Category Archives: Junior
Valencia flying high with sights set on WSHL top seed
February 29th, 2016As the Western States Hockey League (WSHL) season enters the stretch run, the first-place Valencia Flyers are aiming to prove the adage true that defense wins championships. Backed by an MVP-caliber season from rookie goaltender Linus Ryttar and a lockdown defensive unit that had allowed only 91 goals through 49 games, Flyers general manager Scott Allegrini…
Sharks prospect Labanc tabbed OHL Player of the Month
February 4th, 2016The Ontario Hockey League (OHL) announced the Top OHL Performers of the Month for January 2016, and Barrie Colts standout and San Jose Sharks prospect Kevin Labanc is the league’s Player of the Month. Labanc recorded 12 goals, 18 assists and 30 points in 13 games, along with a plus/minus rating of plus-20 for the…
Six named to NAHL Top Prospects Tournament
January 26th, 2016Six players with California and Nevada ties – forwards Jacob Hamacher (Corona), Brennan Blaszczak (Las Vegas) and Joey Cassetti (Pleasanton); and defensemen Cole Souto (Yorba Linda), Zak Galambos (Walnut Creek) and Rourke Russell (Long Beach) – were selected to compete in the upcoming North American Hockey League (NAHL) Top Prospects Tournament, which will be showcased…
Skilled McManus blazing a trail in the Midwest
January 23rd, 2016Several hockey coaches should send thank you cards to Ryan and James Anderson if they haven’t already. They’re the ones who inspired younger brother Brannon McManus to play hockey, and 1999 birth year from Newport Beach has spent the past several years blazing a trail through the sport. “My brothers got me into it, and…
Jr. Ducks’ Herrman embraces NTDP opportunity
January 21st, 2016For the second season in a row, the Anaheim Jr. Ducks’ Midget 16U AAA team has had a player called up to the U.S. National Team Development Program (NTDP). Forward Rory Herrman played three games for the NTDP’s Under-17 team during the holiday break – against the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League…
NHL Central Scouting tabs Jr. Kings grad Sarthou
January 20th, 2016NHL Central Scouting recognized former Los Angeles Jr. Kings goaltender Evan Sarthou on its midterm rankings of 2016 draft-eligibles, which were released today. Sarthou, who’s in his third season stopping pucks for the Western Hockey League’s Tri-City (Wash.) Americans, is ranked No. 9 among North American goaltenders. In 39 appearances this year, the Washington native…
WSHL hosts another successful Shootout in Vegas
January 19th, 2016The 15th annual Western States Hockey League (WSHL) Shootout is in the books, and you can count league president and commissioner Ron White as one who’s happy with both the event and the state of the 29-team league. Held from Dec. 15-19 in Las Vegas, the Shootout gives college and university scouts the opportunity to…
Nieto named NAHL Goaltender of the Month
January 6th, 2016The Fairbanks Ice Dogs held firm atop the North American Hockey League’s (NAHL) Midwest Division standings with a 6-0-1 record in December, and Yorba Linda’s Gavin Nieto was a big part of the equation. The red-hot goaltender posted a perfect 6-0 record during the month and, to top things off, he made his NCAA Division…
WSHL’s Monsters out to tackle unfinished business
December 29th, 2015A rematch is looming in the Western States Hockey League’s (WSHL) wild west, but Bryce Dale and the Fresno Monsters have their sights set on something bigger. The defending division champs from Fresno, who’ve won three of the last four Western Division titles, were in a dogfight with the Valencia Flyers for top spot in…
Yorba Linda’s Nieto decides on Brown University
December 27th, 2015Yorba Linda’s Gavin Nieto will attend and play his NCAA Division I hockey at Brown University following his junior career. A goaltender for the North American Hockey League’s (NAHL) Fairbanks Ice Dogs this season, Nieto leads the league with a 1.74 goals-against average and holds the sixth-best save percentage at .927. Nieto, a former Los…