Thursday, January 31, 2019

Final Score – Long Beach Bombers win 10-4

Lakewood, Ca. – Anthony Rodgiguez of Las Vegas and the powerful WSHL Long Beach Bombers are in action tonight against the Ontario Avalanche here at The Rinks Ice Arena. Long Beach is 25-4-3 overall and 16-2-2 on home ice. Ontario comes in with a record of 11-22-1. Anthony has 4 goals, 6 assists this season.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Lac La Biche, Alberta, Canada – Adrian Nicholas of Las Vegas scored his first collegiate goal and it was a game-winner helping Briarcrest College beat Portage College 4-3 this past weekend. Adrian has one goal, two assists in his freshmen season with Briarcrest which is located in Caronport, Saskatchewan.

Monday, January 28, 2019

Special to Vegas Hockey

It’s hard to believe but QB Tom Brady will be playing in his 9th NFL Super Bowl in Atlanta on Sunday, Feb 3.  Brady and the New England Patriots will take on the Los Angeles Rams.  The Patriots are about a 2 1/2 point favorite. But who will win…our Vegas Hockey experts know….here are the initial picks including some from former Vegas Hockey champions in picking a Super Bowl winner.

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Steve Allen, Las Vegas hockey dad of the great Jason Allen who played on AAA Las Vegas tier teams, AAA LA Kings and AAA San Diego Jr Gulls years ago. Steve is a former champion of picking a Super Bowl pick winner here on Vegas Hockey: “This is actually a tough one to pick – however, here we go – Patriots 28, Rams 21. Too much experience with Belichick and Brady.”

Rosie Carlo – her hockey son Vito plays for the NA3HL Atlanta Capitals – “As much as I hate to say it, my pick for the Super Bowl is the Patriots. I cannot see them losing it. Patriots will win 37-21.”

Arturo Castro, UNLV Director of Operations – “I’m a big Patriots guy and would love to see them win. I can also see them losing, as they did last year and as you know LA has a great team, so it wouldn’t be bad to see a new face win. Rams, 34-31.”

Richie Crossley – premier defenseman Vegas Jesters – Richie and Devin Lane were voted as Best Las Vegas Defensive Pair ever by a vote years ago here on Vegas Hockey: “I’m going to say the Patriots because let’s face it – Tom Brady is the best and the score will be Patriots by 42-35.”

Bethany Drysdale, star reporter, Vegas Hockey – “Oh gosh, Patriots win because I am a big fan of Gisele and she is married to Tom Brady. Other than that I don’t know much about either team. I gave up on the NFL some time ago. However, Patriots will win by 32-27.”

Matt Edlin, coaching the 2010 Vegas Jr Golden Knights Mites hockey teams this season. “Patriots won’t lose two Super Bowls in a row. Patriots win 42-40.”

Kim Gilliland, hockey mom from Billings, Montana who appeared in our 2018 holiday story Just in Time for Christmas – Shaggy the Golden One – “Lol. I have no idea really. I don’t watch football.”

Anthony Greener, head coach, UNLV Rebels and 2018 Vegas Hockey’s Coach of the Year – ‘I’ve learned you never bet against the Patriots and I am a big Green Bay Packers fan so it hurts to say this. The final score will be Patriots 38, Rams 30.”

Zach Jewby, defensemen who played years ago for coaches Eddie Samuels and Aaron Kinslow for WSHL Park City Moose in Utah – “I would love to see the Rams win but I believe the Patriots will win. Brady continues to prove he is still one of the best to ever do it. It is also tough to beat Belichick in the playoffs, much less the Super Bowl. I think the Patriots pull out the win – let’s go with Patriots 27, Rams 17.”

Aaron Kinslow, hockey coach – he and Eddie Samuels coached the WSHL Park City Moose years ago in Utah – “Rams will win 21-20 because we want to see someone else win. To all here, we now coach youth hockey in Fargo.

Matt  Johnson, tremendous hockey coach – with the AA Vegas Jr Golden Knights bantam 14u team – “Patriots 38, Rams 17. Tom and Bill’s first Super Bowl was against the Rams and if this is their last one and what better way to go out. A lot of factors can go into this game and quite frankly between Brady and Bellichick there is no one better with better preparation.”

Zee Khan, GM, UNLV Rebels – “Rams, because we are from LA and prefer them to win instead of Patriots! Final score – Rams 42-35.”

Wally Lacroix, head coach AA Jr Vegas Golden Knights 16u – 2018 Vegas Hockey’s Coach of the Year – “Rams 35, Patriots 30. I believe the Rams will have a little better defense on that day.”

John McNicholas, great Vegas hockey dad and years ago a coach in Vegas youth hockey at the very beginning of the sport here in town. His son Michael McNicholas plays for the ECHL Maine Mariners. – “Pats win. Hard to bet against Tom Brady. The score will be 45-41.”

