordorf expands horizons at national camp
October 29th, 2019What does it take to be in the top one percent of hockey players? Tahoe Prep defenseman Jacob Nordorf found out this year on his road to the 2019 USA Hockey Boys Select 17 Player Development Camp, which was held in June in Amherst, N.Y. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The camp provided the United States’…
Academics a major part of growing program at St. Mary’s
October 25th, 2019For the hockey players at St. Mary’s High School in Stockton, the school has gone the extra mile this year to churn out the next group of well-rounded individuals. St. Mary’s has provided tutors for the hockey team, as well as study hall four days a week, giving the players an extra hour to do…
‘Easy fit:’ Evans takes helm as commissioner of LAKHSHL
October 23rd, 2019Growing up in Toronto, Daryl Evans was not drawn naturally to hockey. His father, after all, had never laced up a pair of skates. So it was the youth coaches throughout his young life that started him on the road to a successful six-year career in the NHL, followed by a long tenure as the…
Newcomers to Tahoe Prep look to maximize their opportunity
October 16th, 2019With each new season, Tahoe Prep Academy welcomes a handful of new players to its campus, and each brings with them plenty of talent and promise. Now in its fourth season, the program is attracting players from all over the country and beyond our borders, but there are still plenty of players from California’s top…
Entering Year 2, St. Mary’s brimming with confidence in Stockton
October 3rd, 2019After getting off the ground in 2018-19, the St. Mary’s High School hockey program is looking to take the jump to the next level in 2019-20 as a second-year team. Playing games this season in the NAHL Prep League and Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League (ADHSHL), the Rams have their eyes on improved results…
Kern County eager to defend its LAKHSHL championship
October 2nd, 2019After years of near-misses, the Kern County Knights finally reached the top of the mountain last season, not only winning the L.A. Kings High School Hockey League (LAKHSHL) championship but also taking home the title for Division 2B in the California Amateur Hockey Association. Defending their titles, however, will not be an easy task. READ…
Optimism abounds as Tahoe Prep opens 2019-20 season
September 26th, 2019Fall is always the best time of year for the student-athletes, coaches and administrators at Tahoe Prep Academy, and it’s not just because a chill in the air has returned to most mornings and evenings and snow will soon be falling on an almost daily basis. Autumn signals the beginning of hockey season, and after…
ADHSHL enters ninth season in ’19-20 with booming talent, confidence
September 23rd, 2019The Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League (ADHSHL) heads into its ninth season bigger and stronger than ever. What started with just a few teams in 2011 has grown to a 51-team varsity and junior varsity colossus. And with Santa Margarita (pictured) having won three of the past five USA Hockey National Championships in the…