Friday, July 31, 2015 St. Peters, Missouri – Micah Sanford of Las Vegas is skating for the famous LA Pama Cyclones pro roller team at the State Wars Tournament at Matteson Square Garden here today.

The Cyclones are scheduled to face the Tour Mudcats in their first game.  The pro games are listed as the Pama Pro Invitational. Micah is the only Las Vegas player listed on the LA Pama Cyclones roster. Micah is wearing jersey #96. 

Pama’s team includes Aronson Taylor, Zach Walters, Parker Conant, Jordan Thomas, Darren Nowick, John Siemer, Joey Doran, Shawn Gawrys, Dakota Eveland, Brett Olinger, Rob Sudduth and Keith Johnson. The Mudcats roster includes top goal scorer CJ Yoder.

Other pro roller teams here include Mission Bauer Bordercats, Puckfit Indians, Revision Vanquish, Mission Bauer Next Gen and the famous Mission Labeda Snipers of New York.

PAMA PRO INVITATIONAL

Friday Scores

Pama Cyclones 5, Tour Mudcats 3 (Micah one goal)

Pama Cyclones 4, Mission Labeda Snipers 0  (Micah one assist)

Saturday Scores

Pama Cyclones 4, Puckfit Indians 4 (tie)

Pama Cylcones 3, Go For the Fro Pro 3 (tie)

Sunday Games

Playoffs Begin

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STANDINGS

PAMA CYCLONES 2-0-2 16 goals/10 against

REVISION VANQUISH PRO 3-1-0  16/11

MISSION BAUER BORDERCATS PRO 3-1-0 22/20

MISSION BAUER NEXT GEN 2-2-0 19/11

AKALI RPD PRO 2-2-0 19/16

PUCKFIT INDIANS 0-2-2 13/23

LET’S GO FOR THE FRO PRO 0-3-1 7/19

Friday, July 31, 2015

Las Vegas – The WSHL Las Vegas Storm announced today the signing of goalie Linus Rosengaard of Sweden. He and returning Jaedon McConnell will be the goalies for the club this season said GM and head coach Gabe Gauthier at the Las Vegas Ice Center.

Rosengaard, 18, is listed at 6’1″, 185 lbs.  McConnell, 17, is from Drayton Valley, Alberta, Canada. He is 5’10” 170.

“Linus comes to us from Sweden. He is highly recommended from Kalle Laressen who is national scout in the USA for Swedish players.  With Linus and Jaeden McConnell returning our goaltending will be very good,” Gauthier said.

The Storm will open its WSHL season on Thursday, October 1 against the Tahoe Icemen on the North Rink at the Las Vegas Ice Center on Flamingo Ave. Faceoff will be 7 pm.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

Special to Vegashockey.net

Las Vegas – Gabe Gauthier, GM and head coach of the WSHL Las Vegas Storm, today announced two hometown players have signed for the 2015-16 season.

Richard Prekop, a 6’3, 201 lb forward from Las Vegas is returning to the club. He is 19. Richard played in 46 games for the Storm last winter.

“If there was an award for most improved player, Richard would have been that recipient,’ said Gauthier. “Richard works so hard, loves the game of hockey and it reflects onto the team. Richard has been working hard this summer to improve his skating and we are very happy to have him back for his final season of junior hockey. And I know he will be approached by colleges during this season for the fall of 2016 – especially UNLV.”

Jake McKenna, a 5’10”, 170 pound defenseman from Las Vegas is also back this season. Jake, a hard worker on the ice, is 17. He played 47 games for the Storm last winter.

“We are very happy to have Jake back on the team,” said Gauthier. “He was the youngest player last year and he matured quickly with his on and off ice dedication. He is a great young player and after having one year already at junior hockey his game will continue to grow.”

The Storm is in its second season in the Western States Hockey League (WSHL). The team practices and plays home games on the North Rink at the Las Vegas Ice Center on Flamingo Ave.

Tomorrow – The Storm will announce the signing of a top goalie for the new season.

Thursday, July 30

Las Vegas – Seven-time Vegas Hockey Coach of the Year Rob Pallin is on his way to Hungary. Rob, head coach of Sapa Fehervar AV-19, had hockey bags full of gear when he boarded a flight early Thursday morning. With two connections – the first in Chicago – the trip will go about 14 hours.  Las Vegas goal scorer Chris Francis of Las Vegas will departing to Hungary tomorrow. This will be the first season of international pro hockey for Chris who will skate for Sapa Fehervar AV-19.  Pallin said Chris “…worked very hard during workouts at the SoBe Ice Arena this summer.”

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Special to Vegashockey.net

Redondo Beach, Ca. –  Michael McNicolas, who played youth hockey in Las Vegas and is now a sophomore goal scorer at New Hampshire University, is training daily with Chad Moreau doing strength work at a gym and cardio on a field. Michael, 21, is skating five times a week. He returns to NHU on August 18.

Michael’s older brother John Paul McNicholas, 25, is working at the Park City Ski Resort in Utah.  He is not skating at this time.

Tyler Maxwell, a 24-goal scorer for the ECHL Stockton Thunder last winter, is in LA doing skills and drills three times a week on the ice. This week Tyler is competing in an exhibition series with local players including Jonathan Blum, Darren Nowick, Sean O’Roarke and Max Becker against the University of Korea.

