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Shop Talk: Looking at top products for those on your shopping lists
December 19th, 2019The holidays are here, and with a wide variety of products crowding the shelves, here are the 2019 Behind The Mask Top Picks for the hockey player or coach in your life. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE CCM Ribcor Trigger 4 Pro Stick The game keeps getting faster, which is why more and more players are…
Gila River Arena to host AHSHA All-Star event Dec. 21
December 17th, 2019Later this month, AHSHA will stage its annual All-Star event at Gila River Arena, an event that has grown exponentially over the years. The game itself will be accompanied by a skills competition on Dec. 21, and all players will wear specialty jerseys supplied by the Arizona Coyotes. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE AHSHA Board of…
Read Our December Issue!
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Overall development continues to be top priority at Tahoe Prep
December 11th, 2019If it seems like the 2019-20 academic year and hockey season are already well under way, it may be because the prep and varsity teams at Tahoe Prep Academy look like polished professionals on the ice. In reality, we’re about halfway through the season, and with Thanksgiving behind us and Christmas just around the corner,…
Taking Liberties With… Todd Burgess
December 10th, 2019TODD BURGESS Position: Forward, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC Hockey, NCAA Division I) Hometown: Phoenix Arizona Youth Team: Jr. Coyotes Junior Hockey Team: Fairbanks Ice Dogs (NAHL) NHL Draft: Selected by Ottawa Senators in fourth round (103rd overall) of 2016 NHL Draft Age: 23 READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Arizona Rubber: What’s your favorite hockey memory growing…
Mission Statement: Seeing former Mission players coaching very rewarding
December 9th, 2019It’s always hard to define success in youth hockey with so many different motivations from so many different personalities. Obviously, team success is a huge part of the puzzle. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Until recently, the thing I was most proud of was so many alumni going on and having the love of the game…
Shop Talk: It’s certainly that time of year – let’s customize everything
December 6th, 2019Custom everything! This year’s hot-ticket item is custom sticks or skates for the ultimate player experience. Nothing is more personal than having your name or number printed or stitched into your gear. The feeling you get from opening a custom box to reveal something built just for you is second to none. With the holidays…
AHU Coach’s Corner – Guest Column: Is it feasible to keep spending cash on team building?
December 5th, 2019This is Part of 2 of this guest column series from Carlos Valdes-Dapena. We discussed last issue how most corporate team building is a waste of time and money and how collaboration was perceived as messy and diluted accountability and offered few tangible rewards. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Based on that insight, we developed a…
Scottsdale native, Jr. Coyotes graduate Savage cops NCHC Rookie of the Month honors
December 4th, 2019After a seven-point November, Miami University freshman forward Ryan Savage has been named the NCHC Rookie of the Month. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE After posting just one point in seven October games, the Scottsdale native led all NCHC skaters with seven points on two goals and five assists in Miami’s eight-game slate. He began the…
Tocchet recognizing honesty is best policy with Coyotes
December 3rd, 2019If you do not adjust, learn, grow and evolve as a coach, there’s not much of a future to direct a team. In that regard, there is little difference if you’re coaching at the NHL level or at Ice Den Scottsdale. In the end, honesty is the best policy – just ask Arizona Coyotes coach…