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posted 05/13/2013
 


Congratulations to the Marysville High school hockey team for winning the 2013 Western Washington High School Hockey Championships. They defeated Skyline High 4-0 on Friday night in the final. Marysville went undefeated during league play.

posted 05/10/2013
 
Congratulations to Sno-King player Konsta Jaske who played this past season for Team Seattle Midget 16U coached by Bill Audycki. He recently attended the USA Hockey U15 District camp in San Jose and has been selected for the USA Hockey National camp on July 14th-20th in Williamsville, NY. Konsta is a swift skating defenseman who can often be found working on his game at one of our local rinks. Good luck Konsta!

by posted 05/06/2013
 
Congratulations to all the nominees and winners of the 2012-13 Sno-King Hockey Awards.

John MacDonald Award...Aiden Wagner

Bob McCormick Award…Doug Ross

Rep Team of the Year…Midget 18U

Rep Coach of the Year…Pat Smith (Midget 18U)

Rep Manager of the Year…Kathy Kilton (Squirt Rep White)

NPSHL Team of the Year…Bantam Blue

NPSHL Coach of the Year…Ron Ortloff (Mite Green)

NPSHL Manager of the Year…Nishi Dhanidina (Mite Green)

Rookie Coach of the Year… Matt Cain (Squirt White and Peewee B)

Rep Player of the Year...Shay Brown (Midget 18U)

Rep Player Most Improved...Dexter Corley (Peewee Tier II)

Rep Goaltender of the Year...Jamie Frantz (Peewee II)

NPSHL Player of the Year...Austin Williams (Mite Green)

NPSHL Player Most Improved...Nathan Wood (Midget Green)

NPSHL Goaltender of the Year...Jacob Fry (Peewee Green)

posted 05/01/2013
 
Coach Jason Gudmundson (Mite Minor and Mite Major) was part of the 1995-96 Colorado College Hockey team that was inducted into the Colorado College Hall of Fame this weekend.  

Click on the picture for the full article.

 

posted 03/24/2013
 

Sno-King Hockey - Hockey Futures 2013

Sno-King Hockey partnered up with Aspire Athletes and various local hockey experts to inform the youth players and parents of the Seattle area of their hockey future options and to help them understand what they need to do to get there.

Not everyone could make the event so we recorded the presentations so all have an opportunity to learn and reach their true potential.  

Thank you to all the presenters for taking time out of their personal life to assist our hockey families.  

Click here to go to the YouTube playlist of presentations from this forum.

posted 03/18/2013
 




Squirt White takes second place in Gold Division at the State Squirt festival.











Squirt Blue wins the Silver Division at the State Squirt Festival.









Bantam C All-Stars win State B championship.

posted 03/12/2013
 


Mite Major Green took second place in the Sno-King's Mite Invitational Tournament over the weekend.  After a victory over the Tacoma Rockets, Green prevailed in a tight 3-1 victory over Sno-King Grey.  Day two brought a matchup against the previously undefeated Ridge Meadows Jets.  After falling behind 2-0 in the 1st, the Green offense came to life and scored seven goals leading to a 7-5 victory.  That win set up a semifinal matchup against Sno-King Blue.  Less than one month ago, Blue prevailed over Green in a shootout victory in the semifinals of the Wenatchee Apple Cup.  After Blue took a 4-3 lead, Green scored five in a row to win 8-4.  The boys barely had time to take off their skates and chug a Gatorade before the final game against the Langley Vipers.  Playing Canadian teams in Mite is always a challenge since our teams are composed of 6, 7, and 8 year olds while the visitors usually bring all 8 year olds.  This game was no different.  In a back and forth game, Green was able to close to within one goal at 5-4 with five minutes to play but could not get the equalizer before time expired.  While the team was disappointed not to have won the final, in reflection they fought hard against a talented opponent and gave a good accounting of Sno-King hockey.  Thanks Green for a great tournament and a heck of a season!
 

posted 03/04/2013
 


18u Tier 2 won the PNAHA State Tournament this weekend with a convincing 3-1 win over Kent.
The road to the final included two overtime games that eventually came down to shootouts with Tri-Cities prevailing in one and Sno-King prevailing over Kent.

