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The USHL Fall Classic stands out as the most prestigious showcase of junior hockey in North America with all 16 teams converging on Sioux City, Iowa, for three games apiece.  Although the Classic is touted first and ...

You definitely want to keep this young prospect on your radar. Phil Baltisberger has been making a big splash and at an early age, this is a good sign for scouts prospecting young talent. Baltisberger is draft eligible ...

Remaining teams ask to join AAU as independents for 2012-2013 season The Amateur Athletic Union's Ice Hockey Director Keith Noll has asked the Tropical Elite Hockey League to remove ...

Forgive them for they know not what they do...Hockey parents have always been known to hover over the line between what is acceptable and what is not. When emotions become part of the equation, all inhibitions often get tossed into the ...

The Dallas Stars are in the midst of rebuilding their team. General Manager Joe Nieuwendyk traded forwards Steve Ott and Mike Ribeiro, which leaves the team lacking in speed and tenacity that those particular players brought to Glen ...

To say that the BCHL Showcase offered maximum exposure of the players to scouts is like saying the ocean is a little wet. Sunday evening during a wrap up tweet the BCHL (@bchllive) indicated that "around 200" scouts attended the event. ...

Before we get too far into this, let's make one thing perfectly clear. I am not an accountant or an attorney. I am simply another set of eyes and ears to go along with a very inquisitive mind. I have many ...

The start of the 2012-2013 junior hockey season is just days away so it is time for us the break out the magic ball and predict where North American Hockey League teams will end up in the final standings.  This ...

The countdown to the start of the 2012-2013 season is now down to single digits and a number of teams are on the brink of disaster. Leagues are trying to stop the gaping wounds with sticktape and a prayer. Folks, the floodgate ...

I give up. USA Hockey needs to force the Eastern Junior Hockey League to the Tier II level of play and eliminate all player fees for the league. While John Vanbiesbrouck and the folks in Colorado Springs continue to ...