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Eagles forward Garbowsky selected to 2017 ECHL All-Star Team
January 3rd, 2017The ECHL has announced the roster for the ECHL All-Stars for the 2017 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic, presented by I LOVE NY, and forward Matt Garbowsky has been selected to represent the Colorado Eagles. Garbowsky has posted 10 goals and 14 assists through the first 32 games of the season and is currently playing with a plus/minus…
Bradford to represent Grizzlies at ECHL All-Star Classic
January 3rd, 2017The ECHL announced Jan. 3 that Utah Grizzlies forward Erik Bradford will represent the team at the 2017 CCM/ECHL All-Star Classic, presented by I LOVE NY. The game will air live exclusively on NHL Network on Wednesday, Jan. 18, at 6 p.m. Mountain Time from the Glens Falls Civic Center in Glens Falls, N.Y. READ…
Air Force’s Ledford named Atlantic Hockey Player of the Week
January 3rd, 2017Air Force junior Tyler Ledford was named the Travel Team USA Atlantic Hockey Conference Player of the Week for games ending Jan. 1. Ledford, from Colorado Springs, helped lead the team to a conference road sweep at Sacred Heart Dec. 30-31, with three points in the two games. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE In the first…
Former T-Bird Ortega, Colorado College freshman Leclerc net weekly NCHC honors
January 3rd, 2017The Bauer National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) Players of the Week for the weeks of Dec. 16, 2016 through Jan. 1, 2017 include University of Nebraska-Omaha senior forward Austin Ortega (Offensive Player of the Week) and Colorado College freshman netminder Alex Leclerc (Goaltender of the Week). Ortega is now a six-time NCHC Offensive Player of…
Grizzlies a huge component of Wight brothers’ grieving process
January 2nd, 2017Admittedly, Jared Youngman didn’t even hear about the accident. But once a fan from Colorado called the Utah Grizzlies vice president back on Nov. 10, Youngman and the team quickly took action. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE Bob and Dawn Wight tragically lost their lives that day in an auto accident while traveling with their sons,…
Concussion ends Edson’s on-ice career, but contributions still coming at Air Force
December 30th, 2016Post-concussion symptoms have kept Max Edson from taking a regular shift for four years, but they haven’t prevented him from contributing to a successful college hockey program. The 24-year-old, once a highly-recruited forward prospect from Hermosa Beach, Calif., has displayed a rare perseverance while carving out an important niche as a video coordinator for the…
Niwot native, Eagles blueliner Sdao back home after 12 years away
December 29th, 2016A lot has changed since Michael Sdao was last in Colorado playing competitive hockey, but that will happen when more than 10 years elapse between appearances in your home state. Sdao, a 27-year-old Niwot native in his first season manning the blue line for the ECHL’s Colorado Eagles, spent the last three seasons in the…
Tahoe Hockey Academy boasts solid marks at halfway point
December 28th, 2016As 2016 draws to a close, the leadership at Tahoe Hockey Academy is taking some time to reflect on the trials and tribulations of starting a hockey academy from the ground up, and the many successes they’ve encountered since opening their doors to their first class of student-athletes on Sept. 12. “Our goal from Day…
Youth coaches, on-ice refs finding more ways to work together
December 27th, 2016It’s a scene that repeats itself in rinks throughout Colorado and across the country. A call is made — or not made — during a youth hockey game. The coach of the team on the receiving end of the call or non-call screams his disapproval, which often encourages the team’s parents and fans to join…
After 40 years, CSAHA continuing its culture with a development-first philosophy
December 26th, 2016For the Colorado Springs Amateur Hockey Association (CSAHA), change is definitely a positive, good thing. Branded as the Pikes Peak Miners for many years, the program adopted the Tigers AAA Hockey moniker for the 2016-17 season after joining forces with CSAHA. The Miners had a long history as the Tier I affiliate of CSAHA and…