Category Archives: Junior
Arizona natives Gauthier, Lipinski chosen for 2023 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game
December 16th, 2022The Canadian Hockey League has announced the 40 players invited to compete in the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game. Included in the 40 players are Arizona natives Ethan Gauthier (Phoenix/Sherbrooke Phoenix, QMJHL) and Jaden Lipinski (Scottsdale, Jr. Coyotes/Vancouver Giants, WHL). Slated for January 25 at the Langley Events Centre, the 2023 Kubota CHL/NHL Top…
Phoenix native, Jr. Coyotes alum Stuart leaving mark in USHL, makes commitment to NCAA D-I Colorado College
December 14th, 2022Dubuque Fighting Saints forward Riley Stuart has announced his commitment to play NCAA Division I hockey and continue his academic career at Colorado College. The USHL veteran is in his fourth year with the Fighting Saints and was named a captain for Dubuque for the second straight season. Stuart was acquired via trade by the…
Litchfield Park native, Arizona youth hockey grad Ortega picks up weekly honors from USPHL
December 12th, 2022The USPHL has announced that Tyler Ortega of the Minnesota Mullets is the Midwest West Division Forward of the Week. The Mullets managed one win on the weekend, and it was a nice one as Ortega, a 2002-born Litchfield Park native, played a part. In the middle game, Ortega scored a pair to lead the…
Arizona youth products Bonaldi, Ebeyer collect monthly USPHL accolades
December 5th, 2022The USPHL has announced that a pair of players with Arizona ties have garnered monthly honors. Las Vegas Thunderbirds’ blueliner Nick Bonaldi is the Pacific Division Premier Defenseman of the Month and Springfield Pics netminder Chase Ebeyer is the North Division Elite Goaltender of the Month. Not only did he show stellar defense in the…
Phoenix product Toomey picks up weekly honors from NA3HL
November 30th, 2022The NA3HL has announced that Milwaukee Power forward Patrick Toomey is the Central Division Star of the Week. Toomey totaled four points in two games against the Peoria Mustangs. The Phoenix native posted a goal and an assist in both showings with a plus-1 rating. Toomey leads the Power in scoring season playing in 23…
Gilbert native, Arizona youth hockey graduate Livanavage named to 2022 U.S. Junior Select Team
November 17th, 2022USA Hockey today announced the first 21 players for the U.S. Junior Select Team that will compete in the 2022 World Junior A Challenge from Dec. 11-18 in Cornwall, Ont. The U.S. has won five of the last eight tournaments (2018, 2016, 2012-14). The group includes 12 forwards, seven defensemen and two goaltenders. All players…
Arizona trio of Bonaldi, Dumesnil, Ebeyer bags weekly honors from USPHL
November 17th, 2022Three players with Arizona connections have earned weekly accolades from the USPHL. Arizona Bobcats alum and Las Vegas Thunderbirds blueliner Nick Bonaldi is the Pacific Division Defenseman of the Week, while Bakersfield Roughnecks goaltender Connor Dumesnil (Phoenix) is the Pacific Division Goalie of the Week and Springfield Pics goalie Chase Ebeyer (Scottsdale) is the North…
USPHL Premier, Elite Nationals to be held in Utica, N.Y., March 23-28, 2023
November 15th, 2022The United States Premier Hockey League and the Utica Jr. Comets organization are proud to announce that the 2023 USPHL Premier and Elite National Championships will be held at the Nexus Center in Utica, N.Y. – the brand-new home of the Jr. Comets’ USPHL teams – between March 23 and March 28, 2023. The USPHL Elite National Championship…
EHL announces rosters for 2022 All-Star Classic to be held Nov. 20-21 in Worcester, Mass.
November 15th, 2022The Eastern Hockey League has announced the four sets of All-Star rosters that will be competing in the 2nd Annual EHL All-Star Classic on Nov. 20-21 at the Worcester Ice Center in Worcester, Mass. Returning for its second installment, the 2022 EHL All-Star Classic includes over 60 skaters and eight goaltenders, and all 19 teams…
Jr. Coyotes grad, Mesa native Hansen making mark with EHL’s Philadelphia Hockey Club
November 10th, 2022Nick Hansen was bound to play junior hockey in Philadelphia one way or another. Last season, the talented goaltender signed a tender with the NCDC’s Philadelphia Hockey Club and planned on heading east this season. When the NCDC team left the USPHL during the offseason, an EHL team was created and Hansen signed to play…