Category Archives: College
Colorado Springs native, Thunderbirds, Miners alum Gricius loving college hockey career north of the border in Calgary
January 5th, 2025Jake Gricius played his junior hockey in the WHL and then decided to stay in Western Canada for his college hockey career with the University of Calgary. Now in his fourth season with the Dinos, the Colorado Springs native has loved every minute north of the border. “The opportunity came kind of in the midst…
Aspen native Mbereko garners NCHC monthly honors, HCA national award with Colorado College
December 6th, 2024One day after being named the NCHC Goaltender of the Month, Colorado College junior Kaidan Mbereko was named the Hockey Commissioners Association National Co-Goaltender of the Month for November. Mbereko shared the award with Alex Tracy of Minnesota State. Mbereko logged a heavy workload during the month, starting all eight games, while backstopping the Tigers…
Fort Collins native, Thunderbirds, RoughRiders product, DU star Thompson takes home monthly NCHC honors
December 6th, 2024Denver junior forward Aidan Thompson has been named the NCHC Player of the Month. Thompson has been on a tear to start the season and continued that into November, tallying at least a point in all eight games he played last month and scoring a goal in five of them. The Chicago Blackhawks draft pick…
Northern Colorado natives Thompson, Mbereko take home weekly NCHC awards
November 5th, 2024A pair of Colorado natives have earned weekly honors from the NCHC. Denver junior forward Aidan Thompson (Fort Collins) is the Forward of the Week, while Colorado College goalie Kaidan Mbereko (Aspen) is the Goaltender of the Week. Thompson powered top-ranked Denver to a sweep at Yale with a four-point series, leading all NCHC forwards…
Centennial native, LHA, Regis Jesuit alum Ott collects monthly Atlantic Hockey honors
November 2nd, 2024Niagara senior forward Shane Ott has been been named Atlantic Hockey America’s Forward of the Month for October after a strong start to the 2024-25 season. Ott led the team with 10 points in seven games, including two goals and eight assists. The playmaking forward recorded multiple points in four games during October, including a…
Aspen native, Colorado College netminder Mbereko chosen NCHC Goaltender of the Week
October 28th, 2024Colorado College junior Kaidan Mbereko has been named the NCHC Goaltender of the Week. Mbereko, a native of Aspen,, was a rock in net for the Tigers all weekend, backstopping CC to a sweep at Alaska Anchorage while surrendering only one goal all series. In Friday’s opener, he made 28 saves in a 2-1 victory. The…
Rampage grad Cosentino nabs weekly AHA college hockey accolades
October 9th, 2024Atlantic Hockey America has announced that Air Force senior Clayton Cosentino is the AHA Forward of the Week. Cosentino, a center from San Carlos, Calif., who played youth hockey with the Colorado Rampage, had four points (3-1-4) as the Falcons split with Arizona State, while also winning 27 faceoffs and blocking a pair of shots….
Vail native Golden advancing up coaching ladder, lands role as assistant with NCAA D-III Castleton
October 6th, 2024Kirk Golden has rapidly ascended the coaching ranks in recent years, leading teams in the NA3HL and scouting for NAHL clubs. This season, the Vail native will be behind the bench of NCAA Division III Castleton, a school based in Vermont, as an assistant coach. “I originally met Castleton University’s head coach Kyle Richards through…
Colorado youth hockey grads Cosentino, Schwartz named captains for NCAA D-I Air Force
October 6th, 2024The NCAA Division I Air Force hockey team has named its captains for the 2024-25 season. Seniors Clayton Cosentino and Austin Schwartz will each wear a “C” while juniors Mason McCormick and Holt Oliphant will wear an “A” as alternate captains, as voted on by the team. Cosentino and Schwartz have connections to Colorado as…