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Shop Talk: Bauer World 17 shines light on new, exciting products
November 15th, 2017Behind The Mask was recently invited to Toronto for Bauer World 17, an event that was held over the Oct. 13-14 weekend. Bauer invites select dealers from the United States, Canada and Europe. The summit was held in downtown Toronto at the Westin Harbor Castle hotel located on Lake Ontario, a couple blocks from the…
Parents, beware: Stay away from online message boards
November 14th, 2017About six years ago, as a first-time hockey parent of a Mite house player, I recall asking a couple of the veteran travel parents if they had any recommendations for information about different hockey clubs and the tryout process. One parent was vocal about the wealth of resources you could find on the hockey message…
AHU Coach’s Corner: Being a leader within the game means just being yourself
November 13th, 2017There are two types of leaders in hockey. First, you have the vocal, loud intense player and then you have the quiet leader who leads by example. Both serve a different purpose and can be effective if the leaders go about it the right way. Some leaders have the ability to do both. READ OUR…
Coyotes’ veteran Ekman-Larsson: ‘Good things will happen’
November 10th, 2017With designation as one of the elite players in the game, there is a clear responsibility that comes with distinction. For Arizona Coyotes’ All-Star defenseman Oliver Ekman-Larsson, that duty remains the upmost desire to get better, improve and find ways to help his team win. In the early part of the season, the Coyotes failed…
Tahoe Hockey Academy growing substantially, on and off the ice
November 10th, 2017It hasn’t quite been 14 months since Tahoe Hockey Academy first opened its doors and put its first team on the ice wearing the program’s distinctive purple and white sweaters, and already California’s first prep hockey boarding school has established itself as a force to be reckoned with. In the last year alone, the program…
Albuquerque product Gretz a key component of Flint’s OHL future
November 10th, 2017Just seven months ago, Marcus Gretz was weighing his options – Major Junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) or keeping his NCAA Division I commitment to Ohio State University. Once the decision was made to report to the OHL’s Flint Firebirds, the team that selected the Albuquerque native in the second round of…
Mustangs use summer activities to build momentum for ’17-18
November 10th, 2017After a busy summer, the New Mexico Mustangs girls program is primed for a successful 2017-18 season. Mustangs president Jeff Schultz is elated with how the growth and progression of the game is coming along in the state. “There is a lot going on, and we’re happy to be a part of it,” said Schultz….
USA Hockey’s NTDP has talented, rich Arizona flavor with desert trio
November 8th, 2017Eyebrows used to be raised when a talented hockey player was said to be from Arizona. Then Zac Larraza and Auston Matthews burst onto the scene and people began to realize that amazing hockey players could indeed come from the desert. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE But even as Matthews, a Scottsdale native and reigning NHL…
IceJacks brimming with confidence, momentum as new season here
November 7th, 2017On paper, both Northern Arizona University ACHA teams look to have solid rosters. Both the Division 2 coaching staff (Travis Johanson, Kris Walsh, Colin Hughes) and Division 3 staff (Ryan Smith, Billy Brennan, Brandon Schinzel) have their teams out to positive starts as each squad went undefeated in the early part of October, the D-2…
Scottsdale native, Jr. Coyotes product Burke collects weekly NAHL honors
November 6th, 2017The North American Hockey League (NAHL) today announced the Divisional Stars of the Week presented by Bauer Hockey for the week ending Nov. 5, 2017. The Bauer Hockey Divisional Stars of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2017-18 regular season that honors the top performing players in each of the four NAHL divisions….