Next step, Nationals in Connecticut at the beginning of April.

posted 02/18/2013
 

 
The Sno-King PeeWee Teams had a great Apple Cup last weekend (February 16-18), with PeeWee Green taking home the championship trophy!  The PeeWee Green team kicked off tournament action shutting out the Moses Lake Spartans 7-0.  They went on to play three games on Sunday, delivering a 9-1 win over the Bremerton Warriors and then tying the Port Coquitlam “PoCo” Warriors 2-2 to take top spot in Pool B.  SKAHA’s PeeWee Green faced off with SKAHA’s PeeWee Blue, which was #2 in the Pool A, with Green winning the game 6-4.  On Monday, PeeWee Green faced Port Coquitlam Warriors again in a rematch for the Apple Cup champion, with Green winning the game with a resounding 4-2 win! 
 
It was a great weekend of hockey and a great weekend for the Sno-King Association as our teams were three of the top four teams in tournament standings.  Congrats to SKAHA’s Blue and Grey PeeWee teams for their third and fourth place finishes, respectively.  All teams, players and families represented the association well!

 

posted 02/14/2013
 

The Sno-King Auction, held this past weekend, was a great success.

It was a great venue, a fun time and a successful fundraiser.

Over 200 members, family, friends and staff attended the event. 

The auctioneers, Pat and Chris Cashman, kept the crowd entertained while helping ensure the bidding was strong. 

Thank you to Sluggers, Doofers and Tony’s for donating the beer for the evening.  If you happen to visit one of those locations please make sure to let them know you are from the hockey association and that you appreciate their support.

Thank you to Kim and Turner Stevenson for hosting the post auction party. 

Thank you to all those that procured the great items and to those that showed their support at the event. 

And special thanks to our auction chair Arijana Wall and our office manager, Brenda Darnbrough, for putting this event together. 

If you attended the event, please check your pile of items that you brought home.  We are missing a couple items and they may have gotten into your stuff mistakenly.  Let Brenda know if you have something extra or are missing something.

The event raised over $64,000, which goes toward

•              Need-based scholarships - nearly $20,000 was pledged for kids who could not afford to play hockey otherwise

•              Keeping fees low for all members, which are the best value in town. and decreased 5% last year

•              Facility upgrades large and small, such as last summer’s Kirkland refurbishment and Vaughn goalie gear purchase

•              Long term financial management, such as debt reduction, to ensure we can achieve our mission for years to come

posted 02/08/2013
 

The Sno-King Squirt White team earned first place in the Chilliwack Atom Tournament in Chilliwack, BC, February 1^st -3^rd.  The team went undefeated (5-0), over the span of three days culminating with a 7-4 victory in the championship game over the host Chilliwack Bruins.  Ten different players contributed goals over the course of the weekend in round-robin and finals play against teams from Penticton, Chilliwack and Vancouver.

posted 02/06/2013
 


When you hear the words, “Apple Cup,” you know you are heading for a battle.  That is just what SnoKing Mite Major Blue did February 2^nd and 3^rd as they fought for their impressive 2^nd place finish in the Wenatchee Apple Cup.
 
The weekend started off with a 6-4 win against the Seattle Jr. Black Bears, beginning a 3-0 streak for the first day of the tournament.  Midday Game 2 wowed the crowd with a  7-0 shutout from goalie Wade Boyd against the home team Wenatchee.  As Day 1 came to a close, the Mite Major Blue squad clinched their spot in the semi-finals winning 7-6 in a back and forth nail-biter against Mite Major Grey.
 
Up with the sun, Mite Major Blue went up against Mite Major Green in the most intense and enthusiastic hockey game ever played at 6:45 a.m..  After three periods of gut-wrenching back and forth play, the game was tied 5-5 and the teams headed for a shootout. Both teams missing their first goals, Cole Zilmer’s shot brought Blue ahead.  All it took was one stop from goalie Gabe Kary to bring players, coaches, and fans to their feet as Blue was headed to the championship.
 
