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NV Stars vs MWEHL

Nevada Stars To Host Western Division MWEHL

Update: All four teams coming in this weekend to face the Stars 18AAA are ranked in the top fifteen in the country with three of them ranked in the top ten!

August 30th Las Vegas NV - It was announced today that the Nevada Stars will host a western division weekend of the MWEHL Midget Major's at the Las Vegas Ice Center. Team spokesman Kirk Brooks said that the finshing touches were worked out and the weekend of October 24th, 25th and 26th are set into the schedule. Kirk Brooks said " The weekend wouldn't have been possible without the hard work of PF Chang's head coach and Director Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy worked hard to make this weekend a reality and the entire Stars staff thanks him." The weekend will include the Dallas Stars, Colorado Rampage, LA Jr Kings and PF Changs. Russell Stovers the fifth team in the western division has decided to bow out of the weekend.

Schedule Announced

DATE TIME HOME AWAY RINK

Fri Oct 24 8:00am LA Jr Kings PF Chang's LVIC North

Fri Oct 24 10:15am Dallas Stars Nevada Stars LVIC North

Fri Oct 24 4:00pm L.A, Jr Kings Colorado Rampage LVIC North

Fri Oct 24 6:15pm Nevada Stars PF Chang's LVIC North

Sat Oct 25 8:00am Colorado Rampage Dallas Stars LVIC North

Sat Oct 25 10:15am Nevada Stars L.A, Jr Kings LVIC North

Sat Oct 25 4:00pm P.F. Chang's Dallas Stars LVIC North

Sat Oct 25 6:15pm Colorado Rampage Nevada Stars LVIC North

Sun Oct 26 10:15am P.F. Chang's Colorado Rampage LVIC North

Sun Oct 26 12:30pm Dallas Stars L.A, Jr Kings LVIC North

STARS 16 WIN FIRST TWO

Stars 16AAA Win First Two!!

Phoinix, AZ September 27, 2008 - The Nevada Stars 16AAA team has started the season out on a good note winning their first two games in Phoenix against the Mission Red team and the Mission 18AA's. Chase Jackson has three goals and the team is playing very cohesively under the direction of head coach Micah Sanford. Jason Campbell has been in net for the first two and shutout the Mission 18AA team in the last game. More details to come later......

Stars 16AAA

AAA NEVADA STARS 16AAA WIN 8-2, NOW 3-0-0
FACE L.A. SELECTS TODAY!

Peoria, Az. -- Micah Sanford's AAA Nevada Stars 16u are off to a 3-0-0 start after defeating the AAA Mission Arizona Red 16u by 8-2 on Saturday afternoon. Next up is a game against Top 10 West-rated AAA L.A. Selects on Sunday at 12:30 pm. "We're playing good, hard, smart hockey," said Sanford. "We're getting better every game we play."

Goalie Brittany Brooks got the win in the net as Lucas Lindholm (2 goals), Chase Jackson (2 goals), Benny Barker (2 goals), Nick Dartois (1 goal) and Mike Trimboli (1 goal) did the scoring. In their first three games, the Stars have outscored teams 14-4.

Stars 16AAA Add Burns

Burns Returns To Play For Stars

Las Vegas October 1, 2008 - Bobby Burns has returned to Las Vegas to join his fellow team mates and play for the NV Stars 16AAA team. Bobby a member of the 16AAA team last year had origially left to play multiple sports at Lawrence Academy in New England. After deciding that Lawrence wasn't for him he immediately returned to Vegas and talked to coach Micah Sanford about skating for the Stars. Welcome back Bobby and good luck this season!

STARS START 4-0

4-0 NV STARS 16AAA STUN LA SELECTS

Peoria, Az September 26,2008 - The Nevada Stars came to town on Friday unknown and unsure where they stood in AAA hockey. After four wins with the last one against LA Selects 4-3 they have served notice that they should not be taken lightly. In the win over the Selects the Stars jumped out to a 4-0 lead with Ben Barker and Chase Jackson getting two goals apiece. The Selects fought back scoring the next three goals but ran out of time at the end. Jason Campbell played a terrific game in net stopping 33 of the 36 shots. Coach Micah Sanford was very complimentary of his troops and gave them Monday off. Next up this coming weekend at home is Mission 16AAA's and California Heat.

Coach Sanford was impressed the the overall effort of the team. "Our team showed lots of heart in their first weekend and I am looking forward to the rest of the season", said Sanford. The team still has lots to work on, and with dedication and persistence this team will only get better. The team is excited with the success of the first weekend and as they continue to get to know each other the NV Stars will only improve. Asst Captain Benny Barker said on the weekend, "As the weekend games progressed our team started to bond and play together."

