NAHL 2022-2023 Thread

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From: The Shreveport Bossier Journal > Sports

SPOTLIGHT: Mudbugs’ roster set for massive overhaul

MAY 27, 2022

BAND OF BROTHERS: The Shreveport Mudbugs developed close bonds during a torrid second-half surge in 2021-22, and are losing veteran players hard to replace.

By ROY LANG III, Journal Sports

As the page turns to the 2022-23 season, Jason Campbell and the Shreveport Mudbugs’ hockey operations department have some work to do.

The Mudbugs will likely have to replenish more than half their roster as 12 players born in 2001 will be ineligible due to the North American Hockey League’s age limitations.

The Mudbugs are looking for some size. They need some skill. They must add a host of defenseman and a goaltender.

And that’s not the biggest challenge. ..

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SPOTLIGHT: Mudbugs’ roster set for massive overhaul

BAND OF BROTHERS: The Shreveport Mudbugs developed close bonds during a torrid second-half surge in 2021-22, and are losing veteran players hard to replace. By ROY LANG III, Journal Sports As the p…

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From: The North American Hockey League

El Paso Rhinos name Joe Coombs as new head coach​

MAY 31, 2022

The El Paso Rhinos of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) have named Joe Coombs as their new head coach. ...

Since 2001, Coombs has coached in the NAHL, USHL, CHL and CSHL. Between 2005 and 2010, he was the head coach of the Dubuque Thunderbirds where he earned three Central States Hockey League (CSHL) championship titles. As the Assistant Coach of the Dubuque Fighting Saints, he led his team to a Clark Cup Championship in 2011. Two season later, Coombs won his second Clark Cup, this time as the Associate Head Coach of the Fighting Saints. Most recently, he was the General Manager and Head Coach of the Rebels, an NAHL organization that has called Aston, Philadelphia, and Jamestown home in the past seven seasons. During the Rebels’ 2016-17 season, Coombs was named the NAHL (East) Coach of the Year, the NAHL (East) General Manager of the Year, and the NAHL Coach of the Year. ...

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El Paso Rhinos name Joe Coombs as new head coach

The El Paso Rhinos have named NAHL veteran bench boss Joe Coombs as their new head coach for the 2022-23 season.

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From: The Oklahoma Warriors > News

Warriors Name Erik Konwinski Director of Broadcasting & Communications​

June 1, 2022

Oklahoma City – The Oklahoma Warriors announced Wednesday that they have hired Erik Konwinski as the team’s Director of Broadcasting and Communications ahead of the 2022-23 season. Konwinski will join the Warriors as they start a new chapter of the team’s history in Oklahoma City. ...

Konwinski began his professional work in hockey as a Media Relations and Broadcast Intern for the Erie Otters of the Ontario Hockey League for the 2019-20 and 2021-22 seasons while also wearing the headset as the Play-by-Play Broadcaster for the Lake Erie Bighorns of the USPHL from 2019-2022. ...

 

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Another job opportunity scratched off @mk80 's list ...

I hope this OKC version of the Warriors doesn't have trouble retaining broadcasters like they did in Wichita Falls, they went through 3 alone in the first half of this season.

 

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I hope this OKC version of the Warriors doesn't have trouble retaining broadcasters like they did in Wichita Falls, they went through 3 alone in the first half of this season.

A recent study of the economic strength of U.S. metro areas ranked Wichita Falls, Texas, 379th among the nation’s 384 MSAs, down from 377th in 2021. Not exactly a stable market for an amateur sports team NOR for its low pay employees.

 

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2 hours from Dallas, 2.5 hours from OK City...

 

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A recent study of the economic strength of U.S. metro areas ranked Wichita Falls, Texas, 379th among the nation’s 384 MSAs, down from 377th in 2021. Not exactly a stable market for an amateur sports team NOR for its low pay employees.

I would certainly like to see where Eagle River, WI, home of the Wisconsin Windigo, ranks on that list.

 

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I would certainly like to see where Eagle River, WI, home of the Wisconsin Windigo, ranks on that list.

My guess is Eagle River isn't really defined as a "metro area"

 

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From: The New Mexico Ice Wolves > News

VINNY BOHN NAMED NEW MEXICO ICE WOLVES ASSISTANT COACH AND ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON​

June 9, 2022

(Albuquerque, NM) Thursday, June 9th 2022- The New Mexico Ice Wolves® today announced that Vinny Bohn was named Assistant Coach and Assistant General Manager for the upcoming North American Hockey League (NAHL) 2022-2023 season starting this fall. Bohn will join Head Coach and General Manager Phil Fox effective immediately as the team’s primary assistant coach. ...

