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AHU thrilled to add Radke as new 14U Bantam White coach
July 30th, 2020As hockey in Arizona slowly gets back to open rinks and players suiting up in anticipation of the upcoming 2020-21 season, the Arizona Hockey Union has made a major move in the association’s coaching ranks. Longtime youth hockey coach Tony Radke will join AHU next season as the club’s new 14U Bantam White coach, a…
With recent move to Tier I, Jr. Sun Devils planning to develop elite-level players
July 23rd, 2020When Brad McCaughey took over as the Desert Youth Hockey Association’s hockey director in 2017, he came in with a plan and a list of items to tackle to make DYHA a preeminent youth hockey club in all of Arizona. With the association’s recent approval for Tier I status starting with the upcoming 2020-21 season,…
Coyotes’ Stepan: ‘For us, it’s about the Stanley Cup’
July 16th, 2020Patience. That is one quality pretty much absent from most professional athletes. Especially true in these uncertain times, perseverance is likely the one virtue holding the Arizona Coyotes, as well as the other NHL teams, somewhat together. While the wait to get back on the ice is excruciating, players are trying to make the best…
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Rio Rancho native, Warriors grad Weaver commits to NCAA D-II Franklin Pierce
June 24th, 2020Growing up, Nick Weaver was one of the top players for the New Mexico Warriors youth hockey program. After making the jump to AAA hockey with the Colorado Rampage and Colorado Springs Tigers, the Rio Rancho native followed that up with two solid seasons of junior hockey with the Eastern Hockey League’s (EHL) Boston Jr….
After three months off due to pandemic, IHAAZ teams back to work
June 24th, 2020Landon Jans was like every other IHAAZ player over the last few months – he just wanted to get back to playing the game he loves. That opportunity, once seemingly out of reach after the sports world stopped spinning in mid-March because of the COVID-19 pandemic, finally arrived and was welcomed with open arms. IHAAZ…
USPHL postpones NCDC Detroit Combine to July 30-31 in Fraser, Mich.
June 19th, 2020The United States Premier Hockey League has announced that the 2020 NCDC Detroit Combine has been postponed by just over a month to July 30-31, but still remaining at Fraser Hockeyland in Fraser, Mich. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE This announcement has been made due to Michigan state restrictions on the opening of ice rink facilities….
Sun Devils’ ACHA Division II team names Dusbabek new bench boss
June 17th, 2020Joe Dusbabek has been introduced as the new head coach for Arizona State University’s ACHA Division II team. Dusbabek, 42, comes to the Sun Devils with a distinguished hockey career of more than 20 years of coaching, plus eight years of professional hockey experience and four years playing NCAA hockey. “We are very excited to…
Mission 18U sees chance at nationals’ redemption vanish
June 17th, 2020Just days before most of the country went into quarantine to address the coronavirus pandemic, the 18U AA team from Mission AZ was riding high. The squad had just captured its second straight Arizona Amateur Hockey Association (AAHA) state championship and was gearing up for a return engagement at the USA Hockey National Championships. This…
Jr. Coyotes’ Tier I coaching staff a wealth of knowledge
June 16th, 2020In what has been an annual event, the four Jr. Coyotes teams swept the Tier I Arizona state championships earlier this year. And while the players get the lions’ share of the credit – and deservedly so – the coaches behind the benches for each team put in hours of week behind the scenes, giving…