Sherwood siblings uniting on ice at Indiana Tech

From The Sherwood Park News By Shane Jones   The Funke Brothers are jazzed about their reunion tour. Not to be confused with the famed Motown backing band The Funk Brothers, the Funke’s are a pair of well-travelled Sherwood Park hockey players who are getting a chance to play together at the college level after […]

Waldorf finishes exhibition games and looks forward to Opening Weekend

From Waldorf Athletics   ALBERT LEA, MN – The Waldorf hockey team wins their second straight exhibition game against the Steele County Blades 8-4 on Friday night. The Warriors were down 1-3 in the first period, but then go on to score 5 straight goals in the second. With an exciting home exhibition game, the […]

Minot State Men’s Hockey Announces Schedule

From The Dakotan   MINOT, N.D. – The two-time ACHA National Champion Minot State men’s hockey team is ready to hit the ice for a run at a third Murdoch Cup as the season begins next weekend for the Beavers. Minot State announced its 2022-23 schedule, which begins with the Beavers hosting Briercrest College from […]

Hockey Operations Update for 9/9

Welcome to the start of the 2022-2023 season.  This weekend several games will kickoff this year’s campaign and we are excited to see back in the rink.  Here are couple key reminders and updates as your programs prepare to hit the ice.   There is a current “download’ glitch with those using the Chrome browser  […]

FLOSPORTS SECURES NAMING RIGHTS TO ACHA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

FLOSPORTS SECURES NAMING RIGHTS TO AMERICAN COLLEGIATE HOCKEY ASSOCIATION NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS TROY, MI (September 9, 2022) – The American Collegiate Hockey Association (ACHA), the governing body for non-NCAA men’s and women’s hockey in the United States, announced today that FloSports, a leader in sports streaming and original content, has entered into a five-year agreement regarding the naming […]

Area hockey scene: ‘Not exactly business as usual’

From The News-Gazette By Joey Wright   CHAMPAIGN — Things will look a bit different when the puck drops in central Illinois this fall. Nick Fabbrini was the director of coaching for the Champaign Urbana Youth Hockey Association as well as the head coach for the University of Illinois club program. He left the area […]

Oswego State welcomes Anthony Del Tufo

From Oswego State ACHA Hockey   OSWEGO – The Lakers are ecstatic to announce the commitment of goaltender, Anthony Del Tufo! Anthony comes in as a junior transfer from SUNY Plattsburgh’s D3 NCAA program. The 1999 birth year comes from Livingston, NJ where he developed in the New Jersey Hitmen AAA organization. After high school, […]

Hockey Ops Update for 8/26

  The hockey season is one week closer!  From the emails I am getting, it looks like it is going to be first “full season” since early 2020.  This is very exciting and can’t wait to be back in rinks to see games.   Many of you are working your way through the registration process now, […]

Calvin Graduate/Howie’s Hockey Tape Owner Max Sieplinga Featured in National Publication

From Calvin Athletics   Calvin graduate Max Sieplinga is the subject of a feature story in the national online publication The Athletic today. The story, which requires a subscription to The Athletic, details Sieplinga’s Howie’s Hockey Tape business which he developed shortly after his graduation from Calvin. Sieplinga’s business has grown considerably since its founding […]

SDSU skaters to go boldly where no other Aztec team has gone before

From The East County Californian By Phillip Brents   The face of collegiate club ice hockey has undergone a major facelift in California for the upcoming 2022-23 season. The San Diego State University Aztecs helped start it. Even before the 2021-22 American Collegiate Hockey Association Division II season was officially in the record books, the […]