Category Archives: High School
Pinnacle High proud of results at USA Hockey Youth Nationals
May 4th, 2017Making the trip to the USA Hockey high school national championships has become a regular occurrence for Pinnacle – which has been four times since 2011 – but for head coach Glenn Karlson, this year’s journey was particularly special. He wasn’t part of the program for the first two trips, and the first time the…
Tahoe Hockey Academy looks to ride momentum into Year 2
April 4th, 2017If it’s late March, that means the majority of youth hockey teams have finished their seasons and have begun to set their sights to building for 2017-18. Tahoe Hockey Academy (THA) is no different, and is well into its recruiting season and in search of its next high-level prospects. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE “We were…
Quartet of schools capture AHSHA state championships
March 28th, 2017The buzzer sounded as four teams were awarded division championship in the Arizona High School Hockey Association (AHSHA) playoffs on Feb. 4 at the Ice Den Scottsdale. Pinnacle claimed the Division 1 title, while Centennial won the D2 championship, Desert Vista the D3 crown and Chaparral secured the junior varsity title. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE…
Tahoe Hockey Academy a well-rounded mix of school, hockey
March 1st, 2017If it’s February, that must mean that youth hockey teams across the country are chasing down playoff spots as their 2016-17 seasons begins to wind down. Similar to many of those teams, the Tahoe Hockey Academy (THA) is gearing up for its big push in the Anaheim Ducks High School Hockey League playoffs, but as…
Team Arizona greasing the wheels for America’s Showcase
February 27th, 2017America’s Showcase is exactly what its name implies. The annual tournament is a showcase for junior and senior high school hockey players from across the country. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Team Arizona, organized by the Arizona High School Hockey Association, will head to Robert Morris University in Pittsburgh for the tournament once again. The tournament…
AHSHA announces 2016-17 All-Arizona, All-State Teams
February 14th, 2017CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2016-17 ALL-ARIZONA AND ALL-STATE TEAMS! ALL-ARIZONA Forwards Trevor Beneduce, Brophy Ryan Berger, Cactus Shadows Declan George, Centennial Joe Mancuso, Chaparral D2 Jack Kirkpatrick, Desert Vista D1 Paxton Parker, O’Connor Cole Kamin, Pinnacle D1 Grant Ziegler, Pinnacle D1 Brendan Kuffel, Shadow Ridge Defensemen Jordan Behm, Cactus Shadows Erik Tollefson, Desert Vista D1 Jacob…
Tahoe Hockey Academy: What a difference a year makes
February 1st, 2017The beginning of a new year is a time when most people make resolutions to improve in the year ahead while reflecting on what they have achieved in the previous 12 months. The staff at the Tahoe Hockey Academy (THA), although off to a great start in its inaugural season and school year, is hard…
Tahoe Hockey Academy boasts solid marks at halfway point
December 28th, 2016As 2016 draws to a close, the leadership at Tahoe Hockey Academy is taking some time to reflect on the trials and tribulations of starting a hockey academy from the ground up, and the many successes they’ve encountered since opening their doors to their first class of student-athletes on Sept. 12. “Our goal from Day…
Tahoe Hockey Academy finding elusive ‘path to success’
December 6th, 2016It has been more than two months since the Tahoe Hockey Academy opened its doors to its first class of student-athletes, and the progress being made on and off the ice has the administration feeling extremely optimistic. “The goal from Day 1 was to implement a program that provided an extensive athletic and academic curriculum,”…
Tahoe Hockey Academy ‘ecstatic’ to get season started
October 31st, 2016After months and months of planning, the doors finally opened at Tahoe Hockey Academy last month, and things finally started to seem real when the academy played its first games in late September. Donning its purple and white uniforms for the first time, the team traveled to Winnipeg the last weekend in September and opened…