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Grand Junction’s Cloutier finding second life with Thunderbirds, signs NAHL tender with Springfield
January 13th, 2021Carter Cloutier began the 2020-21 season with the BCHL’s Wenatchee Wild, but the Wild withdrew from playing the season when government travel restrictions to Canada took hold. Cloutier decided to head back to Colorado and rejoin the Colorado Thunderbirds’ 18U team with an eye on seeing what other opportunities may come up for next season….
Peyton native, Tigers grad Buchholz commits to first NCAA class at Rivier University
January 12th, 2021Eric Buchholz is playing his first full season for the EHL’s Walpole Express, and after the first half, his play is getting noticed. Earlier this week, the 2001-born Peyton native committed to play NCAA Division III hockey next fall at Rivier University. Rivier is located in Nashua, N.H., and will play its inaugural season starting…
Canadian collegian Boucher brings NHL bloodlines to ECHL’s Grizzlies
January 8th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed forward Matthew Boucher for the 2020-21 season. Boucher played the last two seasons with the University of New Brunswick and scored 31 goals and 29 assists for 60 points in 57 games and was plus-32 over the two-year span.He was a key contributor to New Brunswick winning the 2019…
Former Select director Hanley excited, honored to officiate historic 2020-21 NWHL season
January 6th, 2021Kendall Hanley will help make NWHL history this season. A former director for the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association, Hanley will be part of an all-female officiating staff for the NWHL. The league’s regular-season games as well as the 2021 Isobel Cup Playoffs will be staged at the iconic Herb Brooks Arena in Lake Placid,…
Former ECHL captain White inks deal with Grizzlies for ’20-21 campaign
January 6th, 2021The ECHL’s Utah Grizzlies have signed forward AJ White for the 2020-21 season. White was the captain of the ECHL’s Idaho Steelheads for the past two seasons and in three years with Idaho from 2017-20, White collected 126 points (41 goals, 85 assists) in 203 games. Last season, the native of Dearborn, Mich., had 41…
Thornton’s Spresser finds NWHL officiating assignment for historic ‘20-21 season ‘truly amazing’
December 31st, 2020Jackie Spresser will be on the ice for the upcoming NWHL season, and the Thornton native will be part of an historic season for the women’s professional hockey league. The NWHL’s upcoming season will have an all-female officiating staff. The league’s regular-season games as well as the 2021 Isobel Cup Playoffs will be staged at…
Harvard commitment secured, Parker native Hejduk plans for ’21-22, signs with BCHL’s Wild
December 30th, 2020David Hejduk is on a roll. Over the summer, the 2004-born Parker native committed to play NCAA Division I hockey at Harvard University. He has followed that up with a solid first half of the 2020-21 season on the blue line with the Colorado Thunderbirds’ 16U AAA team. And just last week, Hejduk signed with…
Grizzlies sign Gahagen to solidify goaltending corps with ECHL club
December 29th, 2020The Utah Grizzlies have signed goaltender Parker Gahagen for the 2020-21 ECHL season. Gahagen played with three different clubs last season. He spent most of the time with the ECHL’s Newfoundland Growlers, where he had a 10-4-0 record with a .939 save percentage and a 1.81 goals-against average. He also played with the SPHL’s Evansville…
Crockett utilizing development model with Team Colorado AAA, earns Adrian commitment
December 23rd, 2020Sydnie Crockett is enjoying her second season with the Team Colorado AAA girls program and has bought in to the philosophy that on-ice development can lead to individual and team success. That way of understanding the system has led to the Wyoming native down the NCAA recruitment path, and she recently committed to play NCAA…
Colorado College legend, longtime USA Hockey administrator Berglund passes away at 80
December 21st, 2020Art Berglund, whose roles with USA Hockey as an administrator spanned parts of five decades, passed away the morning of December 19. He was 80. Berglund, who was part of the staff of more than 30 U.S. teams, including six Olympic squads and eight national junior teams, had a widespread impact on the U.S. international…