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AHU coaches show unique side with elaborate superstitions
September 17th, 2020“When you believe in things that you don’t understand, then you suffer. Superstition ain’t the way” – Stevie Wonder The incomparable Stevie Wonder once said, “Superstition ain’t the way.” It’s one thing to rhyme about this in a song but to a lot of athletes and coaches, being superstitious is the ONLY way. Sports has…
AHL’s Roadrunners had makings of Calder Cup favorites in ’19-20 season
September 11th, 2020When the hockey world came to a sudden pause on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019-20 edition of the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners was well on its way to placing its name among the best in franchise history. The Roadrunners, the top developmental affiliate of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, had recorded a 36-19-1-2…
New IDPC in Scottsdale the ‘ultimate dryland training experience’
September 5th, 2020As the director of sports performance at the Ice Den Performance Center (IDPC), Shane Harvey says the new Scottsdale facility will be the epitome of what a hockey training center should be. Set to open this month, the IDPC is keeping with the Valley trend of hockey growth. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “As sport-specific training…
Taking Liberties With… Glendale native, Jr. Coyotes graduate Trevor Griebel
August 29th, 2020TREVOR GRIEBEL Position: Defenseman Hometown: Glendale Age: 19 2019-20 Junior Team: Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) 2020-21 Junior Team: Fargo Force (USHL) Arizona Youth Teams: Jr. Coyotes READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Arizona Rubber: What’s your favorite hockey memory growing up? Trevor Griebel: Definitely winning three Arizona state championships with the Jr. Coyotes. AZR: What’s your favorite memory…
NAHL’s Ice Wolves filling needs ahead of sophomore season
August 19th, 2020The NAHL season ended prematurely in March after the COVID-19 spread, but the New Mexico Ice Wolves didn’t miss a beat, using the expanded offseason to start making plans for their second season that should start in the fall. On May 12, the Ice Wolves selected three players in the NAHL’s first-ever Supplemental Draft. READ…
Tempe’s Hedquist wraps USPHL career, commits to NCAA D-III Gustavus Adolphus
August 17th, 2020Kohl Hedquist grew up in Tempe, playing youth hockey for the Jr. Coyotes and Arizona Bobcats along the way. The past two seasons, he skated for the Hampton Roads Whalers, winning a USPHL Premier national championship in 2018-19. After another solid season in 2019-20, Hedquist will move on to college hockey in the fall after…
Moore loving life as youth hockey coach, BTM manager
August 12th, 2020Henry-Mychal Moore is a youth hockey coach with the Arizona Hockey Union and a manager with Behind The Mask at its Scottsdale location. He also grew up playing for the Polar Bears and DYHA Firebirds and serving as a captain for P.F. Chang’s. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Sounds like a normal life, right? Take into…
IHAAZ gets teams back to normalcy with early June event
August 5th, 2020Nearly three months after its last festival, roller hockey was back in full swing for IHAAZ teams the first week in June with a state qualifier tournament. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it was a tourney played under different circumstances at the Peoria Sportsplex. Social distancing guidelines were in place as well as added precautions…
NCDC Detroit Combine features two exciting days of hockey
August 5th, 2020Two fun and fast-paced days of hockey came to a close with the end of the 2020 NCDC Detroit Combine, which was held July 30-31 at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Mich., home of the Metro Jets. The Combine featured 160 players ranging in birth years from 2000 to 2004. The Combine, originally scheduled for April…
The Mill opens in Tempe, offers slew of training options
July 30th, 2020Jarred Smith and his wife, Bailey Young Smith, had been thinking about opening a hockey training warehouse for a while. At the end of February, their dream became a reality as The Mill Hockey Training Warehouse opened in Tempe. Just three weeks later, the COVID-19 outbreak caused the doors to close. In late May, those…