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Half-dozen champions highlight IHAAZ Havasu F2 Festival
February 2nd, 2017A two-hour rain delay on Saturday didn’t dampen the spirits of the players competing in the IHAAZ Havasu F2 Festival Jan. 6-8 in Havasu. Six champions were crowned at the end of the thrilling weekend. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Prescott won the 8U title with a shutout win over the Knighthawks. The Knighthawks won the…
Tahoe Hockey Academy: What a difference a year makes
February 1st, 2017The beginning of a new year is a time when most people make resolutions to improve in the year ahead while reflecting on what they have achieved in the previous 12 months. The staff at the Tahoe Hockey Academy (THA), although off to a great start in its inaugural season and school year, is hard…
Mission AZ 18U Red’s Thorsen a true throwback on the ice
January 30th, 2017Dimitri Thorsen was born in Russia and learned to skate in Michigan, but he has truly grown up with the Mission AZ hockey program. Thorsen is a standout 6-foot-2 defenseman on Mission AZ’s 18U Red team, and has honed his skills on the ice wearing a Mission sweater since he was 11 years old as…
AHU Presidents’ Day Invitational boasts 173 teams, 362 games
January 29th, 2017Up North and back East, a few days off from school to celebrate Presidents’ Day meant some extra time on the ponds to dial in the perfect dangle. In Phoenix, with an average high temperature of 74 degrees in February, we have to rely on our 12 sheets of ice to get us through. Thanks…
Bobcats set to enjoy esteemed Quebec Pee Wee tournament
January 29th, 2017Ron Filion grew up playing hockey in Montreal and knew it was a special experience playing in the Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament, but being so close geographically and already being immersed in the culture, he said he didn’t appreciate it the same way he does now. And getting the chance to bring teams the…
AHL All-Star Classic to showcase pair of Roadrunners rookies
January 28th, 2017The American Hockey League will hold its annual All-Star Classic Jan. 29-30 at the PPL Center in Allentown, Pa., home of the Lehigh Valley Phantoms. The fledgling Tucson Roadrunners will send a pair of rookie standouts — forward Christian Fischer and defenseman Kyle Wood — to represent the Pacific Division team at this year’s event….
Pair of Jr. Sun Devils squads show well at AZ Coyotes Cup
January 27th, 2017To ring in 2017, and for the 18th straight year, the AZ Coyotes Cup Holiday Hockey Festival took place New Year’s Weekend at the Gila River Arena, Ice Den Chandler and Ice Den Scottsdale. For two Desert Youth Hockey Association (DYHA) Jr. Sun Devils teams, both the Bantam 03 team and Pee Wee Combo team…
One Step Bobcats program ‘built on a wing and a prayer’
January 26th, 2017There’s something amazing happening in the Arizona hockey community, and it’s giving some athletes a chance to experience the sport for the first time. The One Step Bobcats is a first-year program for special needs kids and adults, and is the first program of its kind in the Phoenix area that allows those with intellectual…
WYHA finding its niche in Arizona youth hockey circles
January 25th, 2017While Tucson still doesn’t have a regular ice rink yet, the Wildcat Youth Hockey Association (WYHA) has seen marked growth. The addition of the American Hockey League’s (AHL) Tucson Roadrunners sped up WYHA’s growth spurt. The number of players in the WYHA had jumped from about 60 last year to 130 this year and the…
AHU, AZ Ice Gilbert Mite Jamboree set to create memories
January 24th, 2017Hockey players eight years old and under from all across the greater Phoenix area will get to enjoy one of their first tournament experiences on Jan. 29 when the Arizona Hockey Union (AHU) and the AZ Ice facility in Gilbert host their third annual Mite Jamboree. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE The all-day tournament is expected to include…