ICE HOCKEY: MARINERS GEARING UP FOR RETURN TO ACTION.Byline: Kirby Lee Special to the Daily News The Ventura Mariners had a well-deserved break for the holidays. The Mariners, who lead the Western States Hockey League Southern Division with 43 points at 24-4-1, have been off since Dec. 13 when they defeated the Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. Blackjacks, 10-2. Ventura returns to action Jan. 8 and 9 when it plays host to the Nevada Gamblers in a two-game series at the Easy Street Arena in Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. . The Mariners, seeking their fourth title in five years, hold comfortable leads over the New Mexico New Mexico, state in the SW United States. At its northwestern corner are the so-called Four Corners, where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, and Utah meet at right angles; New Mexico is also bordered by Oklahoma (NE), Texas (E, S), and Mexico (S). Icebreakers (19-11) and the Utah Jr. Grizzlies The name Grizzlies may refer to:
Forward Dave Brown, who is attending Moorpark College, leads the WSHL WSHL Western States Hockey League with 35 goals and 53 assists. A native of Haileybury, Ontario and one of the two non-U.S. players allowed under USA hockey rules, played two seasons with the Junior A Lindsey Muskies in the Ontario Provincial League. Brown, along with defensemen Shawn Smith and Ricardo Hernandez, center Darren Partch, and goalie Kevin Bartusch, were among five Mariners chosen to play in the inaugural WSHL All-Star Weekend. The Southern team, coached by Mariners head coach Scott Yorkison and assistant Sean McGillivray Jr., defeated the North, 8-3 and 10-6, in the Dec. 18 and 19 competitions in Fairbanks, Alaska. Partch, of Agoura Hills, had three goals and four assists to finish as the weekend's leading scorer. Brown was limited to one assist in the first game but rebounded with three goals in the second. Partch is the top American scorer in the WSHL in third with 35 goals and 38 assists and is considered one of the nation's top prospects for higher-level hockey. In November, Partch was one of three players the WSHL selected to play on a Junior B national team in the King of the Hill in Waterloo, Iowa against higher-level Junior A teams from the United States Hockey League For the defunct league by the same name, see United States Hockey League (1945-51). The United States Hockey League (abbreviated USHL) is the top junior ice hockey league in the United States. , North American Hockey League
The North American Hockey League (NAHL) and the defunct America West Hockey League merged in 2003 to form a 21-team Junior A Tier II league, sanctioned by USA and the America West Hockey League. |
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