Category Archives: Junior
WSHL season on tap for confident, excited Knights
September 22nd, 2015Phoenix Knights coach-GM Chris Walker wants bygones to be bygones. During the 2014-15 Western States Hockey League (WSHL) season, the Knights won just 10 games and finished out of a Thorne Cup playoff berth. This season, Walker said renewed optimism and a solid lineup should produce more wins for the Knights. “I expect nothing less…
Jr. Coyotes alum Playfair out to make his mark in WHL
September 20th, 2015It’s not easy to be the son of an NHL coach and former player – no one knows that more than Austyn Playfair. Now entering his second season of Major Junior hockey with the Western Hockey League’s (WHL) Tri-City Americans, the younger Playfair is proud to be Jim Playfair’s son, but wants to carve out…
Jr. Coyotes’ Boyle commits to NCAA Division I Denver
September 4th, 2015Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 18U AAA defenseman Michael Boyle has committed to play college hockey for the University of Denver starting with the 2017-2018 season. The Pioneers play in the National Collegiate Hockey Conference and qualified for the NCAA tournament last season. Boyle, a United States Hockey League (USHL) draft pick of the Sioux City Musketeers…
Jr. Knights right at home in Gilbert
November 7th, 2014By Matt Mackinder After not having a true home rink the past couple seasons, a new five-year contract will see the Phoenix Jr. Knights of the Western States Hockey League call AZ Ice Gilbert home for the foreseeable future. “We’re very excited to have the junior team anchored in Gilbert with the youth club,” said…