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Arizona youth hockey grad, Chandler native Blessing gloves weekly AHA college hockey honors
October 9th, 2024Atlantic Hockey America has announced that Air Force senior Guy Blessing is the AHA Goaltender of the Week. The Chandler native helped lead the Falcons to a 4-3 overtime win over Arizona State on Oct. 5. Blessing stopped 32 of 35 shots in the game. After ASU scored two goals in the first five minutes…
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Approaching 25 years in hockey, AHU president Shupe continuing to help grow game in Valley
October 2nd, 2024Chances are if you have been involved in hockey at any point or level over the past 25 years in Arizona, you have crossed paths with Stacy Shupe. Now in her 11th year as club president for the Arizona Hockey Union, Shupe continues to be a strong advocate for growing the game in the state,…
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Flagstaff native, longtime FYHA standout Bereson taking game to junior ranks with EHL’s Nor’easter
October 1st, 2024Quinn Bereson has spent his entire hockey career playing in his hometown of Flagstaff. That has changed this year as Bereson is playing junior hockey out east for the EHL’s Connecticut Nor’easter. “The opportunity to sign with the Nor’easter came to me from talking to Coach Espo (Michael Esposito) through NCSA and meeting with him…
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WCRHL celebrates two Arizona national championships as ’24-25 season readies to get rolling
September 29th, 2024As the 2024-25 Western Collegiate Roller Hockey (WCRHL) season is set to dawn in early November, coaches and players can look back on the 2023-24 campaign as a watershed moment in the 21-year history of the organization. All tallied up, two WCRHL teams won national championship titles: Grand Canyon University (Division 1) and University of…
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Officially on board with AHU, Barnhart bringing drive, motivation, knowledge to Knights
September 12th, 2024As the head coach for the Arizona Hockey Union’s 10U Silver team this season, Mary Ann Barnhart is starting her first season as an official staff member with AHU. Truth be told, Barnhart has been part of the Union in several capacities for over 15 years. She’s also been a fan of the game for…
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Longtime AHU staffer Yubeta an asset to Arizona hockey community, says Knights ‘like a second family to me’
August 11th, 2024Melissa Yubeta has been involved behind the scenes with Arizona hockey since 2010 and has been enamored with the game even longer. Needless to say, Yubeta is a familiar face in the desert when it comes to hockey in the Valley. And a valuable and important person when it comes to the continued hockey boom…
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Jr. Coyotes alum Melo decides on NCAA D-I Alaska Anchorage for college hockey career
July 9th, 2024Joey Melo, the 2023-24 AJHL Rookie of the Year, has accepted a scholarship to attend the University of Alaska Anchorage to play for the NCAA Division I Seawolves. The Georgetown, Ont., product had a record-setting rookie year with the Whitecourt Wolverines, setting team highs in goals and points for first-year players in the program. He…
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