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Sunny Disposition
January 22nd, 2015Nov. 18, 2014 – a date that will undoubtedly be etched in the annals of Arizona State University athletics history. That is, of course, the day the nation’s largest public university announced that men’s ice hockey would be its athletic department’s 23rd varsity sport – and the NCAA’s 60th Division I hockey program – when…
Meneakis back behind bench in own backyard
November 17th, 2014By Matt Mackinder Marina Meneakis somehow finds time to attend graduate school, work at the Los Alamos National Lab and coach the New Mexico Mustangs’ 19U team. It’s a life she wouldn’t trade for anything, though, as the Mustangs alum previously coached the Gunnison (Colo.) Blades 14U girls while finishing her undergraduate degree at Western…
New Mexico mourns loss of Seyfert-Kohlrust
November 17th, 2014By Matt Mackinder There will be a definite void at rinks all across New Mexico this season with the passing of Stepheny Seyfert-Kohlrust following a long battle with brain cancer. Seyfert-Kohlrust, who passed away Sept. 8, was just 41. Born in Clovis to Dennis and Beverly (Pullen) Seyfert, she was raised in Kirtland, where she…
Youngster cements spot as No. 1 Hamilton fan
November 14th, 2014By Justin Emerson He sits as close to the bench as he can. Phoenix’s Arcadia Ice Arena isn’t very big, so he can get pretty close. He wears his personalized Hamilton High School Huskies hockey jersey, rooting on his favorite team. The game ends and the Huskies win. Of course they do; they have every…
Jr. Knights right at home in Gilbert
November 7th, 2014By Matt Mackinder After not having a true home rink the past couple seasons, a new five-year contract will see the Phoenix Jr. Knights of the Western States Hockey League call AZ Ice Gilbert home for the foreseeable future. “We’re very excited to have the junior team anchored in Gilbert with the youth club,” said…
Lady Coyotes discovering love of the game
November 5th, 2014By Christopher C. Wuensch Brittany Johnson first fell in love with the game of hockey at the age of 9. Now the head coach of the AZ Lady Coyotes’ newest and youngest squad, she’s tasked with spreading that joy. The Lady Coyotes’ dropped the initial puck this summer on its 10U/12U combo house team program…
Tucson’s return adds to inline excitement
November 4th, 2014By Christopher C. Wuensch The Inline Hockey Association of Arizona (IHAAZ) is returning to Southern Arizona this season – and it’s to a familiar location no less. After a lengthy hiatus, the state’s premiere roller hockey league will add two – potentially three – Tucson-based teams for the upcoming season. There’s an air of excitement…
18U AA Silver Knights win Icebreaker title
November 3rd, 2014By Christopher C. Wuensch It took a little locker room motivation and a late rally, but the Arizona Hockey Union 18UAA Silver Knights emerged victorious in their division in AHU’s own seventh-annual Icebreaker Invitational. The Knights swept their way to the Midget title winning all four of their games during the Sept. 19-21 tournament, held…
From the Editor: Plenty being done to grow game
November 1st, 2014By Matt Mackinder “Growing the game.” From rinks to associations, statewide leadership to the local NHL club, so many these days, it would seem, are putting an emphasis on that ideal, especially at the younger levels. The AZ Lady Coyotes are one group in particular who is who is putting that credo to work. In…
NAU reloads after roster turnover
October 31st, 2014By Justin Emerson It’s the name of the game in college hockey; every four years, you have what amounts to a completely different team. The NAU Ice Jacks graduated 14 players between its American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II and Division III teams last year. But while the roster turnover is not small – and…