Category Archives: Junior
Hard work leads to NCAA D-I Alaska commitment for Denver native, Krivo, RoughRiders alum Fleet
December 21st, 2023As a second-year player this season with the NAHL’s Shreveport Mudbugs, Liam Fleet has been improving his overall game on a daily basis. For the 2025-26 season, the Denver native and Mudbugs captain will start his NCAA Division I career with the Alaska Nanooks. “It’s something that just happened over time as they had been…
Castle Pines native, Grit goalie Lacroix making jump to NCAA D-I Boston University at ’23-24 semester break
December 20th, 2023Max Lacroix spent the first half of the 2023-24 season playing for the NAHL’s Colorado Grit. Last offseason, the Castle Pines native committed to play for NCAA powerhouse Boston University once his junior career ends. Turns out that is sooner than later as Lacroix will join the Terriers for the second semester of the 2023-24…
Colorado natives Gatewood, Hasse collect weekly awards from USPHL
December 17th, 2023The USPHL has announced that Colorado natives Payne Gatewood and Connor Hasse have earned weekly player awards. Gatewood is the NCDC New England Division Forward of the Week with the Utica Jr. Comets, while Hasse is the Midwest East Premier Division Forward of the Week with the Battle Creek Kernels. Gatewood, an ’03 from Bouler,…
Cimarron Hills’ Goble shooting for daily improvement, college looks with USPHL’s Rush
December 12th, 2023Ashton Goble is enjoying his second season in the USPHL, playing the 2023-24 season for the Charlotte Rush after spending last year with the New York Aviators. All it took to get the Cimarron Hills native to North Carolina was a simple communication from the Rush staff. “(Rush associate head coach) Trevor Kleckner reached out…
Cimarron Hills native, Catamounts, Doherty High alum Goble takes weekly USPHL accolades
December 11th, 2023The USPHL has announced that Charlotte Rush goalie Ashton Goble is the Southeast Elite Division Goaltender of the Week. Goble, a 2004-born Cimarron Hills native, put up 34 saves on 35 shots to defeat the Hampton Roads Whalers on Dec. 2, part of a two-game sweep lsat weekend. He currently stands at 2-2-0 on the…
Castle Rock native, Colorado youth hockey product Lane bags monthly USPHL honors
December 8th, 2023The USPHL has announced that Hampton Road Whalers goalie Liam Lane is the Southeast Premier Division Goaltender of the Month. Like many teams in the Southeast Division, the Whalers took a lighter November schedule after being busy in September and October. They were still fully locked in and went 2-1-0-1 during the month, with Lane,…
USPHL’s Oilers proving to be ‘great experience’ for Fort Collins native Stringer
November 30th, 2023Even though Evan Stringer hadn’t planned on playing for the USPHL’s Vernal Oilers this season, he’s definitely glad it all worked out that way. Now in his second season in the USPHL after playing the 2022-23 season for the Northern Colorado Eagles, the Fort Collins native is fitting in nicely with the Utah-based Oilers. “I…
Grit’s Riego de Dios becomes team’s second NCAA commitment, decides on D-I Air Force
November 30th, 2023The NAHL’s Colorado Grit have their second college commitment of the team’s first season in the league. Forward Romulus Riego de Dios has decided to play NCAA Division I hockey for the Air Force Academy (Atlantic Hockey), joining goalie Max Lacroix, who earlier committed to Boston University (Hockey East). Riego de Dios, 19, is currently…
NCDC bringing All-Stars event to Boston University, Agganis Arena in Jan. 2024
November 28th, 2023The National Collegiate Development Conference, the Tier II conference of the United States Premier Hockey League, is proud to announce its 2024 All-Star Game Event, which will be played January 15, 2024, at Agganis Arena on the campus of Boston University in Boston, Mass. The NCDC All-Star Game, featuring the top players from the NCDC’s New England…
Fort Collins native, NCYH, RoughRiders alum Stringer takes home weekly USPHL award
November 26th, 2023The USPHL has announced that Vernal Oilers goalie Evan Stringer is the Northwest Premier Division Goaltender of the Week. Both the Oilers and the Seattle Totems coaches were greatly impressed by the performance of Stringer on Nov. 19, when he stopped 40 of 42 shots mostly during an extended 5-on-3 Seattle power play (“almost 10-minute…