Las Vegas Weekend Goal Scorers – Nov 30 – Dec 1, 2018

NHL Goals

1 – Jason Zucker, NHL Minnesota Wild

Goals

3 – Ash Printzen, AAA Detroit Honeybaked girls 19u

2 – Zach Pochiro, ECHL Allen Americans – Texas

1 – John Albanese, Vegas Jesters – Mountain West Hockey League

1 – Tyler Bush, Vegas Jesters – Mountain West Hockey League

1 – Michael Cichy, Vegas Jesters – Mountain West Hockey League

1 – Michael McNicholas, ECHL Maine Mariners

1 – Richard Prekop, Vegas Jesters – Mountain West Hockey League 

1 – Cory Ward, ECHL Manchester Monarchs

1 – Dan Wegrzyn, Vegas Jesters – Mountain West Hockey League

Friday, November 30, 2018

Allen, Texas – Zach Pochiro of Las Vegas scored two goals – one on a powerplay, the next into an empty-net – to help the ECHL Allen Americans beat the Wichita Thunder by 4-1 here at the Allen Event Center on Friday night. Zach, who is having an awesome season, now has 9 goals.

Roanoke, Va – Derek Sutliffe of Las Vegas dealt two key assists to help the SPHL Macon Mayhem win a big road game 4-3 over the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs at the Berlund Centre. Derek, always a strong performer in key spots during a game, has 4 goals, 4 assists and is +5 on the ice this season. The crowd was 2301.

Las Vegas – The Vegas Jesters got off to a slow start enroute to a 16-1 loss to the Breckenridge Vipers at City National Arena on Friday night. Richard Prekop scored for the Vegas Jesters who are in their debut season in the Mountain West Hockey League, are now 0-3-0.  Jesters team captain Richie Crossley said “this kind of game will never happen again – I promise.”

Gillette, Wyoming – Caleb Day of Las Vegas and the NA3HL Gillette Wild scored an impressive 5-0 win over rival Butte Cobras before a big hometown crowd of 462 at their Spirit Ice Arena. Butte’s club includes big goal scorer Bryce Gould of Las Vegas.

Breaking News

A massive 7.0 mag earthquake has hit Anchorage, Alaska — an area which includes a large number of hockey players of all ages  – and there are concerns too in the Kenai area in Alaska according to news reports. 

http://www.akhockey.com/teams/?u=northstarsbantamb&s=hockey

 

  

          By Bethany Drysdale

          One of the best parts of the last three months, covering the UNLV Rebels hockey team, has been our friendship with freshman Angelos Tsalafos (pronounced Sal-a-Fos) of Montreal, Canada. It was the Thursday before their first home game on September 13, when we first began chatting with Angelos. Blake, our young son, had begun his end-of-practice fist bumps to the players as they exited the ice. As Angelos was leaving by the nearside door he asked if we would be at the games that weekend. Yes of course we would!! He said he had something for Blake. We came to the Saturday game and watched the guys crush Colorado 7-0, but it was so busy after the game, we just went home. Angelos had been looking for us that night. He found us on Tuesday at the morning practice; much to our surprise he tossed an autographed puck up to Blake that he and Jordan Rea had signed. There is nothing in the world that can make a little kid feel like superstar than when a player they admire tosses them a puck. It currently sits on my son’s dresser in a plastic case, right next to Nate Schmidt and James Neal autographed pucks.           

            What we did not know then, but realized soon after, was the kind of person Angelos is on and off the ice. He is all heart and full of character. The following words, I cannot take credit, they come from Angelos himself: “Becoming a hockey player was not the easiest thing I had done in my life but it was surely the most rewarding one. The journey began in 2002 when my parents enrolled me in a “Can Skate” program. I ended up on my A#S more than on my feet but in the end it all paid off. It taught me something earlier on at a young age: never to give up.” Conditioning, training, and building strength year round is what keeps the edge on a good player. When you take a day off, it just means someone else is out there working harder and wanting it more. Angelos is a competitor, one who comes into a game with the desire to win and making his teammates better around him. Starting, as a freshman, in eight games, he has two assists going into the Christmas break.