Steve Pochiro, hockey dad whose son Zach is a massive goal scorer for the ECHL Allen Americans in Texas – “Rams changing of the guard at QB – in with the new and out with the old. 37-34 Rams in OT. Goff takes Brady’s belt.”

Rob Profitt, GM, NAHL Fairbanks Ice Dogs – “Winners Win! Tom Brady is a winner! Patriots 28-24.”

Nick Robone, assistant coach UNLV Rebels and winner of many coaching, player and All Heart Awards on Vegas Hockey: “I am going against the grain in this one. Rams will win. I like their coach. He’s young and extremely intelligent. Rams 38-34.”

Tony Robone, famous Las Vegas hockey dad – “Wow this is a tough one. Heads say Patriots Heart. Lean slightly to Patriots due to their Super Bowl experience. The final score will be Patriots 30-24.”

Aimee Sanderson, Las Vegas hockey mom whose daughter Ash Printzen plays for AAA Detroit Honeybaked girls 19u and son Cody Printzen plays for the WSHL Fresno Monsters: “Unfortunately I think the Patriots will win and the score will be 24-10.”

Robbie Silvernail, former UNLV bigtime goal scorer – always working on the top line – “No clue, not really a football fan. However, Patriots and Tom Brady will bring it home, win the game.”

Pete Trimboli, Las Vegas hockey Dad – “Hopefully the Rams will win but Pats get there 35-31 because of Brady.

Evan Zucker – Premier Las Vegas goal scorer in ice and roller – a pure sniper whenever he was in shooting distance of the net, now coaching the game – “Here is the final score – Patriots 24, Rams 21.”

Scott Zucker, famous Las Vegas hockey dad and president of NAHA which governs the sport of youth hockey here in Nevada – “Patriots will win 31-13. And why is that – Tom Brady.”

Wanna make a pick too – send to leesamuels07@aol.com

Sunday, January 27, 2019

Manchester, N.H. – Joe Sullivan, a rookie forward from Las Vegas, scored his 6th goal of the season for the ECHL Manchester Monarchs in a 5-2 win over the Worcester Railers here at the SNHU Arena. Joe was captain at NCAA St. Lawrence University last year.  In his first pro season Joe has 6 goals, 11 assists for 17 points and is +3 on the ice. Outside the arena tonight the temps were in the low 30s. Snow is coming here Wednesday.

Sunday, January 27, 2019. 

By Bethany Drysdale

Las Vegas –  A disappointing loss for the UNLV on Saturday night as the Rebels fell to the Colorado State Rams 5-3. The hometown crowd was lined up out the door for the Federal Employee Night at City National Arena. With Papa John’s pizza given free to any Federal employee affected by the shutdown and the NHL Vegas Golden Knights on an All-Star break, there was a standing room only crowd at the Summerlin Hospital Rink. Coming into this game 17-4-1, the #7 UNLV team looked to keep their unbeaten home streak going against the Colorado State Rams. Two minutes into the game, D’Andre John scored a quick goal, with Jordan Rea centering a pass for the assist. Colorado players may have had the height advantage but UNLV was quicker and more precise in their puck handling.

Pax Malone of UNLV scored the second goal at 11:13 with an assist from Joe Kaszupski. This fast dominate game is the bread and butter of the hard-working Rebels. Staying with the game plan the Rebels were the better prepared team. Unfortunately, the Rams disrupted the Rebels game plan with physical and often unnecessary penalties. Colorado scored their first goal of the weekend at 10:51, answering right back to the Malone goal. Penalties mounted on both sides and the mental game of staying focused on what they do best became harder for UNLV. The penalties continued throughout the second period, and Colorado took advantage of a tired UNLV penalty kill unit who had just played on a 5 on 3. Scoring at 10:20 in the second, the 2-2 tie and a 3rd Colorado goal at 4:37 put the Rebels in a game of catch up. Kameron Fink of UNLV scored in the last 90 seconds of the period to knot it even at 3 going in the third period. Shots on goal at the end of two were 26 for UNLV and 22 for Colorado State.

The tension on the ice was intense beginning the third period. More penalties on both sides left both teams down a man twice in the first 10 minutes. With the score tied 3-3 and 10 minutes to go, it became a matter of which goalie would blink first. After Friday’s 4-0 shutout win UNLV goalie Ben Giesbrecht continued to make huge saves in the game. Unfortunately in what looked like goaltender interference, Colorado broke the tie with 5:51 left in the game to go up 4-3 on the Rebels. Less than 90 seconds later, Colorado scored the backbreaking goal and held on to win with a final score of 5 to 3 over the Rebels. The final moments of the game were some of the most tense moments all season with players of both sides having players ejected for game misconduct penalties.

