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Drew and Jimmy Schilletter Updates

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

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Here is an update on Drew and Jimmy Schilletter of Las Vegas

The weekend prior to Christmas, Jimmy’s U15AAA Phoenix Coyotes team traveled to Philadelphia, PA, for a Tier 1 Elite League American, and had a phenominal weekend. The U15AAA Coyotes went 4-1 for the weekend, beating Team Comcast, Cleveland Baron, Steel City Renegades and Bell Tire. Their lone loss was to the Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 3-2, after giving up a last minute goal. Jimmy was a +5 for the weekend, and only gave up a lone goal early in the last game against Oakland. He also had two assists on the weekend.

This weekend the U15AAA Coyotes are off to Los Angeles for a Tier 1 Elite League American weekend. They will play the Dallas Stars Elite, Colorado Rampage, Colorado Thunderbirds, TPH Thunder and a team from Houston, TX.

Drew’s team, the Arizona Hockey Union (AHU) Silver Knights U18AA team, won the Coyote Cup this week, going 5-0. They outscored their opponents a combined 26-10 over the weekend. Drew was a +7 with two assists during the tournament. This was the team’s third tournament championship this season, to go with a semi-finals loss in Silver Sticks and a very good showing at a AAA tournament in Boston to start the season. The team is also undefeated in U18AA league play.

Chris Francis and ECHL Alaska Aces Win 4-3 in OT on New Year’s Eve

31 Wednesday Dec 2014

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Wednesday, December 31

Anchorage – Chris Francis of Las Vegas dealt an assist on the first goal of the game for the ECHL Alaska Aces who took an early lead and then won 4-3 in OT over the Utah Grizzlies on New Year’s Eve at Sullivan Arena. Chris, plus 1 on the ice tonight, has 8 goals, 13 assists this season. The crowd was 5467. It’s was a chilly 28 degrees outside the rink doors.

Jason Zucker 2014 Vegas Hockey Player of the Year

30 Tuesday Dec 2014

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Goal scorer Jason Zucker of Las Vegas with the NHL Minnesota Wild

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2014 VEGAS HOCKEY AWARDS
Determined by Total Votes cast
on Vegashockey.net

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Player of the Year

JASON ZUCKER
NHL Minnesota Wild

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Pro Player of the Year

CHRIS FRANCIS
Alaska Aces

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College Player of the Year

CORY WARD
Bemidji State

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Junior Player of the Year

BEAU RICKETTS
WSHL Las Vegas Storm

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Roller Player of the Year

ANDREW TAMURA
UNLV

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Coach of the Year

GABE GAUTHIER
WSHL Las Vegas Storm

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Roller Coach of the Year

NICK ROBONE
UNLV

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Defenseman of the Year

MORITZ MATZKA
WSHL LAS VEGAS STORM

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Goalie of the Year

TERRY MARTIN
UNLV

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AAA PLAYER OF THE YEAR

VITO CARLO
West Coast Renegades 16u – Utah

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AA Goalie of the Year

ZANE BRANSON
Las Vegas Storm

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All Heart

JAKE MCKENNA
WSHL Las Vegas Storm

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Best Rink

LAS VEGAS ICE CENTER

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Best Rink Music

UNLV GAMES @ SOBE ICE ARENA

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Best Rink Snack Bar

LAS VEGAS ICE CENTER
Winner 11 straight years

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Hockey Person of the Year

JOHN BROOKS
Las Vegas Ice Center

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Ethan Montoya Update from Calgary

30 Tuesday Dec 2014

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Monday, December 29, 2014

Calgary – Ethan Montoya of Las Vegas and the AAA Ontario Avalanche 18u closed out their play in the AAA Mac’s Tournament with a 5-3 win over Grande Prairie Ernie’s Sports Storm today.  Ontario finished the tournament with 2-2-0 record. Ethan and his Avs teammates will go sightseeing tomorrow in Alberta, then return home to the Center Ice Arena in Ontario, Ca.

Zach Pochiro 2 Goals, Star of the Game; Gage Quinney Plays Before 6241 as Kelowna Rockets Win 4-3

28 Sunday Dec 2014

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Edmonton – Zach Pochiro of Las Vegas scored two goals – his 6th, 7th – for the WHL Prince George Cougars in a 4-1 road win over the Edmonton Oil Kings. Zach was selected the #1 Star of the Game. The crowd was 4441 at the Rexall Place.

Kelowna, BC – Gage Quinney, who played in the Las Vegas Alumni Game last week at the Ice Center, helped the powerful, division leading 29-5 WHL Kelowna Rockets beat the Kamloops Blazers 4-2 before a big crowd of 6241 at the Prospera Place.

Ethan Montoya Update at Mac’s AAA Tournament in Calgary

28 Sunday Dec 2014

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Sunday, December 28, 2014

http://www.macstournament.ab.ca/

Calgary – Ethan Montoya of Las Vegas and the AAA Ontario Avalanche 18u go into a decisive game tonight against the Calgary Buffaloes in the featured game at the 2014 AAA Mac’s Tournament at the Max Bell Centre. Game audio will be streamed for free on the AAA Mac’s Tournament website.

In two opening games here, Ethan had two assists in a 5-4 loss to the Regina Pat Canadians, then had two more assists in a 6-3 win over the Okanagan Rockets.

It is brutally cold here, with the temperature outside the rink doors expected to be about 5 degree at the opening faceoff.

The Ticker

26 Friday Dec 2014

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Friday, December 26, 2014

Las Vegas – Kirk Brooks says he plans to keep the Las Vegas Ice Center open “for a very long time.”

And now, he says, he sleeps much better at night.

That’s because he spent $300k recently on two electric Zambonis, meaning there is no danger of carbon monoxide leaks which have plagued older ice arenas across the nation.

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At the Alumni game this week, players said Gage Quinney was a hoot in the locker room, improvising gear which explains why he wore bright yellow hockey pants during the game at the Ice Center earlier this week. Gage, who skates for the WHL Kelowna Rockets, came into the arena with rink pal Kenny Lusak. Gage’s younger brother Langdon – who is skating for the AAA Arizona Bobcats 16u this season – has been tendered by the NAHL Corpus Christi IceRays. Hockey dad Ken Quinney is a top coach, one of the very best here in town, with the Las Vegas Jr Wranglers youth teams.

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Jimmy Samuels and Vito Carlo of Las Vegas like to the tell the story of the first “monster hit” they ever saw while at a game years ago in the Ice Center.

“We were at the rinkboards and it was Beau Ricketts, playing in a bantam level game. He checked a player so hard we were stunned watching it happen,” said Jimmy.

That is the very same Beau Ricketts who is captain of the WSHL Las Vegas Storm.

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Hockey dad Bobby Burns of Las Vegas says Jason Zucker was “around 14 years old” when he last played in Las Vegas on an AAA Nevada Stars 16u travel team which was coached by Wally Lacroix.
Wally was one of the officials on the ice for the Alumni game earlier this week.

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Cool Blue Powerade was the #1 most-requested drink by a landslide this past week at the Las Vegas Ice Center. The folks at the Ice Center snack bar were stunned by awesome sales of it.

President Billy Johnson Tweets He Has Left ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers

25 Thursday Dec 2014

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Billy Johnson ‏@Billy_J_LVW

Oh, you. “@johnnykats: The column: @Billy_J_LVW, the Doctor of Promotions, exits after 11 years with @WranglersLV

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Billy Johnson, president of ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers, has left the team for a new venture. The Wranglers are hiring a consultant to help locate an arena here in Las Vegas before a January 21 deadline per the ECHL.