The players of Mite Major Blue fought hard, and came in 2^nd place against the Seattle Jr. Blades.   It was an incredible demonstration of sportsmanship and teamwork, and we could not be prouder.  We would also like to congratulate SnoKing Mite Major Green and SnoKing Mite Major Grey for making 3 of the 4 teams in the semi’s representatives of SnoKing Hockey at the Wenatchee Apple Cup!

posted 01/22/2013
 


The Bantam Blue team came home with a second place finish after a hard fought weekend at the Wenatchee Cup, January 19th-21st.  
 
The team had a rough start to the weekend on Saturday morning with a loss against the South Delta Chiefs with a score of 4-0.  The Bantam Blue's second game of the tournament on Saturday was versus the Wenatchee Jr. Wild.  The Bantam Blue squad came away with a 5-0 win.  On Sunday morning the team played the Kent Valley Tornados and was victorious in that game as well, with a strong 5-0 win.
 
Then ranked in second place in their pool, the Bantam Blue team had to then face off against the Pool B first place South Delta Giants on Sunday night.  It was an extremely close game through the first two periods with a score of 1-1 after the second.  After an additional goal by the Giants, the Bantam Blue team pulled away with four unanswered goals.  Victorious with a final of 5-2, the Bantam Blue team advanced to the Championship game on Monday.
 
On Monday morning the team's opponent was once again the South Delta Chiefs.  In a battle to the very end, the Bantam Blue team came up just short in the Championship game with a loss against the Chiefs 3-2 and placing second overall at the Wenatchee Cup.  
 
It was a great weekend of hockey and a great weekend for the Sno-King organization as the Sno-King White team also participated in the Wenatchee Cup.  Both teams, Blue and White, players and parents, were continuously out at each others games routing and cheering for one another and coming together to represent Sno-King Hockey!

posted 01/14/2013
 
      
PeeWee Blue played outstanding hockey for 5 games in less that 48 hours to earn second place at the Winter Classic.  After a 10-1 win over Moses Lake and a 19-1 victory over Wenatchee the team faced a tough Kent Hurricanes team in the final game of pool play.  Keeping the game tied going into the 3rd period, they were unable to pull out the win forcing a matchup with Sno-King Green Sunday morning.  Edging a 6-4 win in a very competetive game with Green the team forced a rematch against Kent for the championship.  The final game was a nail-biter with a 1-1 deadlock after 2 before Kent scored the go ahead goal on a 5-3 power play and added another late goal for the 3-1 win.  With points in the tournament from every player on the team it was an outstanding effort and fun weekend for all. It was also an outstanding showing for SKAHA with our 2 teams finishing 2nd and 3rd in the tournament.

posted 01/10/2013
 


Our Mite Major Green team had a fantastic showing at their most recent Tournament in Canada versus H4 Canadian teams (8 year olds). Game one resulted in a 10-0 shut out. The second game versus the Ridge Meadows Warriors was a close game with the first period ending in a tied score. Mite Green fought hard and ended the second game with a 4-2 score. Game Three versus the Vancouver Thunder was nail biting with each team battling to stay ahead. Mite Green scored with 2 minutes left in the third period to win 6-5. Mite Green extended their three game winning streak to four games ending their fourth and final game 8-3. Mite Green received contributions from the entire roster including our 6 and 7 year olds who were playing against older competition. The Team also utilized three different Goalies. Our Players exhibited fine Off-Ice Sportsmanship by participating in Association Team Pin Exchanges after each game. More so than the games, this Tournament will be remembered for the great time the Players and Families had celebrating the Holidays together in Canada.

posted 12/05/2012
 

Three days. Five games. Amazing effort. Tremendous heart!! Our SnoKing Bantam AA team took a solid 2nd place at the Spokane Bantam Fall Classic AA Tournament November 30-December 2. The weekend began with a loss to Spokane on Friday night, but quickly picked up momentum with a win against Creston B.C. Saturday morning (9-2). After a break in the day, the boys posted a victory against High River (5-4) Saturday evening. Many celebrated that win with a frigid ice bath (something Coach Shammah learned from Boston College Div 1 hockey coach Brooke Whitney) and an early turn in that night. The work continued Sunday morning, with our boys grinding out a huge "W" in the semi-final game against Portland (4-3) to advance to the final game against Spokane. Although the host team ended up taking 1st place, our mighty T-Birds headed home with the 2nd place trophy in hand.

