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Vail native Prowse excited for ‘a great home’ with NCAA Division I Boston University commitment

April 4th, 2026

Lincoln Stars goaltender Will Prowse has excelled this season with the USHL team. Recently, the Vail native announced his commitment to further his hockey and academic career by attending NCAA Division I Boston University. “I am very excited and honored to announce my commitment to further my education and play Division I hockey at Boston…

New Hampshire-based Holderness School boasting quintet of Colorado connections

April 4th, 2026

The Holderness School, a prep school in Holderness, N.H., surrounded by New Hampshire’s lakes and White Mountains, has a high-end hockey team that had a handful of players from Colorado this season. Forward Mikey Delaney (Denver) joined fellow forward Sawyer Graubins and defensemen Tegan Gregory (Aurora), Brody Nies (Centennial) and Henry Prowse (Edwards) on the…

Thunderbirds product Bottrill signs first pro contract with AHL’s Wild

April 3rd, 2026

The AHL’s Iowa Wild has signed forward Ryan Bottrill to an amateur tryout contract.  Bottrill recorded 36 points (nine goals, 27 assists) with NCAA Division I Clarkson during the 2025-26 season. The Arizona native posted 95 points (26 goals, 69 assists) in 137 NCAA games across four seasons with Clarkson (2024-26) and Brown (2022-24).   During his…

Denver native O’Brien takes home ECHL Player of the Week accolades

April 1st, 2026

Jack O’Brien of the Atlanta Gladiators is the ECHL Player of the Week for March 23-29. O’Brien scored five goals and added an assist for six points in three games last week. The 22-year-old scored the game-winning goal in a 3-1 win against the Orlando Solar Bears on Thursday, had two goals and an assist in a 3-1…

Wheat Ridge native, Thunderbirds, Arvada alum Boettiger earns weekly WHL honors

April 1st, 2026

The WHL has announced that 2026 NHL Draft-eligible netminder Harrison Boettiger of the Kelowna Rockets has been named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending Sunday, March 29. Boettiger, an 18-year-old product of Wheat Ridge, went 2-0-0-0 with a 1.00 goals-against average and .962 save percentage as the Rockets claimed a 2-0 series…

Woodward’s overtime goal lifts Okanagan Hockey Colorado to USA Hockey youth Tier I 16U national title

March 30th, 2026

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. – It’s a moment Jackson Woodward had dreamed about his entire life. When it came time for the Okanagan Hockey Colorado (CO) defenseman to make his dream a reality, he didn’t miss. Woodward scored 6:28 into overtime to give Okanagan a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over the St. Louis Jr. Blues (MO) in the…

Denver defeats defending national champ Western Michigan to advance to NCAA Frozen Four

March 30th, 2026

Denver punched its ticket to the 2026 Frozen Four on Sunday afternoon with a 6-2 victory against Western Michigan in the NCAA West Regional Final at Blue Arena in Loveland. The Pioneers used a fiery start by scoring four goals in the first period to down the defending NCAA champion and top-regional seed Broncos (27-11-1,…

Parker native, T-Birds, Krivo, Arapahoe alum Hejduk starting pro career with ECHL’s Grizzlies

March 29th, 2026

The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed forward Marek Hejduk. The son of former Colorado Avalanche great Milan Hejduk, the younger Hejduk played at NCAA Division I Harvard for four seasons from 2022-26, scoring 17 goals and compiling 15 assists for 32 points in 122 games for the Crimson. Back home, the Parker native played for…

Hensley enjoying PWHL ride in Minnesota as Lakewood native excited to keep growing game

March 29th, 2026

Nicole Hensley has been a part of the last two PWHL championships with the Minnesota Frost. And as the PWHL continues to grow in popularity and expand across the United States, the Lakewood native is thrilled to be a part of history. “It has been a pretty surreal the last two seasons with this group,”…

Oilers repeat as USPHL Premier champs, bring 2026 title back to Utah

March 29th, 2026

The Vernal Oilers have cemented their place atop the USPHL Premier, capturing their second consecutive national championship with a 6-4 victory over the Fresno Monsters on Sunday at the Ice Vault in Wayne, N.J. With the win, Vernal becomes back-to-back champions, continuing a dominant run that has defined the program over the past two seasons….

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