When hockey becomes a contact sport, are kids doing it correctly? by Paul Antonenko, Let’s Play Hockey I was talking to a couple of friends who have coached and played hockey for a long time. They played Division I hockey, have coached boys and girls, and are very conscientious when it comes to giving back […]
Event Set For Nov. 30 in Washington, D.C., at Grand Hyatt Washington COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Tickets for the 2026 U.S. Hockey Hall of Fame Induction Celebration, which will take place on Monday, Nov. 30, at the Grand Hyatt Washington in Washington, D.C., are now on sale and can be obtained online by clicking HERE. […]
State Fire Marshal cites overheated electrical equipment as cause of March 21 fire by Bryan Zollman, Let’s Play Hockey The house fire that claimed the lives of hockey journalist Jessi Pierce and her three children has been ruled accidental and electrical in nature by the State Fire Marshal. State and local fire officials discussed their […]
FIRST-EVER PWHL ALL-STAR SET FOR TORONTO MARCH 7 Four teams of PWHL All-Stars to compete in 3-on-3 tournament at Scotiabank Arena, with additional fan activations planned NEW YORK AND TORONTO (September 24, 2026) – The Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) will bring its biggest stars together in Toronto on March 7, 2027, for PWHL All-Star […]
Honorees to be recognized Sept. 25 at Grand Casino Arena during Wild-Stars game MINNESOTA – Jon Bittner, the longtime Crookston coach who also served a decade as the Minnesota Hockey Coaches Association’s Executive Director, has been named the winner of the MHCA’s Cliff Thompson Award for long-term outstanding contributions to the sport of hockey in […]
CREATIVE GENIUSES WHO THOUGHT OUTSIDE THE BOX by Jack Blatherwick, Let’s Play Hockey Unlike college and professional football, offensive creativity in hockey comes mainly from players, and each year it is increasingly “coached” out of the game. Avoiding mistakes has become the highest priority, even at the youth level where the need to win eliminates […]
Tickets On Sale Sept. 22; Tournament Set for April 21-May 2 in Duluth DULUTH, Minn. – Preliminary round tickets for the 2027 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championship will go on sale to the general public Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 10 a.m. CT at iihf.com/en/events/2027/wm18, USA Hockey announced here today during a community kickoff event hosted […]
First televised game is Oct. 2 Building on its partnership, the Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) announced on Thursday that it set to have a minimum of 21 games featured on FOX9+ for the upcoming 2026-27 season. “Each year we have been able to add more WCHA games on FOX9+, which provides more exposure for our players, coaches, and teams,” said WCHA […]
Travis Winter to succeed Serratore following the 2026-27 becoming the program’s eighth head coach By Tyler Christiansen, Associate Director of Athletics for Media and External Relations BEMIDJI, Minn. – Bemidji State University Director of Athletics Britt Lauritsen announced today that men’s hockey head coach Tom Serratore will retire following the conclusion of the 2026-27 season, his […]
We seem to live in a different dream world today “I don’t want any youngsters to stop dreaming, but I do wish parents would stop believing they are the determining factor in making that dream a reality. If the premium priced path was the key to the D1 dream, then any player who followed it […]
