Category Archives: Youth
Children’s Hospital Colorado’s new partnership with Okanagan Hockey Colorado will help players ‘thrive and compete at the highest level’
August 23rd, 2025Through a new partnership with Children’s Hospital Colorado and Okanagan Hockey Colorado, competitive national and international youth hockey players will now have access to dedicated Sports Medicine Center athletic trainers to support elite athletes, both on and off the ice. Through this partnership, players ranging in age from 13-18 will be able to take advantage…
Okanagan star, Centennial native Hayes finds ‘second home,’ signs with WHL’s Tigers
July 3rd, 2025Owen Hayes is heading north of the border for the 2025-26 season. Hayes, a Centennial native and Littleton Hockey Association alum, signed with the WHL’s Medicine Hat Tigers recently. He played the 2024-25 season with the Okanagan Hockey Colorado 15U AAA team, going for 21 goals and 55 assists for 76 points after being selected…
Grestini signs NCDC tender with Jr. Bruins as Thornton native takes next step in development
July 1st, 2025Caden Grestini grew up playing youth hockey in Colorado and then for the past four years, has played at Boston Hockey Academy in Massachusetts. The Thornton native will be staying in Beantown for the 2025-26 season after recently signing an NCDC tender with the Boston Jr. Bruins. “The opportunity from the Jr. Bruins happened from…
Rampage alum, Colorado Springs native Mintenko bringing ‘combination of sense, size and compete’ to WHL’s Wild
June 21st, 2025The WHL’s Wenatchee Wild has announced that 2010-born forward Jake Mintenko has signed with the organization. A native of Colorado Springs, Mintenko was selected by the Wild in the first round (10th overall) of the 2025 U.S. Priority Draft. “Jake is a player we had our eye on since the start of the season and…
Okanagan Hockey Colorado bringing culture, education, athlete development to state’s youth hockey scene
May 16th, 2025Nearly three years ago, Okanagan Hockey Colorado joined the ranks of high-end, high-quality youth hockey in the state. More than hockey, OHC has a model seen in Canada and Europe that provides hockey and academics all in one setting. “We noticed that there was a trend of Colorado youth hockey players leaving the state to…
Okanagan grad, Arvada native Silaban moves up hockey ladder, inks with WHL’s Wild
May 6th, 2025The WHL’s Wenatchee Wild has announced that 2008-born forward Mathias Silaban has signed with the organization. A native of Arvada, Silaban signed with the Wild following his season with Okanagan Hockey in suburban Denver. “Everything’s happened so quickly, but they’ve been so understanding and been there for my family,” said Silaban. “I don’t come from…
Okanagan product, Parker native Makowski moves up development ladder, signs NAHL tender with Grit
April 19th, 2025Connor Makowski was born in the Dallas area, developed his game in Colorado, and has a couple junior hockey options for the 2025-26 season, including one with the NAHL’s Colorado Grit. Makowski has also been listed by the WHL’s Regina Pats and played at the team’s rookie camp last September. The Parker native signed an…
For Windsor native Romero, NCDC tender with Rock Springs opportunity to chase down NCAA dreams
April 13th, 2025Andre Romero left home in 2023 to play 18U AAA hockey for the Atlantic Coast Academy in Pittsfield, Mass. This past season, the Windsor native returned to Atlantic Coast, but will head back west next season to start his junior hockey career with the NCDC’s Rock Springs Miners, a team based in Wyoming, after recently…