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Taking Liberties With… Arizona Coyotes forward Taylor Hall
March 5th, 2020TAYLOR HALL Position: Forward, Arizona Coyotes Hometown: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Acquired: Traded from New Jersey Devils on Dec. 16, 2019, with forward Blake Speers in exchange for defenseman Kevin Bahl, forwards Nick Merkley and Nate Schnarr, a conditional first-round pick in 2020, and a conditional third-round pick in 2021 NHL Draft: Selected in the first…
Shop Talk: Need to focus on team branding? Contact BTM Team Sales
March 4th, 2020Team branding is very important. How you look on and off the ice can be a big factor in the unity of the players, coaches on the ice, and parents in the stands. Behind The Mask’s Team Sales division has worked with numerous associations across the state and U.S. with a focus on meeting the…
Jr. Coyotes alum, Phoenix native Burgess tabbed ECAC Hockey Player of the Month
March 4th, 2020ECAC Hockey has announced its monthly award winners and Rensselaer senior forward Todd Burgess has been named Player of the Month. A Phoenix native and Jr. Coyotes graduate, Burgess led the Engineers to a 6-3-0 February, including a 5-1 mark in ECAC Hockey play. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Netting a league-best nine goals to go…
NAHL’s Ice Wolves building for ’20-21 with recent tender signings
March 3rd, 2020The NAHL’s New Mexico Ice Wolves are hoping a successful 2019-20 season on and off the ice will mean more highlights for the 2020-21 season. In recent weeks, the Ice Wolves have signed a trio of players to tender agreements as forwards Tylor Greene and Micah Maldonado and defenseman Jimmy Jurcev are in the team’s…
AHU Coach’s Corner Guest Column: Gretzky & Einstein – Geniuses who thought outside the box
March 3rd, 2020Unlike college and professional football, offensive creativity in hockey comes mainly from players, and each year it is increasingly “coached” out of the game. Avoiding mistakes has become the highest priority, even at the youth level where the need to win eliminates creative trial and error. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Not only do coaches insist…
Rogers excelling at Tahoe Prep after move from Montana
March 2nd, 2020For Braylon Rogers, the opportunity to advance his hockey development and challenge himself academically at Tahoe Prep Academy was a no-brainer. A 16-year-old junior who plays goalie for Tahoe Prep’s varsity team, he is in his first year with the academy after relocating from his native Montana and a little more than five months into…
CAHA ahead of the curve with goalie development coaches
February 28th, 2020Pat Conacher, Scott Munroe and Mike Nepsa were all goaltenders during their playing days, and all three are now focused on guiding and training the next wave of goalies coming out of the Coyotes Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA). Each coach believes youth hockey should be geared to development, something CAHA thrives in, year in and…
Second annual Flagstaff Dark Sky Tournament returning to Jay Lively Arena this summer
February 27th, 2020The Flagstaff Dark Sky Tournament is back for an encore performance. Last summer, the event ran at Flagstaff’s Jay Lively Arena and had such positive feedback and parents and players saying it was a unique experience that the Flagstaff Youth Hockey Association will be running it again from July 31-Aug. 2. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE…
Lobos looking to finish strong, gain momentum for ’20-21 season
February 27th, 2020For the University of New Mexico, finishing the 2019-20 season on a strong note is key to the Lobos having a more successful season a year from now. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “The team is playing good and playing the hockey I knew we could,” UNM coach Grant Harvey said. “We played some great hockey…
Coyotes, Sharks go One Step Beyond at Cactus Cup event
February 26th, 2020For the One Step Coyotes and One Step Sharks special hockey programs, playing one another last month at the Arizona Cactus Cup event was truly a milestone. “We had been waiting for this event for a very long time,” said One Step Beyond special programs developer Jared Woosley. “When the two One Step teams met…