Ice Hockey

Hockey in Alaska fishing outpost wouldn’t be the same without high-energy, results-driven work of Shelly Laukitis In a stroke of fortune for the isolated Alaskan fishing outpost of Homer, Shelly Laukitis and Kevin Bell Arena arrived in town at nearly the same time, and the two quickly became inseparable. First, Laukitis set about learning to […]

Wade Minter made improbable journey from Section 328 to ice level as Carolina Hurricanes public address announcer If you had told 15-year-old H. Wade Minter that he would one day become an avid hockey fan and passionate player, his resulting facial expression may have been that of confusion. If you added that he would also […]

St. Louis area’s Angie Bigogno is do-it-all office manager with flair for registrations Webmaster of the Week: June 12-18 Name Angie Bigogno Site Affton Americans Hockey Position Office manager Use of platform Registration, Sitebuilder Background Bigogno split time between Washington D.C. and the St. Louis area growing up, when for her hockey was mostly an […]

St. Louis area’s Christine Raye pulls double duty for Kirkwood youth and high school programs Webmaster of the Week: May 22-28 Name: Christine Raye Sites: Kirkwood Pioneer Hockey, Kirkwood Youth Hockey Association Position: Communications director/Webmaster Use of platform: Dibs, Registration, Sitebuilder, PowerPay Background: It’s hard to believe given the amount of hours she devotes to […]

Houston Wild president Karen Fraser fueled by passion for the game Webmaster of the Week: March 13-19 Name: Karen Fraser Site: Houston Wild Position: President, webmaster Use of platform: Registration, Sitebuilder Background: When Fraser moved from her hometown Calgary to Houston with her family in 2010, topping the to-do list was finding a home in […]

Joseph LaBate remains close with his high school buddies as he works to stick with the Vancouver Canucks .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Former Academy of Holy Angels standout […]

As the regular season starts to wind down and playoffs enter the horizon, team benched have an uncanny way of getting a little shorter this time of year. Yet, running a short bench often has the opposite of its intended effect, especially over the long term. Here are five reasons why equal playing time is […]

Merger of six youth clubs has gone smoothly thanks to work of webmaster Mary Helmick Webmaster of the Week: Dec. 26-Jan. 1 Name: Mary Helmick Site: Kansas City Youth Hockey Association Position: Program director, registrar Use of platform: League, Registration, Sitebuilder Background: Helmick grew up in northwest Iowa, a farm girl whose only exposure to hockey […]

Morris/Benson senior goaltender Tony Bruns is so accustomed to facing insanely high numbers of shots each game that he brushes aside mass amounts of flying pucks as effortlessly as a northwoods outdoorsman swats mosquitoes. In his four seasons as a starter for the Storm, Bruns routinely has made 40, 50, 60 and even 70-plus stops […]

Yet, one of the keys to helping every player reach his or her potential is delaying the focus on a single position. “With USA Hockey’s push towards long term athlete development, we’re trying to build hockey players as opposed to building a center or right wing or a defenseman,” said Josh Hicks, Coach-in-Chief for Minnesota’s […]