River City Jaguars
Encyclopedia
The River City Jaguars are a USA Hockey
-sanctioned Tier III Junior A
ice hockey
team playing in the Pacific Division of the Northern Pacific Hockey League
(NORPAC). The league helps 16-20 year olds develop hockey skills in a professional environment while maintaining their amateur status for college eligibility. The team will play their home games at the Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver
Washington USA in the Fall of 2010, previously the team played at Valley Ice Arena in Beaverton, Oregon
.
The franchise joined the Norpac in 2004 when the league was a Jr. B league, in 2007 the league and member teams were granted Tier III Jr A status by USA Hockey
, the governing body for ice hockey in the United States
.
in the United States
and Canada
.
On April 13, 2010 the franchise saw its first Alumn to sign with an NHL team, when Jake Newton
signed a 3 year entry level contract with the Anaheim Ducks
.
- Tier III) have affiliated themselves with the Alaska Avalanche
(NAHL - Tier II) and the Tri-City Storm
(USHL - Tier I) to further player growth and development.
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
-sanctioned Tier III Junior A
Junior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team playing in the Pacific Division of the Northern Pacific Hockey League
Northern Pacific Hockey League
The Northern Pacific Hockey League is an American Tier III Junior A ice hockey league sanctioned by USA Hockey. Its championship trophy is the Cascade Cup.-Current teams:-Suspended teams:...
(NORPAC). The league helps 16-20 year olds develop hockey skills in a professional environment while maintaining their amateur status for college eligibility. The team will play their home games at the Mountain View Ice Arena in Vancouver
Vancouver, Washington
Vancouver is a city on the north bank of the Columbia River in the U.S. state of Washington. Incorporated in 1857, it is the fourth largest city in the state with a 2010 census population of 161,791 as of April 1, 2010...
Washington USA in the Fall of 2010, previously the team played at Valley Ice Arena in Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton, Oregon
Beaverton is a city in Washington County, Oregon, United States, seven miles west of Portland in the Tualatin River Valley.As of the 2010 census, the population is 90,267. This makes it the second-largest city in the county and Oregon's sixth-largest city...
.
The franchise joined the Norpac in 2004 when the league was a Jr. B league, in 2007 the league and member teams were granted Tier III Jr A status by USA Hockey
USA Hockey
USA Hockey is recognized by the International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee as the governing body for amateur ice hockey in the United States and is a member of the International Ice Hockey Federation. The organization is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has...
, the governing body for ice hockey in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
.
Alumni
The Jaguars have had a number of alumni move on to collegiate programs and higher levels of junior ice hockeyJunior ice hockey
Junior hockey is a catch-all term used to describe various levels of ice hockey competition for players generally between 16 and 20 years of age...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
.
On April 13, 2010 the franchise saw its first Alumn to sign with an NHL team, when Jake Newton
Jake Newton (ice hockey)
Jake Newton is an American professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently playing for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League as a prospect within the Colorado Avalanche organization of the National Hockey League...
signed a 3 year entry level contract with the Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks
The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim, California, USA. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
Team Affiliates
The River City Jaguars (NorPacNORPAC
NORPAC is a bipartisan, multi-candidate political action committee working to strengthen the United States-Israel relationship. Its activities include fundraising for Senators and Members of the United States Congress who support this relationship, regular emails regarding the situation in the...
- Tier III) have affiliated themselves with the Alaska Avalanche
Alaska Avalanche
The Alaska Avalanche are a Tier II Junior A ice hockey team in the North American Hockey League's West Division. The team plays their home games at the Palmer Ice Arena in Palmer, Alaska.-Franchise history:...
(NAHL - Tier II) and the Tri-City Storm
Tri-City Storm
The Tri-City Storm is a Tier 1 junior ice hockey team playing in the West Division of the United States Hockey League .-History:Following the worst single season record by the team, it was announced that head coach Tom Rudrud was informed that he would not remain as the Storm head coach...
(USHL - Tier I) to further player growth and development.