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bear mail Alumni. Community. Education. INSIDE Alumni Spotlight!  Aidan Armaly The Bear Facts! Bear Nights Things to Do! On the 405 The Ticking Clock… –          By John Harrington Aidan “Arms” Armaly fell in love with the game after his parents “stumbled into hockey” and brought him to see the LA Kings at the Staples Centers.…

bear mail Alumni. Community. Education. INSIDE Alumni Spotlight!  Tyler Krivtsov Prep School Information The Bear Facts! Advancing Things to Do! On the 405 Alaskan Bear! –          By John Harrington Fresh off Prep Camp in March, I had the pleasure of speaking with Tyler Krivtsov on his incredible journey as a California goalie in the hockey…

An Amazing Commitment… –          By John Harrington For the last six months Bear Mail has centered on the journey of our local young players as they make their way into the world. Most of them made the transition from travel hockey to either prep school or academy (with a few exceptions). And all of them…

  Your 12u AA Tier II CAHA State Champions! We are all so proud of this 2012 group as they battled and competed at the highest levels all season!

    Enjoy every moment… –          By John Harrington   I had the pleasure of meeting Mason Williams, Bears 05, via Zoom live from his dorm room at The Winchendon School in Massachusetts. He was between class and hockey practice with 45 minutes to spare (no commute = must be nice!). I got a kick…

    Once a Bear now a Bruin… –          By John Harrington   When Brendan Pelikh was 7, he decided it was time to start playing hockey. Thinking it was going to be a breeze, from what he saw on TV with the L.A. Kings, he knew it would be no big deal. Those guys…

Take the 5 South Freeway… –          By John Harrington   Brian Morse is very familiar with the 5 South as he made the drive constantly from Fresno to Burbank to play for the Bears.  He endured the 4-hour commute (one way!) a few times per week for a couple of seasons, and although he had…

A huge congrats to the 3️⃣2️⃣ Bears players selected to advance to the 2024 CAHA Boys Select Camp in January 2024!! #cgbhockey #californiabearshockey #californiahockey #playerdevelopment #scaha #caha

Bears to Crusaders… By John Harrington As a kid, I had the amazing experience of playing on the same team as my older (much older) brother for a few years. Of course, I had to use all his old equipment, and to save even more money our father insisted we take all of our team…