Bohn began his coaching career with the Atlanta Capitals NA3HL team in 2015-16 before moving to college coaching ranks at Marian University (NCAA D3) in 2016-17. Bohn had assistant coaching stints in the United States Hockey League with the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders and NA3HL El Paso Rhinos before spending last season as an assistant coach for the NAHL El Paso Rhinos. ...


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VINNY BOHN NAMED NEW MEXICO ICE WOLVES ASSISTANT COACH AND ASSISTANT GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE 2022-2023 SEASON

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From: The North American Hockey League > News > Top Stories

Rebels name Hale as new Head Coach, GM

JUNE 29, 2022

HSG Hockey, LLC, the ownership group of the NAHL's Philadelphia Rebels, is pleased to announce the coaching staff for their inaugural season at Hollydell Ice Arena in Washington Township, NJ.

Justin Hale has joined the franchise as head coach and general manager and Matt Gaudreau has joined the team as assistant coach.

Hale spent 3 seasons as an assistant coach with the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL. At Dubuque, Hale had responsibility for the forward group while also running the penalty kill and serving as coaching staff liaison for team academics. Prior to joining Dubuque, Hale served as an assistant coach, director of player personnel and goalie coach for the Lone Star Brahmas in the NAHL. Prior to Lone Star, he was an assistant coach and goalie coach for Bemidji State University and a volunteer assistant for the Madison Capitals of the USHL. ...


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Rebels name Hale as new Head Coach, GM

Justin Hale has joined the Philadelphia Rebels as head coach and general manager and Matt Gaudreau has joined the team as assistant coach.

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From: The North American Hockey League > News > Top Stories

Danbury announces coaching change​

July 12, 2022

he Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, proud members of the North American Hockey League (NAHL) have announced a coaching change.

Billy McCreary, who has been the head coach of the NAHL team since the 2020-21 season, has been promoted to President of Hockey Operations and Head Coach for the Danbury Hat Tricks of the Federal Prospects Hockey League (FPHL).

Taking over behind the bench for the NAHL team for the 2022-23 season with be former assistant coach Matt Voity, who has been named the new Head Coach and General Manager.

In his expanded role, McCreary will oversee each of the three hockey teams in the organization: the Hat Tricks in the FPHL and junior teams in the North American Hockey League and North American 3 Hockey League. He will also retain his duties as Hat Tricks general manager. ...

Voity just finished his third season as goaltending coach for the Danbury Hat Tricks. He was previously the goaltending coach for the Danbury Mad Hatters of the EPHL for the 2008-09 season. He then worked in NCAA Division I with the AIC Yellow Jackets from 2011-14, and again from 2016-19. He also worked with the University of Massachusetts from 2014–16. ...


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Danbury announces coaching change

The Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks have named Matt Voity and their new head coach, as former head coach Billy McCreary moves to FPHL team.

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From: The North American Hockey League > News > Top Stories

NAHL releases 2022-23 regular season schedule​

June 21, 2022

The North American Hockey League (NAHL) has announced the release of the 2022-23 regular season schedule. ...

Click here for the complete 2022-23 NAHL Schedule

Each of the 29 teams in the league's four divisions (Central, East, Midwest and South) will play 60 regular season games. The regular season will commence on September 9, 2022, and end on April 15, 2023.

The 19th annual NAHL Showcase Tournament will be held from September 14-17, 2022, at the Super Rink in Blaine, Minnesota. All 29 NAHL teams will play four regular-season games at the Showcase, which is one of hockey's most prominent and popular events of the entire season. ... A showcase schedule will be announced on a future date.

2022-23 NAHL Divisional Alignment:
Central Division (6): Aberdeen Wings, Austin Bruins, Bismarck Bobcats, Minot Minotauros, North Iowa Bulls, St. Cloud Norsemen
East Division (7): Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks, Johnstown Tomahawks, Maine Nordiques, Maryland Black Bears, New Jersey Titans, Northeast Generals, Philadelphia Rebels
Midwest Division (8): Anchorage Wolverines, Chippewa Steel, Fairbanks Ice Dogs, Janesville Jets, Kenai River Brown Bears, Minnesota Wilderness, Springfield Jr. Blues, Wisconsin Windigo
South Division (8): Amarillo Wranglers, Corpus Christi IceRays, El Paso Rhinos, Lone Star Brahmas, New Mexico Ice Wolves, Odessa Jackalopes, Oklahoma Warriors, Shreveport Mudbugs

 

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From: ElPasoInc.com

El Paso Rhinos housing program makes players feel at home

by Victor R. Martinez / El Paso Inc.
Jul 29, 2022
Updated Jul 29, 2022

Sherri Morris thought her days of preparing breakfast at the break of dawn were over when her son Joshua graduated from high school in 2011.

The wee hours ritual returned three years ago when Sherri and her husband Bryan became part of the El Paso Rhinos housing program.