            Coming to UNLV was a chance Angelos was willing to gamble. His good friend and former teammate Jake Saxe recruited him to come over after playing in the WSHL. At age 21, Angelos is an experienced freshman who hopes to be part of the winning Rebels as they look to make the move to Division 1 NCAA in the future. With talent and determination, the freshman class is building on the foundations that have been laid these past few years in the program’s history (a subject in which he minors). A subject that is also close to Angelos’ heart is psychology, and keeps him very busy with homework off the ice. When he has some downtime, Angelos is typically watching his favorite NHL player, Brendan Gallagher, studying his moves and ways to improve his own play.

           Finding the balance between school and sports is never easy, but that is what Angelos does best. “My moto was always to keep ‘proving people wrong.’ As I kept climbing up the ladder in hockey, I quickly realized that a lot of people are going to doubt you and try and bring you down. I faced many adversities throughout my career, injuries, the loss of my grandfather, being told I was not good enough, being asked by other ‘friends’ when I was going to quit hockey, and much more. It seemed like adversity was something I was good at facing, as throughout my whole life I kept conquering it.” Family has always been there to keep him motivated through struggles. The greatest gift a player can give is when they exemplify the hard work and values their parents taught them from the beginning. Whether it’s taking their first steps or first skate, parents love to see their kids having fun and realizing their dreams.

 

 

Head coach. Greg Norris

General Manager. Zachary Snobel

All-Time UNLV Rebels Goal Scorers

Goals 

136 – Mike Zenzola

97 – Cody Williams

96 – Anthony Greener

83 – Sam Braniff

67 – Chris Jones

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All-Time UNLV Rebels Points Leaders

Goals and Assists Combined

Points

265 – Anthony Greener

261 – Mike Zenzola

234 – Sam Braniff

233 – Chris Jones

177 – Cody Williams

Famous hockey coach Pokey Reddick and a brand new hockey team – Faith Lutheran Middle and High School in Las Vegas – will make its debut against the Utah High School Select Team here on Friday, December 14 at City National Arena in Las Vegas – Details are on the way…..

— Lee, Vegas Hockey

Gage Quinney of Las Vegas and AHL Chicago Wolves

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LAS VEGAS GOAL SCORERS AWAY FROM HOME – 2018-19 

Top Goal Scorers

15 – Zach Pochiro, ECHL Allen Americans – Texas

14 – Ash Printzen, AAA Detroit Honeybaked girls 19u

10 – Michael McNicholas, ECHL Maine Mariners

9 – Brenden Fehlig, NA3HL College Station Spirit – Texas

7 – Gage Quinney, Chicago Wolves

7 – Bryce Gould, NA3HL Butte Cobras

7 – JoJo Heinzelman, USPHL Hartford Wolfpack 16u

7 – Derek Sutliffe, SPHL Macon Mayhem

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6 – Cory Ward, ECHL Manchester Monarchs

6 – Gia Avalone, AAA Anaheim Lady Ducks girls 16u

6 – Connor Brazil, Gentry Academy – Minnesota – NAPHL 15u

5 – Vito Carlo, NA3HL Atlanta Capitals

5 – Gabriel Testa, GMHL South Muskoka Shield – Canada

4 – Skyler Cameron, Burnaby Winter Club – Prep – Canada

4 – Chris Francis, Saale Bulls Halle – Germany

4 – Jerett Overland, AAA Anaheim Jr Ducks 18u

4 – Gunner Moore, NA3HL Atlanta Capitals

4 – Joe Sullivan, ECHL Manchester Monarchs

4 – Landon Quinney, MJAHL Valley Warriors – Canada

3 – Gia Avalone, AAA Anaheim Lady Ducks 16u

3 – Hunter Barto, AAA California Reign 18u

2 – Anthony Rodriguez, WSHL Long Beach Bombers

1 – Erik Atchison, WHL Spokane Chiefs

1 – Seth Bergeron, NAHL Jamestown Rebels – New York

1 – Brennan Blaszczak, NCAA Alaska-Fairbanks

1 – Caleb Day, NA3HL Gillette Wild – Wyoming

1 – Dom Garcia, NCAA Arizona State

1 – Brendan Harris, NCAA Bemidji State

1 – Cody Parker, ACHA D2 Grand Canyon University

1 – Cody Printzen, WSHL Fresno Monsters

1 – Cameron Sylvester, UPSHL Elite Hampton Roads Whalers

1 – Jaiden Wild, AAA Valley Forge Minutemen 18u

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