Category Archives: Youth
Jr. Ducks name ’17-18 coaches, set Tier I tryouts for May 12-13
May 4th, 2017The Anaheim Jr. Ducks’ Tier I program continued to build momentum during the 2016-17 season, adding two more CAHA titles and moving six more players on to NCAA Division I college hockey. The next chapter in the Jr. Ducks’ story will begin to be written the weekend of May 12-13 when the club holds its…
CSKA to CAHA: Building Pee Wee AAA hockey, Soviet style
May 3rd, 2017Former member of the Red Army hockey program and student of Anatoli Tarasov, the father of Russian ice hockey, Grigoriy (Grecia) Bocharov will be returning next year to the California Amateur Hockey Association as the head coach for the San Diego Jr. Gulls’ Pee Wee AAA 2005 team. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE This appointment marks…
Golden Bears’ prep school hockey camp combines puck, school
April 26th, 2017Back on March 25, the California Golden Bears held a prep school hockey camp at their home rink in Burbank. Plans had been put into place last summer to provide graduating Bears players with exposure to East Coast prep schools as an alternative to AAA hockey. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Bears director of hockey and…
Jr. Sharks program bigger than ever, yet retains strong focus on development
April 5th, 2017The number of kids playing hockey wearing San Jose Jr. Sharks sweaters was higher this season than it’s ever been. The Bay Area’s top youth hockey program boasted a whopping 29 teams. The Jr. Sharks had an estimated 400 kids playing travel hockey, 500 playing in-house and about 400 more playing high school hockey –…
Four different CAHA programs capture Tier II state titles
March 31st, 2017The California Amateur Hockey Association Tier II state playoffs were held March 17-19 at IcePlex Escondido, north of San Diego, and four different programs – two from Northern California and two from Southern California – went home with state titles. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE 18U AA The Golden State Elite Eagles (pictured above) took home…
Lady Ducks, Jr. Ducks, Jr. Sharks, LA Traffic teams earn berths to USA Hockey Youth, Women’s Nationals
March 22nd, 2017In a dramatic an ending as you will find, the San Jose Jr. Sharks’ 19U AA girls team found a way to extend its season and in turn, received one of the best possible rewards – a trip to the national championships. The Jr. Sharks killed off four penalties in overtime, including a 5-on-3, before…
Jr. Sharks, Solar4America Ice ready to host USA Hockey Disabled Festival
March 21st, 2017Through the years, the San Jose Jr. Sharks have played host to a number of USA Hockey national championship tournaments, but none have been as impactful as the event they’re set to host next month. For the first time, the USA Hockey Disabled Festival will be held at the Jr. Sharks’ San Jose and Fremont…
Trio of California connections invited to USA Hockey National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp
March 15th, 2017Former Los Angeles Jr. King Nick Kent was one of 46 of the top American hockey players born in 2001 invited to this year’s USA Hockey National Team Development Program Evaluation Camp. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The camp, which will help select the 2017-18 U.S. National Under-17 Team, will take place from March 24-28 at…
Golden Bears take in Swedish hockey experience, on, off the ice
March 7th, 2017Sweden native and California Golden Bears director of hockey Peter Torsson jumped at the chance to compete in his home country when his Bears’ 14U team was invited to participate in the Gothenburg Ice Hockey Cup. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The Gothenburg Cup takes place over the New Year’s holiday and is the largest youth…
Jr. Kings’ 04 Major team impresses in Quebec
March 1st, 2017Ask anyone who’s embraced the experience and they’ll tell you advancing to the championship game in any division at the famed Quebec International Pee-Wee Tournament is no easy task. Members of the Los Angeles Jr. Kings’ 2004 Major team, though, can proudly and enthusiastically lay claim to that achievement. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The club…