FAIRVIEW – A Fairview family is seeking help for their son, Max, who was recently diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy type 2. Max Sych, known as ‘Mighty Max’ by those close to him, is no stranger to adversity. His mother Bryarly had complications during the pregnancy, which resulted in her spending over four weeks on […]
RED DEER – Hockey Alberta’s Coach of the Month, sponsored by Players Bench Team Apparel, is Randy Rosen of Sherwood Park. Randy is currently head coach of the U16 AAA Sherwood Park Squires of the Alberta Elite Hockey League (AEHL). This is his first year with the Squires after coaching at nearly every level of […]
CALGARY – Hockey Alberta, BC Hockey, the Saskatchewan Hockey Association, and Hockey Manitoba, in conjunction with the Western Hockey League (WHL) and Hockey Canada, have made the difficult decision to cancel the 2020 WHL Cup. With the uncertainty surrounding the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the decision was made with the health and safety of all coaches, […]
With Christmas around the corner, what better way to surprise your avid hockey fan than with their favourite player – in sock form! Major Leagues Socks is Pair[ing] up with Hockey Alberta Foundation to support the Every Kid Every Community program. For every pair of socks sold on www.majorleaguesocks.com/collections/hockey-alberta between November 19 and December 31, […]
RED DEER – This month’s Alumni Spotlight focuses on Jordan Kanygin, formerly of the Calgary Buffaloes. A product of Hockey Calgary’s Midnapore Minor Hockey Association (now the Knights Hockey Club), Jordan began playing minor hockey when he was six years-old, but said his passion for the game was evident long before that. “The first hockey […]
RED DEER – The Government of Alberta today announced a mandatory two-week pause on indoor group fitness classes and team sport activities. The pause applies to Edmonton and surrounding areas, Calgary and surrounding areas, Grande Prairie, Lethbridge, Fort McMurray and Red Deer. The full list of surrounding communities (for the Calgary and Edmonton regions) is […]
COLD LAKE – At Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country today, Canadians pause to remember those who have served, and continue to serve, our country. For Captain Daniel Deluce, a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force stationed at CFB Cold Lake, Remembrance Day takes on special meaning for himself and his family. “My grandpa […]
Episode Three of the Centre Ice Podcast explores the meaning of ’Hockey for Life’, with a focus grassroots hockey in Alberta, the Alberta Elite Hockey League and Alberta Female Hockey League, and the opportunities and experiences hockey can offer. Hockey Alberta’s Coordinator of Female Hockey and former Red Deer Sutter Fund Chief, Taryn Baumgardt and […]
RED DEER – This month’s Alumni Spotlight focuses on Dustin Moore, formerly of the Red Deer Optimist Chiefs. A born-and-raised Red Deerian, Dustin’s hockey journey began when he was just five years old. He credits his dad’s love of hockey, and the fact that all his friends were playing, as the reasons he decided to […]
For a pair of best friends whose hockey journeys have been nearly identical, it’s only fitting they were both selected just five picks apart at the 2020 NHL Entry Draft in October. When Jake Neighbours and Ozzy Wiesblatt were drafted 26th overall and 31st overall by the St. Louis Blues and San Jose Sharks, respectively, […]
