Concussion Letter from Director Steve Laing

Hockey Canada wants all of Canada on the same page when it comes to the delivery of its Initiation Program – traditionally a player’s first brush with organized hockey at the ages of five and six. Although the Initiation Program – originally developed more than 35 years ago – always recommended cross-ice or half-ice small-area games, its delivery has varied …

Born in Modesto, California to crop-picking parents, Carlos Gomez never could imagine that he would one day have a son playing in the National Hockey League (NHL). Shortly after Carlos was born, his entire family was deported for not having proper paperwork, landing them two hours from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. While living here, a family tragedy occurred which caused Carlo’s …

Recruiting A Gold Medal Kid With USA beating Canada for the gold medal at the World Junior Championships last night, there are a lot of amazing stories being told about the team and its players.  It was an incredible game with a storyline centering around commitment, resiliency, and a team-first attitude that lifted the squad to their gold medal. Read …

Children should spend at least three hours a day performing physical activities, according to the Finnish government. Parents have been advised to actively encourage their children to pursue hobbies and interests that require physical exertion. Read More

Edward James Samuels, 30, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. He was born May 5, 1986, in Vorhees Township, N.J., and was a 27-year resident of Las Vegas. He was a star hockey player in Las Vegas playing roller hockey for the Las Vegas Tour Rebels at Crystal Palace in Las Vegas, then ice hockey for the Las Vegas Mustangs, …

Doungchak’s appointment to the role marks the first time in USA Hockey history that an Oregonian has held the title of Pacific District Coach-in-Chief as he also becomes the first non-Californian to do the same in more than thirty years. Doungchak will be stepping into the role that was previously occupied by Larry Bruyere, who held the title of Pacific District CIC for the …

There is a big change coming to youth hockey, and it’s all about names. Based on a rule change by USA Hockey, age classifications will no longer have name labels like ‘midget’ or ‘bantam’ in the USAH rulebook. Instead, all age categories for youth hockey are to be referred to only by age number – 12U, 14U, 16U, etc. Read …

2016 USA Hockey Annual Congress town hall meeting discussing Tier l hockey.

Traveling through the cornfields of Iowa, there’s never a shortage of time to think, ponder, and reflect. As Oliver David, Associate Head Coach and Assistant General Manager of the USHL’s Dubuque Fighting Saints, rides over the picturesque Midwestern landscape en route to his team’s next playoff game, he can’t help but do just that – think, ponder, and reflect. How …