Category Archives: Youth
Advancing game to USPHL’s Mullets ‘a perfect fit’ for Colorado youth hockey grad Szmul
September 29th, 2021Jackson Szmul was born in Dallas and moved to Castle Rock when he was seven years old. Once he arrived in Colorado, Szmul’s involvement and development with hockey took off. This season, he’s enjoying his inaugural season of junior hockey with the USPHL’s Minnesota Mullets. “My (Mullets) coach Chris Walby sent me a text and…
Colorado youngster Grasso bringing right skill set, attitude to USPHL’s Jets for ’21-22 season
September 8th, 2021Robert Grasso will be one of the youngest players with the USPHL’s Metro Jets next season, but that doesn’t mean he won’t make an impact. A native of Broomfield, Grasso is a 2004 birth year who spent the 2020-21 season playing 16U AAA for the USPHL’s Northern Cyclones organization. He came to the USPHL Detroit…
Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association welcomes Dessart as new executive director
September 8th, 2021Kevin Dessart has been named the new executive director for the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association. As a former coach for the Colorado Springs Lady Tigers, Dessart has come home to lead CSAHA in its mission to provide outstanding youth hockey programs. Dessart has been playing, coaching, and working in hockey for over 35 years….
Colorado youth hockey success story Conn advances to play with NAHL’s Wilderness in ’21-22
September 2nd, 2021After skating the 2020-21 season for the Colorado Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA team, Reid Conn entered the offseason with no concrete plans for the 2021-22 season. That’s when a Colorado connection from Minnesota stepped up to the plate. “(Minnesota Wilderness assistant coach) Brendan Phelps reached out to me in the summer asking what my plans were,”…
Rampage alum Adler decides on ’21-22 team, inks tender with new NAHL franchise in Amarillo
August 17th, 2021After time with the Colorado Rampage program, Shane Adler is heading home for junior hockey. Adler, a native of the Dallas suburb of Wylie, Tex., recently signed an NAHL tender to play for the new Amarillo Wranglers franchise for the upcoming 2021-22 season. “Once I found out about the new team coming to Amarillo, I…
After cracking USHL roster for ’21-22, Centennial’s Raftery commits to NCAA Division I Maine
August 13th, 2021It’s been quite the summer for Patrick Raftery. First, the 2004-born forward earned a spot with the USHL’s Lincoln Stars for the upcoming 2021-22 season. For an encore, the Centennial native committed to play NCAA Division I hockey for the University of Maine, aiming to begin his freshman year in the fall of 2023. “Maine…
Young Carbondale blueliner Scott off to NAHL with Colorado College commitment in tow
August 4th, 2021This past spring, Fisher Scott signed to play with the returning Springfield Jr. Blues in the North American Hockey League. Then once summer arrived, the 2004-born defenseman from Carbondale committed to play NCAA Division I hockey back in his home state for Colorado College. Needless to say, the past few months have been a whirlwind…
Broomfield native, Hyland Hills product Haake advances game for ’21-22, inks with EHL’s Eclipse
July 29th, 2021Next season will be different on a number of levels for Connor Haake. For starters, he’ll be leaving Colorado for the first time after a complete youth hockey career with the Hyland Hills Jaguars to play junior hockey with the Eastern Hockey League’s Maine Eclipse. In signing with the Eclipse, it was actually a situation…
Tigers, Rampage alum Levkus hoping for impact role in 2021-22 with NAHL’s Wranglers
July 15th, 2021Originally from Toronto, David Levkus played the majority of his youth hockey for the Colorado Rampage and will begin his junior hockey career next season in Texas with the NAHL’s Amarillo Wranglers. Needless to say, Levkus is stoked that he has earned the opportunity to stay on the ice after aging out of youth hockey….
Golden native Begg commits to NCAA D-I Vermont, looking at junior hockey options for ’21-22
July 7th, 2021Ethan Begg has his NCAA Division I commitment in place. Now, the 2003-born Golden native is weighing his options for junior hockey with the 2021-22 season approaching. Drafted by the Madison Capitols in the seventh round (106th overall) of Phase II of the 2021 USHL Draft, Begg was also selected by the Janesville Jets in…