Category Archives: Utah
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…
Renegades grow coaching staff with Kleinendorst, Wilmert
May 12th, 2016The West Coast Renegades’ growth has continued with the hiring of Sean Wilmert and Katie Kleinendorst to the 2016-17 coaching staff. Wilmert will take the reins of the 13U Bantam American team, while Kleinendorst will help with the development of girls hockey in Utah. “We are very pleased at WCR to bring such high-level coaches…
Lady Grizzlies’ 19U AA team repeats as district champions
March 29th, 2016What a difference a year makes. The Utah Lady Grizzlies 19U AA team won the Rocky Mountain District (RMD) title in 2015, but coach Stan Weiss said it “was almost a surprise.” Going into the RMD tournament March 11-13 in Westminster, Colo., there were no surprises as the Lady Grizzlies took both games from the…
Coming down the Pike: Utah native off to NAHL TPT event
February 12th, 2016At a very young age, Jared Pike was introduced to the game of hockey and like most, the love affair started then and continues to this day. Now 20 and playing in his second season for the Bismarck Bobcats of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), Pike was recently named to the NAHL’s Top Prospects…
Final-year Mustangs reflect on time in Ogden
February 4th, 2016As the home stretch of the 2015-16 Western States Hockey League (WSHL) season is fast approaching, players are actively seeking lateral moves for next season. That is especially true for players born in 1995, playing out their final months of junior hockey eligibility. Eight 20-year-olds with the WSHL’s Ogden Mustangs wrap their junior careers in…