STARS 16AAA

STARS 16AAA'S STAY UNDEFEATED

Las Vegas Ice Center - Las Vegas, NV October 4, 2008 - Nevada Stars 16AAA's stayed undefeated today by tying the Cal Heat 0 - 0 in a scoreless but exciting game. Between the pipes for the Stars was Jason Campbell who also kept his undefeated record intact. Jason faced about twenty shots and made it look very uneventful in net. Jason received high praise from head coach Micah Sanford and the coaching staff for his efforts. At times it appeared the Stars would seal the deal with several multiple shot attacks on the Heat's goalie but he would not relinquish a goal. As good as Campbell was in goal his counterpart was equally as good. The Stars get another chance for a win tommorrow morning at 7:15am in a rematch at Las vegas Ice center.

Stars 18AAA

STARS 18AAA COME TOGETHER IN 5-1 WIN

Salt Lake City, Utah October 11,2008 - Afer four consecutive losses the Stars 18AAA team put it all together to defeat a very physical Okanagan Academy team from Canada. Okanagan struck first 1-0 but the stars never relinquisted another goal. At halftime the Stars led 3-1. The game seemed to be in a stalemate until halfway through the 2nd half when Kenny Brooks railed one of the opponets at center ice that would have made any hilight film. The hit jarred the puck lose and the stars went the other way. Seconds later Brooks roofed the puck over the goalie and the Stars led 4-1. The Stars scored again and that's how the game finished. Scoring details to come......

STARS DROP CLOSE ONE TO CHADDERS 6-5

Salt Lake City, Utah October 11,2008 - The NV Stars couldn't shake the funk they have been in and dropped a back and forth battle to Chadders 6-5. Chadders started out with a 2-0 lead when Matt Hedderly scored to bring them to within one goal. Chadders added another but goals by Bryan and Hedderly tied it up. he Stars took the lead on a Chris Carter score from the blue line on the powerplay. Chadders scored the next goal to tie it up and both teams traded goals late in the second half with a Dmetri Culkar goal. With two minutes left Chadders scored the winning goal. The Stars pulled Matt Vorce but couldn't tie it up in the wanning moments. The Stars face Okanogan Academy tonight and once again in the morning. The coaches all agree there is much work to be done!

STARS FORGET TO SHOW UP FOR FIRST GAME LOSE 5-2

Salt Lake City, Utah October10,2008 - The NV Stars 18AAA team came up with their most uninspired effort in years in dropping the first of four games in Utah 5-2 to the Dallas Penguins. The first half ended in a 0-0 tie. The Penguins scored five unanswered goals in the first twelve minutes of the second half as the Stars played like it was a meaningless afternoon pick up game. Coach Pokie Reddick covered all the positive points of the game in less than two seconds. Kenny Brooks and Matt Hedderly scored for the Stars.

Midget 16AAA Nike Bauer Invite

Midget 16AAA Back To Work After Nike Bauer Invite

November 2, 2008 Chicago, IL - Nv Stars 16AAA is heading home Sunday and back to work on Tuesday. The Stars lost thier final game to the #3 ranked St Louis Jr Blues 7-2 Saturday night at the Nike Bauer Invite. The Stars ended up 0-3-1 but were in every game till the second period of the Blues game. They lost two games by one goal that could have easily gone the other way. The tie was the same as the Stars just couldn't find the net to pull out the wins. Simply put by head coach Micah Sandford " You play the way you practice." Sandford was not at all pleased with the practice week going into the tournament. Lesson well learned and onto November 21-23 when the Stars host OCHC, Chadders and Dallas Penguins 93's.

November 1, 2008 Chicago, IL - The Stars have been within one goal in both thier losses this weekend. They fell victim to the Florida Panthers 3-2 in the first game of the day. Nick Kukielka and Cody Milligan scored for the Stars. Next up tonight is the St.Louis Jr Blues.

November 1, 2008 Chicago, IL - The Nevada Stars 16AAA have played two games in the Nike Bauer Invite and are looking for thier first win this morning against a good Florida Panther team. The Stars started out losing a close one to the Ottawa Jr Senators 4-3 in a back and forth battle. Last night the Stars tied the Central Penn Panthers with :29 seconds left in the game. Cory Ward scored both goals, one was shorthanded. A much better effort in the second game by all players led to the tie. Tonight the Stars face a top ranked St. Louis Jr Blues team that has won both thier games 8-0 and 8-1. Stay tuned more to come.