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More exciting home games are coming up for UNLV at City National Arena when they host the University of Arizona on February 8 and 9, 2019, at 7:30 pm. Come out and support the team and see what the excitement is all about when the Rebels take the ice. I promise you will not be disappointed. If you cannot make the game, come say hello to the team weekday mornings at their practices. The Rebels are very happy to see fans embracing hockey in Vegas.

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Bethany Drysdale was voted the 2018 “Best Hockey Writer on Vegashockey.net” by our readers.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Huntsville, Alabama – Derek Sutliffe of Las Vegas scored his 14th goal for the SPHL Macon Mayhem in a tough 5-4 loss to the hometown Huntsville Havoc before 4559 at the Pharmancy First Arena inside of the Von Braun Center.

Manchester, NH – Joe Sullivan of Las Vegas had two assists to help the ECHL Manchester Monarchs get a 6-3 win over the Maine Mariners. Michael McNicholas of Las Vegas dealt two assists for the Maine Mariners.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

City National Arena, Las Vegas

Final Score

Colorado State 5, UNLV Rebels 3

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UNLV goal scoring...

UNLV goal – D’Andre John 3rd goal of season from Cody Williams

UNLV goal – Paxton Malone 15th goal of season

UNLV goal – Kameron Fink 3rd goal – powerplay goal from Jared Turcotte and Eric Williams

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UNLV goalie – Ben Giesbrecht

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//From the Blue Line – Game is extremely physical, ignited by Colorado State…After one period UNLV more shots 15-6….since 2016 UNLV Rebels 42-4 on home ice…..that includes 10-0-0 on home ice this season……in second period Colorado scores on powerplay to tie game 2-2….UNLV more shots 22-13…McDonald in net for CSU…Giesbrecht stops break away shot…game is sold out – free tix for government workers who have been furloughed during the shutdown…CSU scores to go ahead 3-2 with 4:36 left in 2nd period…UNLV’s Kameron Fink powerplay goal….game tied 3-3…Colorado State scores last two goals, wins 5-3 …..

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Saturday, January 26, 2019

By Lee Samuels

Las Vegas – Top goalie Big Ben Giesbrecht will be in the net tonight for UNLV’s second game vs a hard working Colorado State at City National Arena. Giesbrecht was ultra-strong with his unique calm, effective method of shutting down the Rebels net in a 4-0 win over Colorado State on Friday evening.

UNLV goal scorer Bryce Woodward will get a start on the top line. He replaces Tristan Mayer who took a hard hit in game one of this series.

UNLV, ranked 7th in ACHA D1, is 17-4-1 overall. The Rebels are 10-0-0 on home ice outscoring teams 52-15.

Colorado State is ranked #23. They are a hard-working club which firefights right to the end of a game – no matter what the score.

Game time is 7:30 pm. Go to UNLV Rebels social areas on the web to get a video link of tonight’s game.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Zagreb, Croatia – Captain Tyler Spurgeon scored quickly to ignite Las Vegas coach Rob Pallin’s TWK Innsbruck to a 5-3 win over Medvescak Zagreb today. Spurgeon, a draft pick of the NHL Edmonton Oilers, has 15 goals this season for TWK Innsbruck which won its second straight game.

Special to Vegas Hockey

Irvine, Ca. – Joseph Terrana scored twice and Cameron Zucker had 1 goal, 4 assists as the Vegas Jr Golden Knights High School – White team – out-shot 34-14 – got an awesome game from goalie Rocky Pinto to beat Orange County Lutheran 6-4 here at the Great Park and Fivepoint Ice Arena on Friday. John Hallet, Antonio Buck, Stephen Wojtowitz also scored for the Vegas Jr Golden Knights H.S. team. Cameron Zucker has 3 goals, 10 assists for the team this season. Cameron’s older brother Evan – a pure sniper of a goal scorer when he played years ago – is the head coach of this team.

Saturday Update 

Irvine, California – John Purdy 2 goals, Jacob Underhill 2 goals and goals from Trent Carter, William Jacob, Ian Williams and JJ Williamson in 8-1 win over St. Mary’s Prep. Colton Miller in the net for Vegas.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Irvine, California – Goalie Zackary Ortolano got the shutout as the Wally Lacroix-coach Vegas Jr Golden Knights H.S. Grey team worked to a 5-0 win over St. John’s Boscoe HS team here at the Great Park Ice and FivePoint Arena on Friday.  “Great, great defensive effort by our team holding them to 4 shots – very proud,” Lacroix said after the game. Goal scorers for the Vegas Jr H.S. Grey Team included in order Jacob Underhill, Ian Williams, Tristan Toth, William Jacob and Mick Corrigan. These players also skate for the Lacroix-coached AA Vegas Jr Golden Knights 16u team. Ortolano is an awesome goalie with a tremendous skillset. On Saturday, Vegas will take on St. Mary’s Prep Rams.