Category Archives: Junior
RoughRiders, Thunderbirds alum Hargraves picks up weekly award from NAHL
September 26th, 2022Fairbanks Ice Dogs goalie Kayden Hargraves has been named the NAHL Midwest Division Star of the Week. The Ice Dogs and Hargraves, 20, spoiled the home-opening weekend of the Wisconsin Windigo with a pair of road wins this past weekend. “It is a well-earned recognition as to who he is and the mental and physical…
RoughRiders, Thunderbirds alum Bradshaw cops 2022-23 Week 1 USPHL honors
September 26th, 2022The USPHL has announced that Northern Colorado Eagles forward Kelton Bradshaw has been named the USPHL Forward of the Week for the Mountain Division for Week 1 of the 2022-23 season. Bradshaw opened his junior hockey career with a bang, scoring four goals as part of the Eagles’ opening defeat of Idaho Falls during their season opener…
With injury in rearview mirror, Aurora’s Clark banking on bounce-back season with NOJHL’s Eagles
September 15th, 2022For Kris Clark, his first season of junior hockey didn’t go as planned in 2021-22 with the NOJHL’s Soo Eagles. He’s hoping 2022-23 is a direct 180-degree turn from last season when the pandemic and an injury put a damper on the Eagles’ season, a season that saw Clark play just 15 games during the…
Colorado Springs native, Rampage alum Boxer set to begin NCAA career in ’22-23 at D-III St. Olaf
September 5th, 2022After spending his junior hockey career in the NAHL, Colorado Springs native Jack Boxer will start his college career this season with NCAA Division III St. Olaf College. Boxer, a Colorado Rampage graduate, finished up his junior career with the Springfield Jr. Blues in 2021-22 after parts of three seasons within the Amarillo/North Iowa Bulls…
Strong finish to ’21-22 in Ogden leads to Littleton native Hirschfield returning to USPHL’s Mustangs in ’22-23
August 24th, 2022Trey Hirschfield joined the Ogden Mustangs at the tail-end of the 2021-22 USPHL season and put up solid numbers. The Littleton native played three games for the Mustangs, including one in the playoffs, after playing the prior 2020-21 season with the NA3HL’s Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks. Now, he’s all set to hit the ground running…
Fort Collins native, RoughRiders, Thunderbirds alum Thompson taken by Blackhawks in 2022 NHL Draft
August 8th, 2022Aidan Thompson waited for a call that never came. The Fort Collins native anticipated his phone would buzz at some point during the second day of the 2022 NHL Draft. He had fielded plenty of interest in the past year, talking to over half the teams in the league. But as Thompson, watching the draft…
EHL, EHLP announce regular-season schedules for upcoming 2022-23 season
August 3rd, 2022The Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and Eastern Hockey League Premier (EHLP) have released the regular-season schedules for the upcoming 2022-23 season. The 10th year of the EHL will kick off on Thursday, September 15 when the Connecticut Chiefs play host to the Connecticut RoughRiders in Newington, Conn. As for the EHLP, the eighth season in league history will…
Colorado Springs native, Tigers product Gutschick commits to NCAA D-III Nichols
August 1st, 2022The NA3HL’s Helena Bighorns have announced that defenseman Taber Gutschick has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for Nichols College. Nichols is a school located in Dudley, Mass., that plays in the Commonwealth Coast Conference. “The ability to go get a great degree at a great school was hard not to turn down, as…
Eagles goalie Smith uses USPHL as springboard to NCAA Division III Finlandia
July 28th, 2022“It’s been a very long journey to get to college hockey, from adversity through different injuries my first two years of juniors, and a great playoff run with the Northern Colorado Eagles,” reminisced Brendan Smith. The goaltender will get to finally realize his dream of playing college hockey, inking a commitment to NCAA Division III…
Evolution alum Smekhnov uses strong 2021-22 season with NAHL’s Jets to make NCAA D-III commitment to Wisconsin-River Falls
July 27th, 2022The NAHL’s Janesville Jets have announced that forward Arsenii Smekhnov has committed to play NCAA Division III hockey for the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. Smekhnov, 21, just completed his third season of junior hockey and second season in the NAHL with the Jets. The native of Kirov, Russia, appeared in 57 regular-season games during the…