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The Utah Altitude of the Western States Hockey League have named Dennis Canfield as their first head coach, as they head into their inaugural season in the WSHL. Canfield joins the Altitude from the USPHL Premier league, where he was last the head coach of the Pittsburgh Vengeance. Canfield led the Vengeance to a 31-11-2…

The Carolina Thunderbirds of the Federal Professional Hockey League have announced that they have named Garrett Rutledge as their second head coach in team history. Rutledge replaces Andre Niec behind the bench, after Niec left to pursue a scouting position with the NHL’s Florida Panthers. Rutledge makes the jump to the FPHL from the Ontario…

The Binghamton Black Bears of the FPHL have announced that head coach James Henry has departed the team after accepting a position with an ECHL team. The ECHL team that Henry will be joining has not yet appeared to have been announced. Henry joined the Black Bears as the team’s inaugural coach on June 16th,…

The Western States Hockey League has announced the name and logo for their new team in Southern Oregon, officially announcing the Rogue Valley Royals. The Royals will be playing in Medford, Oregon, taking the place of the Southern Oregon Spartans. The Spartans had previously played in the WSHL up until the 2019-20 season, and joined…

As the Western States Hockey League ramps back up, there may be a bit of a battleground brewing between the WSHL and the Greater Metro Hockey League, as the WSHL adds the Edmonton Eagles to the Provincial Division fold. On the GMHL side, the Northern Alberta Tomahawks enter their third season of play. Where the…

ACHA hockey is the goal for a group out of Oklahoma State University, announcing in July their intention to join the hockey ranks for the 2022-23 season. That goal took a step further as the team released their jerseys they plan on wearing once they’re up and running. The club team is pending approval from…

The New Ulm Steel have announced that head coach Zach Stepan has accepted the position of Assistant Coach with the Aberdeen Wings in the North American Hockey League beginning with the 2021-22 season, joining new head coach Steve Jennings with the Wings. Stepan previously spent one year with the NAHL, serving as an assistant coach…

The Slave Lake Icedogs announced they would be retaining their coaching staff for the 2021-22 GMHL season, keeping on head coach Gregg Kennedy and bringing back Jerry Vale as an assistant coach. Kennedy joined the Icedogs last season, heading up the team to an 11-9-0 record in Slave Lake’s shortened season, and ultimately a second-place…

On February 4th, 2021, the Western States Hockey League provided a release stating their intention to restart things in the 2021-22 season, and in turn, introduced a new expansion team in the Vancouver Devils. The team’s socials had various signs of life in the next few days, but then ultimately dropped off, and didn’t appear…

The Lake Tahoe area will be returning to the junior hockey landscape as the United States Premier Hockey League will be expanding the Pacific division with the Lake Tahoe Lakers. The Lakers make their start after the area had previously seen the Tahoe Icemen and Lake Tahoe Blue teams from the Western States Hockey League.…