Here are the opportunities that some recent players are presented with this off-season:

Bryan McFarlane has made the Alaska Avalanche NAHL team
Chris Gartner is off to the great white north to play in the NOJHL
Marcus Esparza has been offered a spot on Northland College D3 Team
Brandon Parone is taking his talents to the Manitoba League
Nick Zern has excelled in the Maritime League
Peter Sjostrom will be blocking shots and playing in Swedish Hockey League
Adam Kesser is off to Concordia in Wisconsin
Noah Segall will be playing and studying at the University of Mass - Lowell
Ray Kizzie has been offered a place to play in NCAA D3
Matt Melhaff will be returning to the Redhawks after rejecting an NCAA D3 Offer

The Redhawks have scheduled their end of the season Banquet for Tuesday Feb 22nd at Prime Pizza right next to the rink. Cost is $15.00 per person for family, billet families and friends which includes all you can eat pasta and Salad Bar, the evening will start at 6pm with the awards following dinner. This will also be web cast by our video crew so the parents and family members not able to attend can enjoy. Please sign up ASAP as spaces are limited.

To reserve your spot please contact:

Rob Powell, Head Coach
headcoach@arizonaredhawks.com
 

The Redhawks finish the 2nd half of the season 8-10-I

We were able to finish the 2nd half of the season right on track with our short and long term plans. I’m excited we tripled our wins in one season, but feel empty over the fact we lost 23 games by 3 goals or less. Going 8-10-1 the 2nd half shows that we were better than our record and how the boys never gave up. Consistency was a huge problem this season, and I think being the youngest team in the league had a lot to do with that, but when we were mentally prepared we showed that we could compete with anyone.

We beat San Diego, Valencia twice, lost one goal games to Idaho twice, went to OT with Fresno twice and took Phx to a shootout twice and finally beat them in the 2nd one!!! Then to finish off the season beating Long Beach twice at home really shows how far we’ve come in this league.
We had 6 players offered the opportunity of D3 Hockey and education and 4 others offered NAHL invites to main camps.

Team awards were as follows:

Best Defenseman: Cam Maceau
Most Improved Defenseman: Devin Smith
Most Points: Ivo Dimitrijues
Most Goals: Danny Fazio
Most Assists: Ivo Dimitrijues
Best Fore Checker: Denis O’Hara
Rookie of the Year: Kyle Pavlack
Coaches Award: Jay Kouris
Redhawk of the Year: Noah Segall
MVP: Theo Campe

I’m sure that more good things will happen for we have the opportunity to return 11 players, this is a great way to start for the next season

Just Livin the dream

The Redhawks are excited to be establishing a Booster Club.  The purpose of the Club is the assist in the game operations and promotion of the Arizona Redhawks Junior A Hockey Team.

We are hoping to get the volunteer support of local hockey and sports enthusiasts to help get the program to a level that is comparable to the othere elite Junior programs in the country.

If you are a hockey nut with a passion for exciting and fast paced hockey, we want and need you on board to help.

Click Here For Details.

Revised times for AZ. Redhawks vs. Long Beach Bombers

Friday 2/18 – 6:50pm warm up, game time 7:20p
Saturday 2/19 – 7:30pm warm up, game time 8:00pm
Sunday 2/20 - 12:00pm warm up, game time 12:30p

Ronald R. White
President-Commissioner
Western States Hockey League

 Dear Player,

I am inviting you to the 7th Annual JPS Showcase (JPS) which will be May 20-22, 2011 at the Apex Arena in Arvada, Colorado. The Showcase will start late on Friday, May 20th and will end at noon on Sunday, May 22nd so as not to interfere with school. If you have any schedule conflicts, such as graduation/prom, we will adjust the playing schedule to meet your needs.

In attendance will be 50-60 coaches/general managers representing Jr. A, Colleges, Prep Schools, and Midget AAA hockey programs. The exposure from this Showcase gives the participants a great experience along with excellent opportunities to be seen by the numerous coaches. In the past, hundreds of participants have been seen and were offered a spot/tender on a higher level team.

JPS will provide the much needed exposure and experience to you as an aspiring young player. In fact, attending JPS is like attending 50-60 individual camps, thus saving money and maximizing your exposure!

I am sending you a brochure regarding JPS. For more information you can look on line
www.jps-hockey.com or call me at 719-473-5175.

This year JPS is teaming up with Planet Hockey to select players for a midget team to participate in training and games in the Swedish Summit Series in Stockholm, Sweden, August 7-15, 2011. For more information please go to www.JPS-Hockey.com or contact Shawn Killiam at shawn@planethockey.com or 720-304-3880.

I look forward to seeing you at JPS.

