USA Hockey initiatives, increased NHL and AHL presence spur interest Young boys and girls in California have plenty of choices when it comes to sports: soccer, baseball, softball, basketball, football, dance, martial arts… and that’s just scratching the surface. There was a time when hockey would have been at the bottom of such a list, if it made it at …
O, say can you see… a U.S.-dominated NHL?
So here’s an uncomfortable question: Will hockey still be considered Canada’s game in 2028 when there are more Americans than Canadians playing in the NHL? I’ll wait here while you mop up that coffee. While the idea of an NHL dominated by the U.S. may sound preposterous to any Canadian told from birth that we’re the greatest hockey-playing nation on …
14th Annual Toyota-USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Festival
USA Hockey, the Central District and the Amateur Hockey Association of Illinois are proud to welcome and invite you to the 14th annual Toyota-USA Hockey Disabled Hockey Festival to be held at the Leaf’s Ice Centre in West Dundee, Illinois. Read More
Making their mark: Latinos in hockey
The need for diversity has been something that has plagued the NHL for much longer than their Hockey Is For Everyone initiative has been around. Latino communities in particular haven’t seen themselves reflected in the world of hockey until recently. The first Latino NHL player, Bill Guerin, who is of Nicaraguan descent, was drafted in 1989. Another Latino player wouldn’t …
The Right Team vs. Elite Team
Keeping up with the Joneses may as well be an epidemic for the hockey community. What is he or she doing this summer to get ahead? What team is she playing on next year? Who are they working out with now? Finding a spot on an elite youth or high school team is one of the most worried-about aspects of …
Youth hockey fueling NHL growth, Bettman says
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stressed the importance of youth hockey during a summit with the commissioners of the other three major sports — Rob Manfred of Major League Baseball, Roger Goodell of the National Football League and Adam Silver of the National Basketball Association. Bettman said Tuesday that the amount of young players registering to play hockey has allowed the …
THREE THINGS: Oilers select Yamamoto
The Oilers used their 22nd-overall pick in the 2017 NHL Draft to select Kailer Yamamoto from the Spokane Chiefs. Here are three things to know about the player and the pick. Read More
Rae Briggle – 26 years of dedicated service
Pacific District celebrates and thanks Rae Briggle for her 26 years of tireless and dedicated service to the membership of USA Hockey.
Dan Rogness, volunteer extraordinaire, made Alaska hockey go round
For the better part of three decades, countless Alaska hockey coaches, administrators, parents and assorted officials who needed a question answered accurately and promptly received the same response: Call Dan. “If you didn’t want to look in the 500-page book, you called Dan,” recalled Dennis Sorenson, the longtime Dimond High and youth coach. “He usually knew the rule, and he’d …