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bear mail Alumni. Community. Education. INSIDE Alumni Spotlight!  Hockey Dad, Bryan Aquino The Bear Facts! Championships! Things to Do! On the 405 Ten Hours to Des Moines, Iowa… By John Harrington We’ve heard a lot from our alumni in the last nine issues and figured it was time to hear from a new perspective –…

bear mail Alumni. Community. Education. INSIDE Alumni Spotlight!  Peter Torsson The Bear Facts! Team Pictures Things to Do! On the 405 Coach Peter Torsson! –          By John Harrington Alas, Spring is here, and the season is coming to a close. Parking lot whispers are at an all-time high. My phone is ringing, and texts are…

bear mail Alumni. Community. Education. INSIDE Alumni Spotlight!  Miles Brodey The Bear Facts! NCAA vs ACHA Things to Do! On the 405 Coming Full Circle… –          By John Harrington After playing two Bantam seasons with the Bears, Miles Brodey (2003) started to focus on prep schools back east for the 2018/2019 season. That year was…

bear mail Alumni. Community. Education. INSIDE Alumni Spotlight!  Jacob Gunderson The Bear Facts! Bear Nights Things to Do! On the 405 Minnesota Madness! –          By John Harrington Because Jacob Gunderson was born in snowy Minnesota, he naturally jumped on the ice at the early age of three. However, unlike the locals, he didn’t take to…

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…