Category Archives: Junior
SoCal youth hockey alum, Long Beach native Izadi to play for BCHL’s Smoke Eaters in ’26-27
September 16th, 2026The BCHL’s Trail Smoke Eaters have announced the signing of forward Ty Izadi for the 2026-27 season. The Long Beach native comes to Trail after spending the past two seasons in the NAHL. Last season, Izadi suited up for the Amarillo Wranglers, recording 15 goals and 19 assists in 46 games. During the 2024-25 campaign,…
Quartet of California natives, EHL standouts make NCAA D-III hockey plans for ’26-27
September 1st, 2026Four California natives who spent the 2025-26 season in the Eastern Hockey League are off to NCAA Division III programs for the 2026-27 season. Julian Rosenberg, a defenseman for the EHL’s Hockey Club Rhode Island, has committed to NCAA Division III King’s College for the 2026-27 season. Rosenberg, an ‘05 out of Simi Valley, has…
BCHL’s Clippers sold to ‘competitive’ Los Angeles-based businessman Tkachenko
August 31st, 2026The BCHL Board of Governors has approved the majority ownership sale of the Nanaimo Clippers to Roman Tkachenko, a Los Angeles-based businessman, as well as a minority share to former NHL player Oleg Tverdovsky. Tkachenko has been part of several successful business ventures across the world, while Tverdovsky played professional hockey for 19 years, including…
Jr. Sharks product, San Jose native Ghiossi commits to NCAA Division III powerhouse Utica
August 25th, 2026The NAHL’s Odessa Jackalopes have announced that forward Caden Ghiossi has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Utica University. The San Jose native is a second-year veteran of the Jackalopes and this past season, was the top goal scorer for Odessa, lighting the lamp 31 times. His offensive production had him tied first on…
Saints alum, Rancho Santa Fe native Georgaklis off to NCAA D-III hockey at Connecticut College
August 23rd, 2026The NAHL’s Wisconsin Windigo has announced that forward Alexios Georgaklis has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Connecticut College. An ‘05 skater from Rancho Santa Fe, Georgaklis will join the Camels at Connecticut College in the fall. Georgaklis is a third-year veteran of the NAHL, skating the past two seasons with the Windigo….
Vista native, second-year EHL coach Arcibal aiming for an ‘impact on the next generation’
August 18th, 2026Nielsson Arcibal grew up playing hockey in California more than 20 years ago, right around the time the game started to grow in huge numbers on the West Coast. After time in junior hockey, NCAA Division I and the pro game, the Vista native is starting his second year as the general manager and head…
Every Day EHL: Day in the life of New Jersey Bears star Oliver Bunjer
August 12th, 2026Oliver Bunjer played his rookie season in the EHL during the 2025-26 season, lacing up for the New Jersey Bears. Putting up 13 goals and 35 assists for 48 points over 49 games with the Bears, it was a season the native of Centennial, Colo., can build on for the upcoming 2026-27 season. Away from…
Sustainability of EHL due in large part to committed teams with vision for player development
August 2nd, 2026The Eastern Hockey League boasts teams in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic United States, officially becoming the EHL on June 6, 2013, after the Atlantic Junior Hockey League welcomed six new members from the Eastern Junior Hockey League and the AtJHL re-branded itself under the EHL banner. Over the past 13 seasons, the EHL has not…
Simi Valley native, Mariners, Heat alum Rosenberg commits to NCAA D-III King’s after pair of EHL seasons
August 1st, 2026Julian Rosenberg, a defenseman for the EHL’s Hockey Club Rhode Island, has committed to NCAA Division III King’s College for the 2026-27 season. Rosenberg, an ‘05 out of Simi Valley, has played for the past seasons with HRI. After two assists in his rookie season, he demolished that total in his age-out campaign. He scored his first…