*NEW* On the 18AAA & 16AAA pages player highlights can be veiwed.

Stars 16AAA Win Again

STARS 16AAA MAKE IT THREE IN A ROW OVER MISSION

Las Vegas Ice Center - Las Vegas, NV October 4, 2008 - The Nevada Stars 16AAA team made it three wins in a row over the Mission Red team from Phoenix, but this time at home. Cody Milligan started off the scoring with a goal at 11:27 of the second period assisted by Chase Jackson. The Stars would score twice more in the second period both by Cory Ward his first two goals of the season. Chace Jackson picked up assist on both goals along with Luke Lindholm on Ward's second goal. Mission picked up their only goal on a breakaway in the third period when Brittney Brooks in net managed to save the initial shot but was unable to stop the follow up rebound. Chace Jackson scored the final goal with assist going to Lindholm and Ward. The "green line" picked up nine points in the game with Jackson's four, Ward's three and Lindholm adding two points. Again they all played very well as a team and got the job done. Next up this afternoon is the California Heat.

Steven Bolton

Bolton rolls dice on puck career

Las Vegas product uses connections to hook up with Oceanside squad

Brad Bird, Oceanside Star

Published: Thursday, October 02, 2008

Better known for Celine Dion than Marcel Dionne, Las Vegas isn't exactly a hockey hotbed. But Steven Bolton isn't letting that stop him. The 18-year-old net minder was raised in Vegas and played his minor hockey there. Now he's up with the Oceanside Generals of the Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League and is happy to be here.

In hockey, as in life, it's all about connections, and his goalie coach in Vegas was Pokey Reddick, who played 132 games in the NHL, mostly with the Winnipeg Jets. Reddick also played junior with Dave Johnston, the Generals' head coach. Reddick phoned Johnston one day and said he had a prospect who needed Canadian ice time, and Johnston was in the market for such a player.

Now he's got three solid goalies in Bolton, Justin Borsa and local product Stephen Wolff. "He's doing all right," Johnston said of Bolton on Saturday during first period action against the Campbell River Storm. "He's a good-sized kid. Very committed." It's early, but after two starts Bolton was leading the VIJHL with a goals against average of 1.88 and a save percentage of 91.55. (Number two in the league was Borsa, with stats of 2.83 and 87.50.) Bolton admits he gets kidded a lot, coming from the desert, and neither of his parents played hockey (mom's a teacher, dad's a maintenance man), so what's the story?

He started playing road hockey as a boy, and to be different from his brother put on the pads one day and stood between the pipes. He loved it. "Mom said: 'If you want to go pro in hockey you've got to play ice hockey.'" So he did, against midget teams from Chicago and California, working his way up. He's here with his eye on the B.C. Hockey League, hoping to get called up this year or next. He wants to win a scholarship at an American NCAA school. How does the play in Canada compared to the United States? Faster-paced, he said. "And there's a lot of traffic in front of the net." Nerves don't seem to be a problem. He consented to an interview 25 minutes before game time Saturday, calm and well-spoken. "I think we've got the best defense in the league. We have a great team," he said, though that wasn't on view Saturday night, when they lost 4-1 to Campbell River. The Generals stand 5-4 on the season with two weekend losses. Assistant coach Jason Dubyna likes what he's seen of the young goalie, however. "He's been awesome," he said Saturday. "Right now he's leading the league in goalie stats. And he's a great personality with his teammates."

Goalie coach Darryl Humphrey of the visiting Storm coached midget and knows about minor hockey in Vegas. "There's actually pretty good hockey down there," he said. "There's a lot of good coaches who have moved down there to start coaching." Coming to Canada to play makes a lot of sense not only because the hockey is better, but so is the visibility, Humphrey said. He added there are a lot more scouts in Canada -- "just more exposure." So, is the NHL in Bolton's sights? He says it is. "I just want to take it one step at a time." The Generals are in Campbell River Friday night for a rematch against the Storm. You can hear the game on The Beach 88.5 FM, with play-by-play man Ian Holmes. Saturday at Oceanside Place the Generals host the Victoria Cougars. The puck drops at 7:35 p.m.

