Category Archives: Utah
Salt Lake City native, Pikes Peak product Solomon commits to NCAA D-I Northeastern
December 19th, 2016The Aston Rebels have announced that defenseman Ryan Solomon has committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for Northeastern University (Hockey East). Northeastern is located in Boston and the Huskies enter the holiday break with a 6-7-4 mark. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Solomon, 20, is tied for first in the North American Hockey League’s plus-minus…
Renegades building momentum in Utah youth hockey circles
November 30th, 2016First, the West Coast Renegades (WCR) brought aboard former NHL Stanley Cup champion Kevin McClelland to coach in the program. Then it was David Imonti as the organization’s hockey director. Furthering the trend of adding high-quality staff members was the recent addition of Steve Metcalf, Zach Hale and Derek Porter in various roles. READ OUR…
Red Grizz focusing on ‘skills gained,’ ‘friendships made’
November 23rd, 2016Thinking outside the box is something Eric Capps obviously excels in doing. Back in 2015, Capps, Jeff Tilk and Connie Tilk wanted to find a way to “do something more than what high school offers, but less time, travel and expense than what the other 16U teams were offering.” READ OUR LATEST ISSUE After a…
Colorado College a homecoming for Rampage alum, Utah native Halloran
November 22nd, 2016Nick Halloran‘s hockey career is on a fast track. That’s an appropriate way to describe the ascension of the speedy forward, who has gotten off to a great start in his freshman season at Colorado College and attracted the attention of a handful of NHL scouts. Halloran had four goals and four assists through the…
Mustangs to leave WSHL for new Tier I CHL starting in ’17-18
November 10th, 2016Beginning with the 2017-18 season, the Ogden Mustangs will leave the Tier II Western States Hockey League (WSHL) for a brand-new Tier I league, the Central One Hockey League (CHL). The CHL, like the WSHL, will be under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) United Hockey Union (UHU) and will begin next season…
Renegades restructure, bring on Imonti as new director
November 3rd, 2016Some people see the word “restructuring” as one that has a negative connotation. The West Coast Renegades (WCR) AAA youth organization sees it as a fresh start with fresh ideas and a new set of goals. Recently, the Renegades hired David Imonti as the program’s new hockey director. Imonti is currently a partner with 37…
Four-time Stanley Cup champion McClelland joins Renegades
October 7th, 2016It’s quite often a player that shared the ice and dressing room and Stanley Cup celebrations in the NHL with the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jari Kurri lands a job in the game after their playing days are done. Some players become NHL team executives, coach junior teams or college teams or…
Outliers focused on tasting even more success in Year 2
August 10th, 2016Outliers Hockey Academy director of hockey operations Paul Taylor saw Year 1 of his program as “a great success.” Now, he sees Year 2 as one to keep the progression moving. “We were able to raise the skill level of our athletes and teams through our intense training system and now we have some new…
Salt Lake City’s Metcalf pumped to begin NCAA D-I career
June 16th, 2016Garrett Metcalf called his 2015-16 season in the United States Hockey League (USHL) “average.” It’s not what he wanted coming off being drafted last summer by the Anaheim Ducks. Metcalf, a Salt Lake City native, began this season with the Madison Capitols, but was dealt to the Waterloo Black Hawks near the USHL trade deadline….
Utah contingent takes strides at America’s Showcase event
June 2nd, 2016On and off the ice, USA Hockey’s America’s Showcase was a successful tournament for Team Utah. Let’s talk on the ice first. Team Utah went 1-3 at Robert Morris University’s Island Sports Center in Pittsburgh, beating Team Oregon 4-2 in its last game, but there’s more to the story. “In most of our games, we…