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The Whyte Stuff: Let’s face the facts – hockey encompasses all sports
January 9th, 2017While serving as a player-coach in El Paso in the late 1990s, we had to vacate our dressing room due to the rodeo coming into town. As we were moving our equipment out and loading it into vans, there were a couple cowboys standing there watching. One of them asked as I walked by if…
AHU Coach’s Corner: Coaching teenagers – not a simple task, but rewarding
January 6th, 2017Your job goes far beyond the x’s and o’s of the sport. You are with them during a crucial time in their lives, where they will be faced with tougher decisions than perhaps any other time. Peer pressure, social media, hormone imbalance, and inexperience lead to questionable decision making at times. You also spend more…
Roadrunners making the grade as first-year AHL club
January 5th, 2017Nearing the halfway point of the 2016-17 American Hockey League (AHL) season, the Pacific Division standings remain fluid with just 0.075 percentage points separating the top four teams. Another 0.055 percentage points separate the bottom four teams in the eight team division. Five teams have spent time in first place so far this season, including…
First-year 16U, 18U Flagstaff programs making major strides
January 4th, 2017When the Flagstaff Youth Hockey Association (FYHA) created 16U and 18U travel teams for the 2016-17 season, the organization ventured into the relative unknown as FYHA had not had these age groups in the past decade. Now with the calendar flipped to 2017, FYHA board member Bill Kuche said he’s been pleased with the inaugural run of…
Matthews garners NHL Rookie of the Month honors for December
January 3rd, 2017Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, who led all rookies with eight goals and four assists in 12 games, has been named the NHL’s Rookie of the Month for December. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Matthews edged Winnipeg Jets right wing Patrik Laine (6-6-12 in 14 GP), Calgary Flames left wing Matthew Tkachuk (1-11-12 in 13 GP), Carolina…
Gilbert native Ploszaj named NAHL’s Central Division Star of the Week
January 3rd, 2017The North American Hockey League (NAHL) on Monday announced the Divisional Stars of the Week, presented by Bauer Hockey, for the week ending Jan. 1, 2017. The Bauer Hockey Divisional Stars of the Week is a weekly feature during the 2016-17 regular season that honors the top performing players in each of the four NAHL…
Scottsdale’s Matthews picks up NHL’s First Star of the Week honors
January 2nd, 2017Toronto Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews, New York Rangers left wing Chris Kreider and Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury have been named the NHL’s “Three Stars” for the week ending Jan. 1. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE FIRST STAR – AUSTON MATTHEWS, C, TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS Matthews led the NHL with 4-2—6 in three outings, all…
Knighthawks’ 12U girls team shows IHAAZ growth booming
January 2nd, 2017History will be made when an all-girls team is fielded in the IHAAZ for the first time in 18 years of league play. The Knighthawks will have a 12U team this season and interestingly enough, the girls themselves were the behind the idea to start one. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “They asked if we could…
Tahoe Hockey Academy boasts solid marks at halfway point
December 28th, 2016As 2016 draws to a close, the leadership at Tahoe Hockey Academy is taking some time to reflect on the trials and tribulations of starting a hockey academy from the ground up, and the many successes they’ve encountered since opening their doors to their first class of student-athletes on Sept. 12. “Our goal from Day…
Roadrunners captain Cunningham on the road to recovery
December 27th, 2016The hockey world stopped and watched and then offered thoughts and prayers on Nov. 19. Just prior to the American Hockey League (AHL) game at the Tucson Convention Center between the Tucson Roadrunners and Manitoba Moose, Roadrunners captain Craig Cunningham collapsed on the ice before medics rushed to his aid, performing chest compressions. READ OUR…