Category Archives: Youth
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. Sun Devils’ on the horizon at Oceanside
March 3rd, 2015Plenty today think it happened some 18 years ago, when the NHL shipped the Winnipeg Jets to the Valley to become the Phoenix Coyotes. And there’s no doubt that, a couple decades from now, the lot will cite the year 2015 – notably due to Arizona State University’s jump to NCAA Division I status. But,…
Dorozhenko quietly leads ‘Next Generation’
February 5th, 2015Boris Dorozhenko is the first to admit: His methods aren’t for everyone. Part skating coach, part skills instructor – yet 100 percent optimist – Dorozhenko is plenty confident that once people see his way of thinking, players (and their parents) will be willing to give his unique methods of his aptly-named “Next Generation” hockey a…
AAHA extends reach through social media, Web
February 1st, 2015A little excitement. A bit of energy. A whole lot of fun. That’s what youth hockey is supposed to be about in the first place, right? That also happens to be the backbone of the Arizona Amateur Hockey Association’s (AAHA) new communication strategy, headed up by its social media and Web site director Sharon Enck. “Hockey…
DYHA enter new chapter as ‘Jr. Sun Devils’
January 28th, 2015Those associated with the Desert Youth Hockey Association (DYHA) might want to hang onto their Phoenix Firebirds jerseys and gear; it’ll all soon be considered “retro.” DYHA is moving into the future with a new look and new identity as the “Jr. Sun Devils.” Starting this spring, DYHA will begin the transformation from Firebirds to…
Mission brings Canadian flare to Arizona
January 26th, 2015When the idea of “culture” ventures into the sports lexicon, it’s most often associated with the way players inside a locker room are able – or possibly not – to play together as a united front. But what about the “culture” a coach brings from the outside to his or her team? For two Mission…
18U AA Silver Knights win Icebreaker title
November 3rd, 2014By Christopher C. Wuensch It took a little locker room motivation and a late rally, but the Arizona Hockey Union 18UAA Silver Knights emerged victorious in their division in AHU’s own seventh-annual Icebreaker Invitational. The Knights swept their way to the Midget title winning all four of their games during the Sept. 19-21 tournament, held…
Shaw seated as new AAHA president
October 29th, 2014By Justin Emerson The Arizona Amateur Hockey Association may have a new president, but that doesn’t mean he’s new by any stretch to the growing southwestern hockey community. At the annual AAHA meeting in September, the board of directors of the governing body of youth and amateur hockey in Arizona selected Brendan Shaw into its…