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Vail, Arapahoe, Thunderbirds grad Schelter finds faith in Minnesota, WHL experience with Winterhawks
May 20th, 2021Luke Schelter spent his youth in Colorado playing for the Vail-Eagle Hockey Association, Arapahoe Warriors and Colorado Thunderbirds before going up to Minnesota for a new challenge at the Northstar Christian Academy. This past season, the 2004-born Centennial native also left home again, playing six games for the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks. He’ll be a full-time…
Carbondale product, Aspen, Thunderbirds alum Scott signs NAHL tender with returning Jr. Blues
May 20th, 2021The Springfield Jr. Blues sat dormant during the 2020-21 NAHL season due to the ongoing pandemic. That won’t be the case in 2021-22 as the Jr. Blues have been on the recruiting trail and signing prospective players for next fall. One recent signee was Carbondale native Fisher Scott, a 2004-born defenseman who grew up playing…
New OneHockey girls hockey director Seiling sees growth potential for game across U.S.
May 20th, 2021As OneHockey, the premier tournament program in North America, gets set to kick off its summer programs, the company is also expanding on the girls hockey side. The recent hiring of former NHL player Ric Seiling will speed that growth in leaps and bounds. “(OneHockey president and CEO) Sebastien Fortier was very open when I called him to ask…
Colorado quartet selected in 2021 NCDC Entry Draft
May 19th, 2021Back on May 12, the USPHL’s National Collegiate Development Conference held its 2021 Entry Draft, which allowed teams the opportunity to draft 2001- through 2004-born players onto their organizational rosters. A total of 155 players were selected by the 13 NCDC teams in the 12-round draft from countries all over the world, and from dozens…
ECHL’s Grizzlies sign Herriman native Mannek for remainder of ’20-21 season
May 19th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed forward Mason Mannek, who was born and raised in Herriman. Mannek played with the WHL’s Portland Winterhawks from 2018-21, and in four seasons with Portland, scored 43 goals and 51 assists for 94 points, along with a plus-27 rating. This season with Portland, he had 10 goals and seven…
Centaurus grad, Broomfield product Biggerstaff excited to be moving up to NA3HL’s Cobras in ’21-22
May 14th, 2021For Ross Biggerstaff, he has always believed in the development system in the game of hockey. This past season, the Broomfield native skated for Centaurus High School and previously, for the Hyland Hills Jaguars. Next season, he’ll make the leap to junior hockey after recently signing with the NA3HL’s Butte Cobras, coached by Vail native…
Englewood native, Cherry Creek alum Caputo wraps USPHL junior career with college commitment
May 13th, 2021Joey Caputo joined the Decatur Blaze at the start of 2021 and promptly fit right in with the club. Now, more than four months later, Caputo is making the jump to college hockey as the 2000 birth year from Englewood has committed to play for the University of Rhode Island next season. “The coach at…
‘Amazing culture’ with USPHL’s Jets a huge positive for new blueline signing Mastay
May 6th, 2021It’s only May, but the USPHL’s Metro Jets have already started signing players for the 2021-22 season. Today, the Jets announced the signing of Devon Mastay, a 2003-born defenseman out of Westminster. The brother of current Jets forward Cody Mastay, the younger Mastay skated the 2020-21 season with the HoneyBaked 18U AAA team in the…
Lady RoughRiders win 16U Tier II national championship in overtime thriller
May 4th, 2021The Rocky Mountain Lady RoughRiders’ 16U AA team won a USA Hockey national championship Monday afternoon at the Edge Ice Arena in Littleton. Tied 2-2 against the Philadelphia Little Flyers at the end of regulation, Emma Compton tallied the overtime winner to bring the championship home. (May 3, 2021)
Slew of Colorado connections chosen in 2021 NA3HL Draft as league kicks off ’21-22 season
April 30th, 2021The 2021-22 North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) season officially kicked off on April 28 as the league held its annual draft. Overall, 34 teams made their selections to fill their rosters for the 2021-22 season. In total, 136 players were selected in the draft, which took just an hour and 53 minutes to complete….