This year, Coach Serratore hosted two college seminars at The Strat, the showcase’s host hotel, talking to athletes and their parents about what opportunities are out there when it comes to higher education and post-junior hockey. Fan Zone  The Bulls were fast, sharp, and in attack mode from the opening face-off. Schedule  USA Junior Hockey Magazine privacy policy. “I learned a long time ago that you cant just label a player based on the league he plays in. By Steffan Waters, 01/25/20, 3:30PM EST. News  Cold Lake led 3-1 midway through the first half, then in a 10-minute span, the game completely flipped and Southern Oregon scoring two of the next three goals to make it 4-3. I went out to the WSHL showcase last week in Las Vegas, with the intention of spending one day watching hockey and one day just gambling and shopping. So, some of you are now asking yourselves what the WSHL has paid me to write this? Scheduling was done in a way that featured equally matched teams playing each other. With hockey all day, fans were coming and going every hour. Early in the morning on Thursday, the Cold Lake Hornets and Southern Oregon Spartans faced off. If you have an issue, we will report it. More News. The Aeros had a four-goal lead and were a half away from pulling off one of the more surprising results of the week, an expansion team beating the defending champions, but El Paso came racing back and won that one. TENDERS GROUP All-Star Game Selections - 1999-2002's DEVANTE DIXON D Colorado Thunderbirds AAA BROGAN RUMPF D St. Louis Jr. Blues AAA TJ RANONE D Cherry Creek HS KANYN ROGERS D Vermont Lumberjacks, EHL ANDREW BURCHAM D Rocky Mountain Roughriders AAA JOSH TYRA D Anchorage North Stars AA TREVOR CHILDEARS FW Seattle Jr. Thunderbirds AAA CADE SCHIEFELBEIN FW Tahoe … There are four of those teams that could contend with Canada’s best Junior A teams for a championship. Stay up to date with the Lancers’ by following the Omaha Lancers’ on Twitter, “Liking” the Official Omaha Lancers’ Facebook page, and following the team on Instagram. The most recognizable coach in attendance this year, as he is most years, is long-time Air Force Academy Head Coach Frank Serratore. These additions have helped in recruiting US and Canadian players as well. The Lancers will play against two Eastern Conference teams starting on Thursday, September 26th vs the Madison Capitols, followed by a matchup against the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders on Friday, September 27th. As many readers know, TJHN has been critical of teams and leagues who make claims as to their level of play. That contest saw Fresno pull away with four goals in the second half after Bellingham fought to tie it at 3-3. No, but I can point out some other Tier II teams in other leagues that don’t deserve to be called Tier II either. The Fresno Monsters also netted seven goals in their 7-3 win over the Bellingham Blazers, a game that featured a hat trick by Petr Philippov. Click here for the link to the Las Vegas Showcase. No news articles are published. These eight or nine teams would easily compete in any Canadian Junior A League. College coaches from NCAA Divisions I, II, and III were in attendance, as were some from ACHA Division I schools. Usually because those claims are completely biased and unsubstantiated. 4:00 pm - Des Moines vs Tri-City. Below is a full schedule for the 2019 I-80 Showcase: Friday, September 13, 2019. The Rhinos maintained their recent dominance over Ogden with a 3-1 win at the Western States Shootout. There were three teams to win three games in regulation and four teams to go undefeated on the week, all of which came from the Midwest-Mountain Division. I was able to catch the final two attempts and saw Dallas net the game-winner sending their contingent in the stands into celebration. The Western States Hockey League (WSHL) is an Amateur Athletic Union (AAU)-sanctioned, junior ice hockey league. I left the Eagles-Monsters game with Fresno leading 2-0, but upon return that lead had stretched to 3-0 at halftime. I had circled two games on the schedule that I wanted to see Wednesday, the Thorne Cup Semifinals rematch between the Edson Aeros and Ogden Mustangs and an early afternoon battle between the El Paso Rhinos and Utah Outliers, but I had non-stop action going well into the evening. Last year, at City National Arena, coaches were often in the back tunnels and on the second floor to watch games. The WSHL continues to be a league on the rise. Even games that people wouldn’t think were going to be entertaining, were entertaining.