Category Archives: Youth
USA Hockey to host Athletix Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Colorado Springs
July 5th, 2022With support from the Colorado Springs Sports Corporation, UCHealth and Colorado College, USA Hockey has announced it will host the Athletix Under-17 Five Nations Tournament, Aug. 9-13, at Ed Robson Arena on the campus of Colorado College in Colorado Springs. In addition to the U.S., the tournament will include teams from Czechia, Germany, Slovakia, and…
Season with Tigers leads Stone to junior hockey opportunity with USPHL’s Generals in ’22-23
June 28th, 2022Ryland Stone’s hockey journey has certainly been unique. Born in Kazakhstan, Stone was adopted when he was five years old and moved to Texas. He started his hockey career in the Dallas area, but his family later moved to Tampa, Fla., when he was 10 and that’s where he calls home now. Last season, Stone…
Westminster product Cesario thrilled with opportunity to advance career with NAHL’s Wilderness
May 25th, 2022Joe Cesario grew up playing for the Hyland Hills Jaguars and then spent the last four seasons playing for the Rocky Mountain RoughRiders. Now, the Westminster native has earned the opportunity to play junior hockey next season after recently signing a tender agreement with the NAHL’s Minnesota Wilderness. “The opportunity to tender with the Wilderness…
Centennial’s Nelson makes standout ’21-22 season with T-Birds turn into NAHL opportunity with Wilderness
April 30th, 2022Even though Payton Nelson was born in the Chicago area and began his hockey journey there, some of his formative years have been spent in Colorado playing for the Littleton Hawks and Colorado Thunderbirds. Next season, the Centennial native figures to make the jump to junior hockey after signing an NAHL tender earlier this month…
Dawg Nation helping Colorado hockey community recover from Marshall Fire
April 21st, 2022Back on December 30, a small grass fire broke out in Boulder County and quickly engulfed much of the surrounding area. Named the Marshall Fire by local officials, the fire was first reported to 911 at the intersection of Colorado 93 and Marshall Road. Even after fire crews arrived on the scene, gusty winds spread…
CSAHA goes Greene with choice for club’s new executive director
April 21st, 2022The CSAHA Board of Directors has announced that Mike Greene is the club’s new executive director. “The board has taken great pride and gone through extensive effort to select our new executive director based on all the needs we have learned our great association needs and it’s because of our genuine care and passion for…
Slew of Colorado connections taken in 2022 NA3HL Entry Draft
April 21st, 2022The NA3HL held its annual entry draft on April 20 and several players with Colorado and Utah connections were selected in the four-round draft. “The NA3HL Draft is an important part of the team-building process and credit to our teams for the work they put this season and during the NAHL Combines in identifying players…
From Canada to Thunderbirds, Miner makes plans for ’22-23 by signing NAHL tender with Springfield
February 17th, 2022Scotty Miner grew up honing his skills in the Winnipeg area and was exploring his options for this current season when he happened upon the Colorado Thunderbirds. And it appears the 2005 birth year will be staying south of the border a bit longer as the Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA standout has signed an NAHL tender…
Parker native, Thunderbirds alum Kier takes next step, signs NAHL tender with Bismarck
December 9th, 2021CJ Kier is enjoying his second season with the Northstar Christian Academy in Alexandria, Minn., and with staggering numbers in goal so far, the NAHL quickly came calling. Recently, the Parker native signed an NAHL tender agreement with the Bismarck Bobcats of the NAHL’s Central Division. Kier is in his second year with the Knights…
Colorado youth hockey quartet chosen in two-day 2021 WHL draft process
December 9th, 2021The Western Hockey League completed the 2021 WHL U.S. Priority Draft Wednesday day with clubs selecting 44 players throughout the two-round draft. With the first-overall pick, the Seattle Thunderbirds selected forward Macklin Celebrini, a North Vancouver, B.C., native who has tallied 42 points (20 goals, 22 assists) in 23 games with Shattuck-St. Mary’s so far…