Category Archives: Youth
AHU again huge on community involvement during ’17-18 season
March 29th, 2018One of the greatest team building activities that a youth hockey team can do is to venture out into their communities and volunteer where there is a need. During the 2017-18 season, the following Arizona Hockey Union teams took it upon themselves to lend a helping hand and become better people, teammates and ambassadors. READ…
Lacrosse season getting set for center stage at Ice Den
March 26th, 2018While the growth of hockey in Arizona has been a source of pride in recent years, lacrosse has been gaining in participation and popularity as well. At the Ice Den Scottsdale, lacrosse leagues are forming for the upcoming months as the ice will shortly be changed over to turf. READ OUR MARCH 2018 ISSUE Bill…
Mission’s 12U squad skates to third straight AZYHL title
March 22nd, 2018The word of the day at AZ Ice Arcadia on March 11 was “threepeat,” and Mission AZ’s 12U Pee Wee Red team delivered. Mission capped off a spectacular season by winning the Arizona Youth Hockey League (AZYHL) championship, securing the program’s third 12U title in as many years. READ OUR MARCH 2018 ISSUE “I’m pretty…
Lady Coyotes win first state title during AZYHL tourney
March 20th, 2018A total of nine teams captured Arizona Youth Hockey League (AZYHL) state championships over the March 9-11 weekend. READ OUR MARCH 2018 ISSUE The rundown of all title games: 10U Red: Arizona Hockey Union 10U White – EJ (Benjamin) Green scored two goals in the 2-1 win over the Arizona Bobcats at AZ Ice…
Jr. Sun Devils post clean sweep of Tier II state championships
March 20th, 2018It was a straight sweep for the DYHA Jr. Sun Devils in the AAHA State Playdowns this season, with the organization taking home state championships in all three Tier II levels at 18U, 16U, and 14U. READ OUR MARCH 2018 ISSUE The 18U AA Jr. Sun Devils were the first to win a championship. They…
California events unveil secret behind OneHockey success
March 6th, 2018You only get one chance to make a memorable first impression, and OneHockey California’s debut last Thanksgiving weekend certainly passed the test. During the first holiday extravaganza in its home state for the world’s No. 1 hockey tournament organizer, 34 West Coast teams descended on the L.A. Kings IceTown rinks in Riverside for their introduction…
OneHockey inviting Western clubs to help make history in Michigan
March 6th, 2018The numbers are staggering. The logistics astonishing. But what actually might be most remarkable about the Guinness World Records-validated OneHockey Holiday Invite 2018 this December is what inspired the notion of hosting the largest hockey tournament the sport has ever seen. READ OUR FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE “This idea came to me while I was sleeping…
FYHA, NAU continue to develop, grow partnership on numerous levels in Flagstaff
March 5th, 2018Flagstaff is roughly 140 miles from the Phoenix hockey hub, but that doesn’t mean that the Northern Arizona town is a budding hockey hotbed in its own right. With a growing youth hockey association in the Flagstaff Youth Hockey Association and a nationally-ranked ACHA college hockey program at Northern Arizona University, the town is on…
Bird-Coppola-Steele line thriving for Mission 18U squad
March 2nd, 2018Jeremy Goltz described it as some of the most fun he’s ever had in a hockey rink. The players make it sound just as electric. A new first-line offense has emerged for Mission AZ’s 18U team this season and according to Goltz, the director of hockey operations for Mission AZ, it has quickly become of…
Jr. Coyotes sweep to four Tier I state championships
February 27th, 2018Early February kicked off the Arizona Amateur Hockey Association state championships and the Jr. Coyotes brought home all four Tier I titles this year. READ OUR FEBRUARY 2018 ISSUE 18U: The Jr. Coyotes swept this series in two straight over the Bobcats, culminating in a 4-2 win on Feb. 3 at AZ Ice Arcadia. In…