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Arizona youth hockey product, Gilbert native Livanavage tabbed NCHC Defenseman of the Week
December 3rd, 2024North Dakota sophomore defenseman Jake Livanavage has been named the NCHC Defenseman of the Week. The blueliner earns the honor for the second time in the last four weeks and becomes the third defenseman in the league to win the award multiple times this season. Livanavage was all over both ends of the ice for…
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Arizona youth hockey alum, Chandler native Blessing earns weekly Atlantic Hockey college hockey honor
November 19th, 2024Air Force senior Guy Blessing has been named the Atlantic Hockey America Goalie of the Week for the second straight week as he led the Falcons to a sweep of Mercyhurst, Nov. 15-16. In the two games, he stopped 56 of 57 shots against the Lakers for a 0.50 goals-against average and a .982 save…
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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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