All Entries in the "Junior" Category
Buffalo Regals Juniors Add Geoff Peters To Coaching Staff
The Buffalo Regals of the Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League today announced the addition of Geoff Peters to the Coaching Staff. Geoff grew up playing his minor hockey in St Catharines, Ontario. He was eventually drafted by the Niagara Falls Thunder, 2nd overall the 1994 OHL Draft. After 2 years in Niagara Falls, Geoff […]
Buffalo Regals Juniors Announce New Home In Lockport, NY
The Buffalo Regals of the Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League today announced that the Cornerstone Arena in Lockport will be the new home of their Junior team. “We are pleased to be able to bring a high quality level of Junior hockey to the Lockport community” stated Regals President Mike Answeeney. “The void left […]
Buffalo Regals Juniors Announce Rookie Tryout Camp
The Buffalo Regals of the Greater Ontario Junior B Hockey League announced their initial Rookie Tryout Camp for the 2018-19 GOJHL season. The Tryout Camp will be held on June 2-3 at the Cornerstone Arena in Lockport, NY The camp is open to prospective players in birth years of 1998 to 2002. The camp will […]
Jr. Sabres’ Jessica Frame Named OJHL Trainer of the Year
Mississauga, ON – Jessica Frame pulls more than double duty with the Buffalo Jr. Sabres of the Ontario Junior Hockey League. Her business card should at least read: equipment manager and trainer. There’s more. Jessica, 35, has been named trainer of the year by the OJHL. “Jess has been an integral part of our team […]
From Pendleton, NY to Toronto, Ontario: Chase Clark Living His Dream
(Photo of Chase Clark (left) and Don Cherry (center))–BY RANDY SCHULTZ – Chase Clark’s father, Doug, remembers the moment his son answered a simple question that changed Chase’s hockey-playing life. “Chase had started playing organized hockey with the Wheatfield Blades when he was seven,” recalled Doug of his son, now 15. “After his first house […]
Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles Girls Captures 4th Straight NYS Ice Hockey 19U Tier I Championship
The Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles Girls 19U Tier 1 Team captured their 4th consecutive New York State Championship. The Purple Eagles 19U Team is the only team from Western New York who will be advancing to the National Championship Tournament to be held in Boston, Massachusetts starting on April 5th. The Purple Eagles have […]
OJDL Development League Set For 4th Season
Mississauga, ON – Officials with the Ontario Junior Development League (OJDL) are excited about this spring’s season – and the graduates the league has already produced. Fourteen teams will play in two divisions in the OJDL this May and June. It’s the fourth season for the league run by the Ontario Junior Hockey League. As […]
OJHL Announces 2017-18 All-Star Team
Mississauga, ON – The Ontario Junior Hockey League announced the 2017-18 OJHL First and Second All-Star Teams. The OJHL All-Star Team is comprised of the very best players in the OJHL this season and is selected by the OJHL general managers, as well as an awards committee comprised of one media member in each OJHL […]
Buffalo Regals Name Jamie Bird As Head Coach For 2018-19 Season
The Buffalo Regals of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League are excited to announce the hiring of Jamie Bird as their new head coach for the 2018-19 season. Bird will be succeeding Head Coach Jay Maciejewski who helped stabilize the program after a tumultuous 2015-16 season following a two year hiatus from the league. Buffalo […]
Future NY Rangers: Tim Gettinger
By Warren Kozireski– The New York Rangers drafted Tim Gettinger in the fifth round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and just maybe found a gem. From all the players drafted in the 1990’s by NHL clubs, only 19% went on the play 200 or more NHL games and that number shrinks to just 12% […]
Kieffer Bellows Is A Future Islander
By Warren Kozireski — The Islanders selected Kieffer Bellows with the 19th overall selection in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and he has produced goals at every level—except Division I college hockey. After netting 33 goals in 58 games with Sioux Falls in the USHL in 2014-15, he spent one season with the U.S. National […]
Jericho’s Adam Fox A Point-Per-Game Defenseman
By Warren Kozireski — Adam Fox was a third round draft choice of the Calgary Flames (66th overall) in 2016 before skated for Harvard and before he was a two-time member of Team USA for the IIHF Under-20 World Junior championships. Since then they are more than happy with his development. The right shot defenseman […]
Future Islander: Otto Koivula
By Warren Kozireski — 2016 New York Islander fourth round draft selection (120th overall) Otto Koivula has a history of favoring the pass over the shot as his 34 assists over 14 goals during his first 82 games with Ilves Tampere in SM-liiga shows. That also played out at the recent IIHF Under-20 World Junior […]
US Skates Past Finland In Final World Juniors Preliminary Round Game
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Captain Joey Anderson (Roseville, Minn./University of Minnesota Duluth) scored twice and Adam Fox (Jericho, N.Y./Harvard University) tallied the game-winning goal with 1:37 remaining to lead the U.S. National Junior Team past Finland, 5-4, here today in its final preliminary round game of the 2018 International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championship at […]