Sincerely,

Brad Buetow
Director
buetowbj@aol.com

After two close games on Friday and Saturday, the Redhawks erased a three goal deficit to force overtime Sunday and defeated Phoenix 6-5 in a shootout. Danny Fazio scored the shootout winner and Theo Campe netted the GTG while shorthanded late in the third. Peter Sjostrom made 58 saves to pick up his 4th win of the season! Coach Powell was really happy to see the boys finally prevail in a tight situation against a top team…”we’ve lost so many one goal or shoot out games to top teams this season, maybe this will change things around” stated Coach Powell

 Coach Powell states for as disappointed as I am with the teams effort the 1st three games, he is more than excited to announce that 5 players Led by Captain Noah Segal have been offered the opportunity t play for NCAA D3 programs. This is what our program is about developing kids and moving them to higher levels, The other players solicited were Cam Maceau, Adam Kesser, Matt Mahlaff, and Jay Kouris, Coach Powell also would like to announce that 4 other players were contacted to play NAHL hockey next season. But the highlight of the Vegas weekend was when Peter Sjostrom won his 1st game in the pipes!!I Peter really struggled after he injured his hand and the team really let him down a few times, but to watch how hard Peter worked and how Determined he was to succeed the whole team was truly excited for Peter stated Coach Powell.

 Armed with a few new faces and a complete new attitude the Redhawks visit Valencia and walk away with four pts and move to 7th place in the western division. Redhawks 1st game was sluggish and they got down early and lose the 1st game 5-2, but storm back win the next two games to secure 4pts and move up in the standings. I really thought we out played Valencia most of 8 of the 9 periods we were there stated Coach Powell, Peter by his own admission started slowly in the 1st game but just flat dominated the next two games, and the team responded with a different forecheck and offensive zone scheme that the players really responded to…

Coach Powell had a team meeting before the trip and stated the old going through the motions attitude was out the door and we will take the 2nd half of the season personal !!, so as of now we are looking fine, and anyone who doesn’t believe or give his all the rest of the season won’t see much ice time…Having that much interest in Vegas should really open some of these kids eyes, stated Coach Powell, Now the big task is having the kids focus on themselves and what they can do for the team instead of worrying about others and pointing the finger….

Robert Powell
Head Coach AZ Redhawks Jr A Hockey Club

 REDHAWKS TAKE 1ST PLACE FRESNO TO A SHOOTOUT!!!

The Redhawks picked up a point this past weekend taking the Fresno Monsters to a shootout before losing 1-0 . This was a tremendous weekend for the Redhawks organization, The boys finally saw how working hard will make them competitive stated Coach Powell. On Saturday Kyle Pavlack was surprised to see his parents in town from Michigan and rewarded them by scoring the game tying goal with 7 seconds left in regulation, That goal was the 1st Redhawks Hat trick at home capping off a tremendous effort by all the Redhawks and we wish to thank our very supportive fans who had the place rocking all night. The boys are buying into the forecheck and even more importantly pressuring the puck as soon as possible when we don’t have the puck, now all we need is consistency in this area from our top lines, added Coach Powell…Denis O’Hara capped off a great weekend by scoring his 1st Jr goal in the 3rd game.

The Boys were really tired Sunday after all that excitement Saturday and even though we lost Sunday I was really proud that the boys never gave up and really didn’t get out played, we have some weak areas but we are a much more competitive program now and look forward to the toughest part of our schedule stated Coach Powell as he left the arena with a smile on his face.

Robert Powell
Head Coach Az Redhawks Jr A Hockey Club

The Tenth Annual Western States Shoot-Out Showcase begins at 1:00pm on December 16, 2010 at the Las Vegas Ice Center.

The Showcase will include all 13 teams from the WSHL and 1 team from NorPac the Helena Bighorns.
Each team will play 4 games in the showcase format of 2-25 minute halves. All games will be played as league games, with all stats and win/loss points included in the season totals.

The WSHL is expecting a large turnout of NCAA college coaches after the very successful 2009-2010 recruiting season. The WSHL set a all-time league record for placement of college freshmen into NCAA ice hockey for the 2010-2011 season.

The Host Hotel for the Showcase is the Stratosphere Hotel and Casino. Room rates are $25 plus a $5 resort fee per night.

For parents and spectators who are flying into Las Vegas, the WSHL will have available a charter bus running between the rink and the Stratosphere. The bus pass will be $40 per person for the entire weekend, or $15 for one round trip. Parents/Spectators interested in the bus pass contact the league office at: wshloffice@aol.com

The WSHL will also be holding a College Hockey Seminar at the Stratosphere Showroom Saturday December 18. This seminar is for players and parents and will discuss such items as financial aid, recruiting, admission criteria, and more.

The actual pairings schedule will be available November 30. Pairings are based on the standings as of
November 28.

The All Showcase Admission Pass which entitles the holder to attend all games is $45 which is purchased
at the Las Vegas Ice Center. Day passes and individual game passes are also available.