Stars Lose Close One

Stars Lose Close One

September 20,2008 Blaine, MN - The Nevada Stars reached the quarter finals of the NAHL Showcase only to lose a close one to Team Illinios 6-5. The Stars came out on fire and had a 5-2 lead at the break before they ran into penalty trouble at the nine minute mark of the second half. At the nine minute mark Christian Bryan was assessed a five minute major penalty for boarding . To add insult to injury the Stars received two more penalties during the five minutes to give Team Illinios almost four minutes of five on three. The results were devastating as Team Illinios scored four goals during these penalties to take a 6-5 lead. The bright point of the game was that Team Illinios didn't score a single five on five goal. Other than the penalties the coaching staff was pleased with the Stars performance considering they lost Kenny Brooks early in the game and Sonny Zuloaga didn't make the trip. Scoring for the Stars were Nick Scheafer, Vincent Ciaglo, Matt Hedderly, Sean Muller and Kris Carter. Nick Scheafer was the star player of the weekend scoring six goals!

Stars Win

Stars Outlast Gamblers 5-3

September 19, 2008 Blaine, MN - After a sluggish start the NV Stars 18AAA came out ahead when the horn sounded 5-3 over the Green Bay Gamblers. Zach Alverez scored the first goal assisted by Derek Sutliffe two minutes into the game but the lead was short lived as a minute later the Gamblers tied it up. Nick Scheafer found the back of the net twice in the first period helping the Stars to a one goal lead at the break 3-2. Combs , Hedderly and Muller assisted on Scheafer's goals. When the Stars returned for the second period They increased the lead to 4-2 when Hedderly scored unassisted on a power play. Shortly thereafter Kenny Brooks put the game out of reach for the Gamblers when Carter sent a pass to Muller who sent the puck over to Brooks who burried it. The Gamblers scored a meaningless goal with 30 seconds left in the game. Mark Smith was in goal and stopped 28 of the 31 shots. The Stars play Traverse City tommorrow and a win would put them in the quarter finals of the showcase. Traverse City is 0 - 2 in the tournament.

Stars Win 4-3

Stars Stun Jr. Blues On Smith's Shoulders

September 17,2008 Blaine, MN - The Nevada Stars Midget 18 AAA team came from behind to defeat the Jr. Blues 4-3. Mark Smith in goal turned away 33 attemps only allowing only 3 goals in a remarkable effort in the upset win. The Stars started out the scoring in the opening minutes of the game as Nick Scheafer streaked in and lifted one over the Blues goalie. The stars then added another goal a minute later when Sean Muller received a pass from Kenny Brooks and buried it only two minutes into the game. The Blues scored three minutes later and the score was 2-1 at halftime. ( The NAHL showcase playes two 27 minute halves.) The second half saw the Blues throwing everything but the kitchen sink at Smith in the opening eight minutes who stood tall in net but could not withstand the onslaught allowing the next two goals. With the Blues now leading 3-2 everyone but the Stars thought it was over. They fought back and Kris Carter fired a puck from the point through traffic into the back of the net. With five minutes left in the game Sean Muller scored on a powerplay and the Stars held off the Blues for a great opening win. The win was made even sweeter considering that last year the Blues shelllaced the Stars 11-1. Sonny Zuloaga one of the Stars best defensmen injured his shoulder in the UNLV game and did not make the trip.

Minnisota Trip

18AAA Head For NAHL Showcase In Minnesota

September 14, 2008 Las Vegas, NV - The NV Stars 18AAA team will be headed for the NAHL Showcase in Blaine, Minnesota on Wednesday afternoon. This will be their first tournament of the year and after three weeks of practice and spliting two games against UNLV they are ready to test the waters. Good luck boys!

Below is the schedule for the NAHL tournament's first three games.

Thursday, Sept. 18 St. Louis U18 VS NVSTARS U18 2:30p.m.

Friday, Sept. 19 Green Bay U18 VS NVSTARS U18 9:30a.m.

Saturday, Sept. 20 NVSTARS U18 VS Jr. North Stars U18 11:45a.m.

Playoffs

UNLV 9 Stars 4

UNLV Returns Favor Beat Stars 9-4

Saturday September 13, 2008 Las Vegas, NV - Josh Jasek showed the NV Stars what a division one player looks like in an indescribable effort Saturday at Sobe Ice Areana. Jasek finished with three goals and three assist to lead UNLV to a 9-4 victory. The Stars used Saturday night much like the Rebels did Friday to look at a few different players at different positions. Sonny Zuloaga arguably one of the Stars best defenseman was a little banged up and did not play. Stars coach Pokey Reddick looking forward to a big weekend in Minnesota next week didn’t want to take any chances on his health. “This was a great tune-up for the Stars and we look forward to more series with the Rebels throughout the year”. Scoring for the Stars were Nick Scheafer, Matt Hedderly, Derek Sutliffe, and Kenny Brooks. Picking up assist were Sutliffe, Brooks and Muller.

Stars vs UNLV

Stars Victorious Over U