Category Archives: High School
Class finally in session at the Tahoe Hockey Academy
September 28th, 2016The date of Sept. 12 will mark an important day in Tahoe Hockey Academy’s history. After years of conceptualizing and months of planning, the academy will officially open to its first class of student-athletes. Academic lesson plans have been prepared, games have been scheduled, and the hundreds of other details have been put in place…
Tahoe Hockey Academy gaining steam toward late summer opening
August 10th, 2016It’s been years in the making, and now it’s down to the final weeks. Later this month, the Tahoe Hockey Academy will officially open its doors for the first time, and the group of men behind organizing California’s first hockey boarding school couldn’t be more ready. The excitement is palpable in Tahoe, and the momentum…
Team Arizona makes big-time splash at America’s Showcase
May 21st, 2016Well, maybe the fifth time is the charm for Team Arizona. Playing in the America’s Showcase in suburban Pittsburgh last month for the fifth straight year, Team Arizona, made up of some of the state’s top high school junior and senior players, won its pool and earned a berth in the quarterfinals, bowing out 3-1…
Green brings knowledge to ASU, high school hockey
January 27th, 2016When Tait Green first arrived in Arizona in late 2001, he accepted the fact that he wouldn’t be able to play hockey, the sport he grew up playing in Elk River, Minn. But that changed when a friend approached him with a coaching opportunity with the Arizona High School Hockey Association (AHSHA). “One of the…
AHSHA sees rapid rise in participation numbers
September 21st, 2015For high school students that want to play hockey, the Arizona High School Hockey Association (AHSHA) is the place to be. And you don’t have to live in the metropolitan Phoenix area, either. Made of up 32 teams, AHSHA welcomes players from as far as Yuma, Tucson, Prescott and Flagstaff. The Phoenix area is home…
Youngster cements spot as No. 1 Hamilton fan
November 14th, 2014By Justin Emerson He sits as close to the bench as he can. Phoenix’s Arcadia Ice Arena isn’t very big, so he can get pretty close. He wears his personalized Hamilton High School Huskies hockey jersey, rooting on his favorite team. The game ends and the Huskies win. Of course they do; they have every…