Welcome! Golden State Elite Hockey is a youth tier ice hockey program for Northern California players from 12U to 18U.  We are the top performing tier program in the state and we have been ranked in the top 20 AA clubs in the US by Culturama.

Our rinks are in Cupertino, San Francisco, and Vacaville. 

Last season was impressive and full of great achievements. Our 18U team won the State Finals and the NAPHL Showcase Nationals and our 16 AAA team won the Western Division of the T1HL league. 27 players made NORCAL Selects. We had our first alumni sign an NHL contract. More and more of our female players and alumni are reaching higher hockey milestones including the NCAA Div I Tournament and USA Hockey Nationals. All of our AA teams made the CAHA regular season where 3 of our teams went on to the State Tier Finals. Our teams had an average winning percentage of 62.2% and, on average, out-scoring our opponents by 1.48 goals per game.

Find out more about us

For tryout informaion, go to the Cougars' website here: http://www.californiacougars.org/

Our 16U AA Girls received an at-large bid to play at USA Hockey Nationals in Virginia.

The team is asking for help to offset the travel costs, so please donate to their cause: GoFundMe

Our 18 Combo team won the CAHA State Championship in Irvine. Next stop, USA Hockey Nationals in Utica, NY.

The following teams are headed to playoffs:

GSE Alumni, Cade Herrera, was named player of the week in the Mass State Collegiate Athletic Conference (NCAA DIII). Cade plays for Mass College of Liberal Arts (MCLA).

During the final regular season CAHA weekend in Simi Valley, our 16S team has clinched first place. Congrats and good luck!

Our 18s ended the regular season in first place. Next stop --> States!

Our 16U Girls AA team won the CAHA State Championship! On to Pacific District Playoffs. Good luck!

Our 16S team won the Ice Breakers Invitational tournament in Arizona. The team went undefeated, 5-0.

GSE alumni, Jonas Kemps, has committed to Michigan State. Congrats!

GSE alumni, Jack Salverson, was a 2nd round draft pick for the NA3HL's Tulsa Jr Oilers.

GSE alumni, Caden Floyd, is playing for the USPHL Premier Bakersfield Roughnecks!

GSE alumni, Morry Sheynin, was drafted in the 3rd round to the NA3HL's St. Louis Jr. Blues.

Tryouts are over. At some levels we had record turnouts and we wish that we could take everyone. Alas, we had to make some tough decisions which seem to get harder and harder every year.

Thank you to all the players that participated in our tryouts.

We fielded  the following teams:

GSE alumni, Sidney Pratt, committed to Western Michigan University to play ACHA for the Stallions.

GSE alumni, Rylan Yates, committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Endicott College. See Cal Rubber's article,

Four GSE players were invited to the NAPHL's Top Prospects camp in Columbus: Brennan Monroe, Morry Sheynin, Roman Faz, and Cameron Candelaria.

GSE alumni, Solaiman Zinger, is playing in France for Chambery and his team is in the D1 finals.

See the team's Facebook site.

GSE alumni, Sidney Pratt, won the 2023-2024 USPHL Elite National Championship with his team, the Northern Cyclones.

GSE alumni, Michael Sochan, is playing NCAA D I hockey at Robert Morris U.

GSE Alumni, Alex Cagan, is going to play ACHA hockey for the OU Sooners!

GSE alumni, Max Oppenheim is playing ACHA hockey for UCLA. Good luck, Max!

If you are interested in submitting your name to our coaches in order for them to review your potential, please fill this form out.

If you do not think you possess the skills just yet, our coaches can still advise you about the steps you need to take in order to prepare for an eventual tryout.  So, email us and indicate your intentions.

According to Culturama, our club made the Top 20 AA clubs in the US:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lf9GS_fmMG0

See the KPIX Channel 5 CBS news story on our 18U team. They ran 2 stories. Here is one of them:

https://www.cbsnews.com/sanfrancisco/video/whats-the-buzz-the-boys-of-golden-state-elite-hockey/

Our first GSE alumni has singed with the NHL. Hunter McKown signed a 3 year deal with the Columbus Blue Jackets.  

https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/blue-jackets-sign-c-hunter-mckown-to-three-year-entry-level-contract/c-342482958?fbclid=IwAR3oR_8YGEO93p1-odC_GrmQki3RpiYLHgo8khMgaVQKkbf1BP6XkC_GNrg

Eamon Navin for our 18 Combo team has signed with the Wausau Cyclones of the NA3HL. Congrats!

There is a nice article on the Cyclones site.

Jonas Kemps (14N) is on the WHL's Tri City Americans prospects list.

Jilian Klein (14N) was selected to go to the 18U USA Hockey National Select Development Camp. Congrats!

GSE alumni, Noah Tano, signed with the Northern Jr Cyclones of the USPHL-NCDC.

Luca Tartaglia (18 Combo) has signed with the Islanders Hockey Club in the USPHL. Congrats!

GSE alumni, Ben Kevan, was the 5th overall draft pick in the USHL draft. He was drafted to Des Moines. Congrats!

Jonas Kemps (14N) was selected by the Pacific District to go to the USA Hockey National Select Development Camp. Congrats!

GSE 18U combo goalie, Hunter Oblander, signed with the Lake Tahoe Lakers! The Lakers are in the Pacific Premier Division of the USPHL.

Good luck to GSE alumni, Ines Khamis, this week as she goes to 2023 USA Hockey Girls 15 Goalie camp and then USA Hockey Girls 15 Player Development Camp.

Congrats to GSE Alumni, Christian Johnson and Jimmy Albert, for signing with the EHL's Seahawks Hockey club!

We lost a GSE alumni, Jack McDougal #44. Not only was he a great athlete, but a joy to be around and a good friend with his teammates who he still kept in touch with up to last week. He will be missed.

Information about his services and how to help fund his foundation can be found here.

GSE alumni, Sahil Panwar, signed with the AHL's Hartford Wolf Pack. Congrats!

Cal Rubber Magazine has a great article on GSE alumni, Antonio Tarantino, who is going to play NCAA D III for UMass Boston.

Our newest recipients of the Eagle Award (the highest honor GSE bestows on someone for their contributions to GSE) are the Manzers. Laynie and Pat have volunteered for GSE for most of GSE's existence. You probably saw them running our tryouts. They still attend GSE games in Vacaville - in fact I was standing next to them at the Girls game today. If that's not enough, Pat is a CAHA Director.

If you see them around, please make sure to thank them for their years of help with making GSE what it is today.

Thanks, Pat and Laynie!

GSE alumni, Jake Karp, has been playing for Union College's club team the past 3 seasons. Union went to the AAU Division 2 Nationals this year where they lost in the national quarterfinals to #1 Ranked FAU, 4-2. Today, Jake received the honor of being selected as a 2nd Team All American.

Our 16U AA Girls team won the championship in the PGHL finals in Las Vegas!

GSE alumni, Cade Herrera, is Player and Rookie of the week in the MASCAC. Cade plays for MCLA (North Adams, Mass) NCAA Div III:
https://athletics.mcla.edu/sports/mice/2023-24/releases/20240205jhsxj6

GSE alumni, Lucie Tenenbaum, committed to play for Minnesota State University, Mankato. Congrats!

GSE Alumni, Ben Kevan, has committed to playing NCAA D I hockey for the ASU Sun Devils.