Category Archives: Utah
Assistants add muscle to Renegades program
July 22nd, 2015A strong group of assistant coaches, along with an engaged support staff, is critical to the success of any youth hockey program, and the West Coast Renegades are confident they have all the pieces in place. Renegades director of hockey operations and 16U Tier I coach Adam Bartholomay is nothing but excited with the new…
Jr. Grizzlies send two teams to nationals
March 24th, 2015The Utah Jr. Grizzlies will have two teams represented at this year’s USA Hockey Tier II USA Hockey National Championships. The program’s 16U AA and Bantam AA teams both earned invites to the event after celebrating Utah Amateur Hockey Association state championships in their respective divisions earlier this month at Park City Ice Arena. The…
Lady Grizz make history with nationals berth
March 23rd, 2015Need proof girls hockey in the Beehive State is on the up and up? Look no further than the Utah Lady Grizzlies’ 19U AA team. The Lady Grizzlies made history earlier this month after winning their Rocky Mountain District Regional Tournament to become the first girls team ever from Utah to qualify for the USA…
Hayes making most of fresh start in Utah
March 20th, 2015When Ryan Hayes was traded to the Utah Grizzlies from the Stockton Thunder earlier this season, he had no idea the region was so picturesque. “I actually arrived here at night, so I couldn’t see the mountains or anything,” said Hayes, a fifth-year pro out of Syracuse, N.Y. “Then the next morning, when I woke…
Renegades set for spring, summer programs
February 26th, 2015As the 2014-15 campaign winds down, the West Coast Renegades organization is already looking ahead towards next season. The spring and summer months are right around the corner, and the Utah-based program has no intentions of taking its foot off the gas when it comes to keeping its players in top form. “Spring and summer…
Plandowski reaches milestone with Utah
February 26th, 2015What started out as a simple love for hockey, along with an interest in the medical field, has led Utah Grizzlies head athletic trainer Mike Plandowski to working more than 1,000 games at the pro level. Now in his eighth year with the ECHL club, Plandowski reached the milestone on Jan. 23, which was also…
Combs’ stock on the rise with Park City
February 22nd, 2015Ask Park City Ice Miners 16U AA coach Mike Adamek about his captain, Kaleb Combs, and he has nothing but high praise. “He’s been a huge part of this team for two years now,” said the coach. And not only is Adamek bullish on the young forward’s potential, but so too are a handful of…
Marches to West Point continues for Worden
February 20th, 2015Nash Worden has quietly made a name for himself over the past three seasons skating for the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League (USHL). With USHL teams routinely advancing their players to NCAA Division I schools, the defenseman added his name to the lengthy list of recruits when he committed to the U.S….
Renegades out in community
January 12th, 2015When Lisa and Joe D’Urso architected the West Coast Renegades earlier this year, they wanted the overall developmental experience to encompass much more than just practices and games, wins and losses. The Renegades also placed a high priority on being valued members of the Salt Lake Valley community and, in short time, the program has…
Gwidt right at home with Grizzlies
January 3rd, 2015He might be a Wisconsin native, but nowadays Brent Gwidt calls the Salt Lake Valley home. Gwidt, in his second full season with the ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies after playing four years of NCAA Division I hockey at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, lives in the area year-round with his wife, Amanda. “The organization, the city, Maverik…