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USA Hockey Player Membership Report 2019-20
For the first time since USA Hockey started publishing their numbers, player membership is down more than 1%, a decline of over 6000 player memberships compared to the 2018-19 season. Part of this is certainly due to COVID-19 hitting at the end of the season and shutting down recreational and competitive hockey across the US. […]
USA Hockey Report 2018-19
The USA Hockey membership statistics were released yesterday and as always, I took a rather deep dive in to the numbers. Across the board, USA Hockey Membership continued its steady climb up 1% by adding over 5,000 player memberships year over year. Here is an overview of the changes by State. Raw membership by state […]
Everett Silvertips Goalie Dustin Wolf Steps Into the Spotlight
By Andy Eide There was a problem midway through the Everett Silvertips second round, Game 5 against the Portland Winterhawks during the WHL playoffs last year. Carter Hart, the Everett goalie who had seemingly won every accolade a player can, suddenly became ill. At the second-period media timeout he rushed to the Everett bench and […]
Hockey participation up in Washington State
If you haven’t already take a look at Andy Eide’s excellent piece on the potential impact an NHL club can have on youth hockey in the Greater Seattle Area. Coincidentally, earlier this month USA Hockey published their annual membership report. As such information, it seems like a good opportunity to take a look at how […]
USA Hockey numbers are up
Continuing the steady growth of USA hockey memberships, the 2015-16 season saw close to 2% over last year. This is according to the USA Hockey Membership report released last week. Specifically in youth participation, which is a strong indicator of overall growth in the sport, USA Hockey has seen increases in participation while other sports are seeing declines in […]
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