Category Archives: Youth
Thunderbirds continue to produce NHL-caliber prospects
July 29th, 2016The band isn’t exactly getting back together, but several members might have similar tour schedules some day. Forwards Mikey Eyssimont and Dylan Gambrell joined their former Colorado Thunderbirds linemate Dominic Turgeon as NHL draft picks when they heard their names called by teams on June 25. The Los Angeles Kings selected Eyssimont, who is heading…
CAHA ready to tackle pertinent topics at summer meeting
July 19th, 2016Making youth hockey the best experience possible for everyone involved is the goal of the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association’s (CAHA) second annual summer meeting. The meeting will be from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, at the Pepsi Center in Denver, home of the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. There is no admission charge,…
Rampage, CSC benefit from NHLPA’s Goals & Dreams initiative
July 15th, 2016Andrew Sherman got a very nice surprise last month. The owner of the Colorado Sports Center learned his facility will receive 25 sets of new hockey equipment from the National Hockey League Players Association’s (NHLPA) Goals & Dreams fund. “To be honest, I kind of forgot we sent in an application,” he said. The application…
Attitude, development for Krivo School starts with Mites
July 11th, 2016In six seasons running the Krivo School of Hockey Elite, director Andrei Krivokrasov has taken numerous players that could be considered “good players” and turned them into “better players” by the end of the season. Not only does this work with older players, but development, discipline and attitude are also part of the curriculum at…
Springs native Campbell back home to coach CSAHA 16Us
June 6th, 2016Cody Campbell is returning to Colorado Springs where it all started for him. The newly-hired head coach of the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey 16U AAA team, Campbell grew up playing goal in the organization and eventually, wound up playing NCAA Division I hockey at Niagara University after a solid junior career in the United States…
Thunderbirds see 11 players taken in USHL, WHL Drafts
June 5th, 2016Another junior hockey draft season and more names from the Colorado Thunderbirds are getting opportunities to further their careers. The first week in May saw Phase I and Phase II of the United States Hockey League (USHL) Draft go down May 2-3 and then on May 5, the Western Hockey League (WHL) Bantam Draft took…
Rampage’s legacy of captains based on coaching, consistency, character
June 3rd, 2016The big picture always trumps any small market obstacles the Colorado Rampage might face. As the 14-year-old club, based out of the Colorado Sports Center (CSC) in Monument, has matured, it has made long-term development its major point of emphasis. “Our goal is to take groups of players and move them all the way through…
Avalanche continues to grow, build the game with CAHA youth
May 31st, 2016As part of the local hockey community, the players from the Colorado Avalanche are held as role models for Colorado’s growing number of youth players. And in recent years, the NHL organization, which celebrated its 20th season in Denver during the 2015-16 season, has taken great strides with the Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA), working…
RoughRiders add longtime youth coach Vanover to stable
May 30th, 2016For the first time in eight seasons, Greg Vanover will not be coaching the 18U age group. Vanover, a longtime coach with the Pikes Peak Miners, recently joined the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders staff and will guide the program’s 13U AAA team in 2016-17. He’ll also serve as an assistant on the 18U AAA team under…
Arapahoe Pee Wees find ‘privilege’ in playing Little Avs
May 26th, 2016The losing coach was more than gracious in defeat. “This is another example of how powerful the game of hockey is,” said Sean Leonard, coach of the Arapahoe Warriors Pee Wee AA team, after the Warriors were belted 8-1 on April 30 by the national champion Little Avs youth sled hockey team in an exhibition…