For eight months out of the year, her weekend mornings are filled with making pancakes, scrambling eggs, preparing toast and breakfast tacos for three, sometimes seven, young hockey players. ...

The Morris’ are a billet family, providing housing and support to young men who have left home to pursue hockey at the junior ranks.

The players are 16 to 20 years old and looking to earn college hockey scholarships or even pro contracts. ...

"It’s an absolutely amazing experience,” Sherri said. “The boys become members of your family. We love that we now have more children than we ever thought we would. We thought we would only have one but now we have all these wonderful hockey boys who are part of our family.” ...


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Sherri Morris thought her days of preparing breakfast at the break of dawn were over when her son Joshua graduated from high school in 2011.

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From: The Janesville Jets > News > Team

Jets Head Coach Parker Burgess Advances To USHL​

August 26, 2022

The Janesville Jets, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announced today that head coach Parker Burgess is advancing to become the Associate Head Coach of the Muskegon Lumberjacks of the United States Hockey League (USHL).

Burgess leaves Janesville after two productive seasons with an overall record of 66-41-4-1 (.582%). He was named Midwest Division Coach of the Year during the COVID-shortened 2020-21 season and has helped advance 13 players to Division I schools during his tenure in Janesville. ...

The Jets’ mission is to develop and advance our players and staff while providing affordable family entertainment to our community. Here is a list of recent Jets coaches and their current positions:

• Erik Largen – head coach, Alaska-Fairbanks, Division I
• Corey Leivermann, head coach, Madison Capitals, USHL
• Lennie Childs, assistant coach, Union College, Division I
• Parker Burgess, associate head coach, Muskegon, USHL
• Cody Campbell, head coach, Minot Minotauros, NAHL ...

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Jets Head Coach Parker Burgess Advances To USHL

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From: The Alaska Sports Report

Raythan Robbins makes move to Mavericks, adds name to local list of goalies to play at Division I level​

by Matt Nevala | Aug 22, 2022 | Cover Story, Hockey

It’s likely common for most incoming college freshmen leaving their roots for a new adventure elsewhere to play out the scenario weeks in advance, if not months.

What will those final moments feel like before the plane takes off and is no longer touching Alaska soil? You’re going to miss seeing the faces of loved ones, friends and maybe the family pet on a regular basis, plus so much more. After building up all that time, the trepidation and sense of the unknown must be tense.

Now imagine being Anchorage goaltender Raythan Robbins. His collegiate journey took a delightful detour recently. It left him only days and hours to prepare for departure to the University of Nebraska Omaha and NCAA Division I hockey.

“Nothing but excitement,” Robbins said of his hometown exit early Monday morning.

Robbins isn’t one for nerves as evidenced by his performance last season with the Anchorage Wolverines. He used social media to announce his commitment to play for the Mavericks this fall, compete in the revered National Collegiate Hockey Conference and begin studying kinesiology. ...

“If you’d told me this time last week that I’d be playing college hockey this year, I would’ve told you you’re crazy,” said Robbins, 20. “It wasn’t supposed to be happening. I was content and perfectly ready to go to the (United States Hockey League in Muskegon, Mich.), and this opportunity popped up and was too great to pass up.” ...

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Raythan Robbins makes move to Mavericks, adds name to local list of goalies to play at Division I level - Alaska Sports Report

The Alaska Sports Report provides in-depth daily coverage of Alaska athletes.

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From: The Janesville Jets > News > Team

Joe Dibble Returns as Jets Head Coach/General Manager

August 29, 2022

The Janesville Jets, proud members of the North American Hockey League, announced that former head coach and current General Manager Joe Dibble will return to the team as head coach and general manager for the upcoming season. Dibble spent five years behind the Jets’ bench and posted a record of 181-91-28. Dibble was instrumental in developing and promoting 51 players to D1 opportunities while he was head coach. ...

Assistant coach Ryan Black will remain in his role as he enters his second year with the Jets. Janesville will play host to the Wisconsin Windigo the first week of September and the USNTDP the following week (9/9-10) for their pair of two home preseason matchups before opening the regular season against the Kenai River Brown Bears on Thursday, September 22.


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And play has officially gotten underway ...

 

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And play has officially gotten underway ...

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I have broken the Maine Nordiques into a separate season thread

 

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Weekend No. 1 complete. Noteworthy early accomplishments in the East & the Midwest, as the other two divisions wait for the NAHL Showcase to start in Blaine on 14 September ...

• Maryland Sweeps New Jersey In Opening Weekend

• Duluth News Tribune-Junior hockey: Wilderness swept to open season

 

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I have broken the Maine Nordiques into a separate season thread

Bless you, my son.

 

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Weekend #1 highlights ...

 

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