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Monday, July 27, 2015

It won’t be long now. Recruiting time is over for coach Rob Pallin. He is about to pack up the luggage and take a flight Thursday from home here in Las Vegas to rejoin his team, Sapa Fehervar AV-19 in Hungary. This will be coach Rob’s second season as head coach. At 7 am on a warm morning today, we met coach Rob at Starbucks over on Town Center Drive in Las Vegas.  He ordered his usual, a latte grande in a paper cup. He wore a light blue Toronto Maple Leafs cap, custom sunglasses were clipped to the front of his shirt and an Ipad was at his side.

By Lee Samuels

Since last season coach Rob Pallin has been on the hunt for players, first the defensemen who were high on his priority checklist, then the goal scorers like Chris Francis of Las Vegas who will be off to Hungary to join Sapa Fehervar AV-19 on Friday.

“We’ve got the players we were looking for,” said Rob, whose team won 31 times and qualified for the playoffs. This year, he said, the team goal is to go much deeper in the playoffs.

Here are some of the key new players for Sapa Fehervar AV-19 starting with the heart of the team, the defensemen:

Defensemen

Aaron Brocklehurst

//Aaron was on same junior club with Las Vegas goal scorers Josh Jasek, Adam Naglich and defenseman Justin Johnson with the BCHL Victoria Salsa in 2003-4. Aaron played 4 seasons for St. Cloud State, 3 seasons in Finnish Elite League, 3 seasons in German Elite League.

Ryan Martinelli

//Ryan is 6’5,” 225 and is from London, Ontario, Canada.

Kevin Wehrs

//Played at University of Minnesota

Forwards

//Frank Banham, NHL draft pick of the Washington Capitals

//Judd Blackwater, 35 goals with ECHL Ontario Reign last winter.

// Brendan Connolly, 53 goals last two seasons with ECHL Alaska Aces

// Chris Francis, one of the all-time goal scorers from Las Vegas. Chris was a star players for the WHL Portland Winterhawks, skated 4 seasons with the ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers and last season had 26 goals for the ECHL Alaska Aces.

//Andrew Sarauer, a ‘6 4″ forward who can move, best remembered for his explosive play with the ECHL Las Vegas Wranglers. Andrew was drafted by the NHL Vancouver Canucks. He has played the last two seasons in Austria.

All are heading to join coach Rob in Hungary.

Rob is on a Luftstanza flight  on Thursday – 7 am to Chicago, connects to Frankfurt, then goes to Budapest.

Rob took a sip of of the good stuff, Starbucks.

“We have a big, big sheet of ice at our home arena which is why we need great skaters,” he said. “We have about 800 seats but we average 5000 or so fans for a home game. The fans get excited, stand and wave flags and are right on top of the ice. It’s a something to see and experience.

He paused, then finished off the latte.

“Can’t wait to get there, actually,” he said.

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Rob and the club will gear up and practice for about ten days, then head for a series of games in Slovakia in mid August.

Saturday, July 25, 2015

Las Vegas – The clock is ticking and Las Vegas coach Rob Pallin is about to return to Hungary to coach Sapa Fehervar AV19 this season. Coach Rob will depart Thursday, July 30.  Las Vegas goal scorer Chris Francis, who will skate for Sapa Fehervar AV19 this season, will board a flight on Friday, July 31.

“We will have about a week and a half of time with our team on our home ice, then we go to Slovakia for our first set of games in mid August,” Rob said.

Friday, July 24, 2015

By Lee Samuels

A few years ago at the rinkboards we were speaking to Micah Sanford, the Las Vegas scoreking, who reminded us “…we’re not teenagers anymore.” Micah, who plays in NARCh Pro roller, is primarily a coach now with Las Vegas Storm youth teams at the Las Vegas Ice Center. Micah is 33.

Jason Zucker, the greatest player from Las Vegas, is 23 with his best years ahead for the NHL Minnesota Wild.

Let’s take a look and see what are the ages of Las Vegas ice and roller players

33 – Micah Sanford

31 – Paul Lowden, Adam Naglich

30 – Jason Allen, Jeff Hajner, Josh Jasek, Justin Johnson

29 – Eddie Del Grosso, Eddie Samuels, Chris Simons

28 – Evan Zucker

27 – Shaun Stackhouse, Joe Trimboli

26 – Corbin Brown, Chris Francis, Ryan Townsend, Alex Winnik

25 – Steven Bolten, John Paul McNicholas, Bryce Reddick, Adam Zucker

24 – Axle Anderton, Vincent Ciaglo, Chris Rial, Ryan Rivera

23 – Kenny Brooks, Connor Haney, Ross McMullen, Megan Myers, Anthony Robone, Derek Sutliffe, Andrew Tamura, Cody Williams, Jason Zucker

22 – Brady Burns, Connor Nicholas, Mike Trimboli, Zach Zamora, Sonny Zuloaga

21 – Drew Bryan, Erik Fischer, Michael McNicholas, Cody Milligan, Zach Pochiro, Beau Ricketts, Joe Sullivan, Cory Ward

20 – Daniel Nicholas, Hamilton Whyte

19 – Brendan Harris, Gage Quinney, Alec Mono, Ethan Montoya, Richard Prekop, Joey Raats

18 – Hayden Knight, Dylan Miller, Spencer Poscente

17 – Michael Cichy, Vito Carlo, Cole Fundator, Adrian Nicholas, Landon Quinney, Jake McKenna, Jimmy Samuels, Kimmie Zucker

14 – Cameron Zucker