The team, coaches and parents would like to give a special shout out to the Bantan B All Star Team for also taking 2nd place in their division that weekend!

Back on I-90 and off to Tri-Cities December 8-9.

A notable weekend event includes the induction of a new member to the SnoKing Bantam AA Broken Bone Club. Jimmy Frey joins the current roster of Daniel Zenkovich and Connor Loos. Jimmy fractured his radius bone in his forearm in the game Saturday against Creston B.C. He was a trooper throughout the weekend, and plans to re-jion the team by February. In case anyone is interested, membership in this exclusive Club is officially closed.

posted 12/04/2012
 

The Sno-King Bantam State team went 3-1-1 at the Spokane Bantam B Fall Classic Tournament at the Eagle Ice Arena in Spokane, November 30th to December 2nd.

The squad kicked off the weekend with a game against the Kootenay Jr. Ice. Although the team came out very strong, good goaltending by the Jr. Ice lead to a 3-3 tie.  

For their second game, the team faced off against the Boise Hawks, which proved to be a physical and challenging game, but ended with a 4-1 win. 

Game 3 was a match up against the hometown Spokane Jr. Chiefs.  Once again the team was victorious, winning 3-0.During the first round of playoffs on Sunday morning the team played the Spokane Jr. Chiefs.  After a hard fought game by both teams, Sno-King advanced to the championship with a 1-0 win.     

The team closed out the weekend with the Championship game versus the Boise Hawks. With renewed energy, the Hawks proved to be a fierce opponent.  The Bantam B team fell short losing to Boise and taking second place in the tournament.   With a great showing both offensively and defensively, and with each of the goalies posting shut outs over the weekend.

It was a great first tournament for the Bantam B team, Coach Anderson and Coach Stevenson.

posted 11/15/2012
 

Click on photo for more pics.

Sno-King is experiencing excitement on the female side of it's hockey programs. There are more girls playing the game as well as three female coaches adding their expertise. Beth Martin(interview), Tani Midgarden and Jenn Wood have made significant contributions to the Sno-King program and are always looking for new ways to get the girls involved in the game. They recently held a girls Try Hockey Day and had a fantastic turnout.

Click here for full USA hockey story on the present state of girls hockey.
http://www.e-digitaleditions.com/i/90963
 

posted 09/24/2012
 
Sno-King Tier 2 teams are currently participating in the tiering round of games for the PNAHA league. 

So far all of the Sno-King teams have gone undefeated.  Great job boys and girls!

Games continue this weekend.  You can follow the games and results at www.PNAHA.com  or in the Recent Results section of the home page of www.SnoKingHockey.com

posted 08/03/2012
 
Here's a sneak peak of the expanded viewing area from the new warm room at the Kirkland Arena. 

Click here to learn about all the great improvments happening over the next couple months.

posted 06/29/2012
 

posted 06/13/2012
 


Former Stanley Cup Winner and San Jose Shark Goalie Director Corey Schwab (pictured top right) has procured an extensive amount of new Vaughn goalie gear for the Sno-King Mite and Squirt program. "With the new style of goalie techniques being developed it was imperative that our youngsters use the proper equipment. This modern goalie gear allows kids to move correctly and have maximum goal coverge when going into a butterfly position for example." stated Schwab.
Dan Murphy, former NHL Pro, College All American and current Sno-King goalie director(pictured inset) is thrilled with the commitment made towards the goalie position. He is excited to see the gear in action this fall during practice and at the free weekly Sno-King goalie clinic at Castle Ice. Dan is also available throughout the summer with various goalie clinics. Click here for the details.