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Mesa native, AHU, DYHA, AHSHA alum Schaertel earns weekly honors from USPHL
December 18th, 2025The USPHL has announced that Austin Schaertel of the Fort Wayne Spacemen is the Midwest Elite Division Goaltender of the Week. Schaertel went 1-0 on the week, stopping all 11 shots he faced Dec. 13 to secure the win against the Chicago Cougars at the USPHL Chicago Showcase. Back home, the Mesa native played for…
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Arizona youth hockey grad, Gilbert native Livanavage tabbed for weekly NCHC award
December 10th, 2025North Dakota junior defenseman Jake Livanavage has been named NCHC Defenseman of the Week. This marks the sixth NCHC weekly defenseman honor for Livanavage in his career. Livanavage was a force at both ends of the ice to help now-No. 4 North Dakota sweep St. Cloud State on the road last weekend. The UND alternate…
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Arizona State creates coaching endowment, extends Powers five years
November 26th, 2025Arizona State has announced that the Sun Devils’ head coach will be known as the Greg Powers Endowed Men’s Hockey Head Coach after a recent gift from ASU supporters Mike and Nancy Friend. Powers, the current Arizona State coach, has also signed a five-year contract extension. “After many discussions with the Sun Devil Club, we…
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Chandler product Lonask picks up weekly Atlantic Hockey America honors
November 5th, 2025Atlantic Hockey America has announced that Delaware freshman defenseman Lexie Lonask has been named Rookie of the Week. Lonask scored her first collegiate goal with three seconds left in the game to force overtime on Friday, Oct. 31 at Mercyhurst and pick up another point in the AHA standings. The Chandler native led AHA with…
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Gilbert native, Arizona youth hockey grad Livanavage named to U.S. Collegiate Selects roster for 2025 Spengler Cup
October 11th, 2025North Dakota junior defenseman Jake Livanavage will represent college hockey at the prestigious Spengler Cup this year after he was one of the first five players named to the U.S. Collegiate Selects roster on Thursday. The 2025 Spengler Cup will be the first time a select team representing college hockey has ever competed in the event. The U.S….
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Benjamin off to new challenges at NCAA D-III Norwich as Surprise native knows ‘college hockey is on a different level’
August 31st, 2025Niko Benjamin left his mark on the NCDC and now the Surprise native is looking to do the same in college at NCAA Division III Norwich. On Feb. 23, Benjamin set the all-time regular season games played record for the NCDC, marking his 185th regular-season game. This broke the previous record of 184 games played…
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From Mites to Midgets, AHU standout Couch looking to finish Knights’ career on high note in 2025-26
August 12th, 2025Jack Couch has been the ultimate epitome of what the Arizona Hockey Union is all about, both on and off the ice. The Chandler native is also the truest definition of what loyalty means, starting with AHU as an 8U Mite player and prepping for his final youth hockey season in 2025-26 with the Union’s…
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