Category Archives: Junior
Slew of California talents choose future college, junior destinations
August 1st, 2019With the offseason comes players deciding where to play college hockey next season. Players from California have recently committed to play NCAA hockey for the 2019-20 season, with Sam Anzai (Los Angeles, Wisconsin-River Falls), Jared Christy (Cypress, University of New England, Los Angeles Jr, Kings alum) and Gregg Lee (Aliso Viejo, Fredonia State University, Anaheim…
Huntington Beach native Zapata decides on NCAA D-III Utica
July 12th, 2019After three years with the NAHL’s Austin Bruins, Dante Zapata is heading to college. Earlier this offseason, the Huntington Beach native and talented forward committed to attend and play NCAA Division III hockey this fall at Utica College. Utica plays in the United Collegiate Hockey Conference and is located in Utica, N.Y. READ OUR LATEST…
Palo Alto’s Fleming elated with St. Olaf College choice
July 11th, 2019Palo Alto native Raymond Fleming spent two seasons perfecting his game at the junior level with the USPHL’s Wisconsin Rapids Riverkings. Next, he is taking his act to St. Olaf College, located in Northfield, Minn. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The 20-year-old defenseman first laced up his skates as a youth in the Silicon Valley, but…
USPHL sees nearly 400 in-league advancements in 2018-19
July 8th, 2019When you join a United States Premier Hockey League (USPHL) junior team, you are joining a community of teams that are working together for the benefit of every player that pulls on a jersey with the league crest. The USPHL has the nation’s highest rate of vertical player movement of any U.S. junior league, with…
Huntington Beach native, Jr. Kings alum Koss decides on NCAA D-III Augsburg
July 5th, 2019Huntington Beach native and former Los Angeles Jr. Kings standout Austin Koss has committed to attend and play NCAA Division III hockey this fall at Augsburg University. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Koss, a forward, played the 2018-19 season with the NAHL’s Minot Minotauros, Janesville Jets and Corpus Christi IceRays. “Austin was a great addition for…
Anaheim Hills’ York motivated to be first-round NHL pick
June 19th, 2019The Western United States is quickly becoming a hotbed for producing high-end hockey players. And not just any old hockey players, but bona fide NHL prospects. This weekend in Vancouver, B.C., three California natives look to be taken in the NHL Draft in Anaheim Hills’ Cam York, Tustin’s Dustin Wolf and Irvine’s Ryan Johnson. READ…
Jr. Kings alum Bagwell commits to NCAA D-III Wisconsin-River Falls
June 18th, 2019The NAHL’s Amarillo Bulls announced Monday that forward Trey Bagwell has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls (WIAC) for the 2019-20 season. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Bagwell, an Arizona native and former Los Angeles Jr. King, was originally acquired from the Aberdeen Wings in January of the 2017-18…
Cypress native, Jr. Kings grad Christy commits to NCAA Division III University of New England
June 14th, 2019The Austin Bruins of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) are pleased to announce that Top Prospects forward Jared Christy has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for the University of New England. Christy, 21, spent the better part of two seasons in the NAHL playing 79 total regular-season games between the Odessa Jackalopes…
California talents drafted by NA3HL, NAHL, USHL, USPHL NCDC, WHL teams
June 11th, 2019The months of April and May signal the end of junior hockey seasons, but the beginning of the next as several leagues hold their annual drafts in those months and into June. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE In the North American 3 Hockey League Draft on April 18, Tahoe Prep Hockey Academy forward Keith Kaczmarek went…
Jr. Ducks alum York chosen California Rubber Magazine’s Junior Player of the Year
June 7th, 2019The needle continues to point up for Cam York. A defenseman for the U.S. National Team Development Program, the Anaheim Hills native and longtime Anaheim Jr. Ducks player put together a season for the ages. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE York amassed an eye-popping 109 points between his games for the NTDP and Team USA in…