Press Release
The 2012-13 North American Prospects Hockey League (PHL) regular
season resumes this week, with its second event of the year taking place
from October 19-22 at Sharks Ice in San Jose, California. The event
will be hosted by the San Jose Jr. Sharks, one of the original member
clubs of the PHL. Eight Midget Major (18U) and eight Midget Minor (16U)
PHL teams will compete at the event. The San Jose event also marks the
debut of the Bantam Tournament Series (BTS) in which four independent
teams (Anaheim Wildcats, California Titans, Edge Mountaineers and San
Jose Jr. Sharks) will compete at the Bantam Major (14U) level.
All games at the San Jose event will be broadcast live over the Internet through FASTHockey. To watch live, click here.
The event will be held at Sharks Ice-San Jose, which is the largest
ice skating facility in California and the official training facility of
the San Jose Sharks of the NHL. With 170,000 sq. feet and four sheets
of ice, Sharks Ice hosts hundreds of events annually. This will be the
fourth season in a row that the PHL has held an event at the facility.
View the PHL 18U schedule
View the PHL 16U schedule
View the BTS 14U schedule
“We are thrilled to be back at Sharks Ice in San Jose, where we have
enjoyed tremendously successful events in each of the past three
seasons. San Jose is a very important stop on the PHL schedule, as we
aim to build upon our league’s already glowing reputation on the West
Coast,” said PHL commissioner and director Denny Scanlon.
“The PHL season got off to a great start at the NAHL Showcase in
Blaine, Minnesota, with some PHL players already receiving some serious
junior and college interest. With NAHL tender signings beginning on
November 1st, the San Jose event should be exciting and a great
opportunity for all the players.”
All PHL18U teams have played five league games to date and all PHL
16U teams have played four league games to date, all coming last month
at the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minnesota. In the 18U Division, the
Texas Tornado, who will be playing in San Jose, come into the event with
a perfect 5-0-0 record. In the 16U Division, the California Titans,
led by September’s 16U Pointstreak Peak Performer and PHL leading scorer
Ethan Somoza, will put their undefeated record of
4-0-0 on the line as they face tough challenges, including the first day
against 3-0-1 San Jose.
The PHL is comprised of six regular-season events leading up to its
Championship Tournament Series in which the top teams at each level
compete for a league championship. The PHL season concludes with its Top
Prospects Tournament, which will be held in conjunction with the NAHL
Robertson Cup Championship Tournament in May 2013.
(Nathan can be reached at nathanfournier@mainehockeyjournal.com)
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
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