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RoughRiders’ 16U AAA standout Morrison commits to Air Force
October 24th, 2016Jonathan Morrison’s good year keeps getting better. The Rocky Mountain RoughRiders’ 16U AAA defenseman jumped onto scouts’ radars this summer by playing well at the USA Hockey Select 16 Festival and then the 2000 birth year committed to the Air Force Academy (Atlantic Hockey) on Oct. 9. “I’m very excited,” he said. “It was a…
Air Force grads now have immediate pro hockey options
October 19th, 2016The dream of playing professional sports for service academy athletes, including Air Force hockey players, was breathed new life earlier this year when a U.S. Department of Defense policy changed. The shift allows the possibility of joining a pro sports team after graduation instead of waiting two years. It will ease one recruiting disadvantage all…
Trip home to Russia reenergizes youth coach Krivokrasov
October 19th, 2016This past August, Andrei Krivokrasov ventured back to his home country of Russia to visit his parents and to also serve as a guest coach and instructor for a 2008 birth year youth team. On his recent trip, he was able to compare and contrast youth hockey development in Russia, particularly in Krivokrasov’s hometown of…
CAHA state tournament revamps format for 2016-17 season
October 18th, 2016Colorado Amateur Hockey Association (CAHA) officials want every eligible youth hockey team in the state to have an opportunity to participate in the organization’s recreation state tournament. That’s why the format was changed before the 2014-2015 season. No longer are only the top two teams in a CAHA-sanctioned league allowed to participate in the tournament….
Denver native Hayton nabs weekly ECAC Hockey honors
October 18th, 2016ECAC Hockey men’s AVISION AHEAD weekly awards were announced Tuesday. Denver native Kyle Hayton earned the league’s Player of the Week and Goaltender of the Week honors. Hayton was 2-0-0 with a .930 save percentage and 1.50 goals-against average and helped the Saints to a weekend sweep of New Hampshire and Merrimack with 40 combined…
Denver duo captures weekly NCHC awards
October 17th, 2016After all eight National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) teams were in action last weekend, the conference announced the Bauer NCHC Players of the Week for the week of Oct. 10-16 on Monday. Denver senior blue liner Will Butcher is the NCHC Defenseman of the Week, while DU junior Tanner Jaillet garnered NCHC Goaltender of the…
Chalk Talk: The road to junior hockey is not easy, but is rewarding
October 14th, 2016As young players are growing up, they are working towards playing at high levels of hockey through their youth days. When these players succeed at these levels, their new goal then becomes junior hockey. The junior hockey level is one of the hardest levels for a young hockey player to adapt to. A lot of…
Colorado College receives $8 million gift for on-campus rink
October 12th, 2016Colorado College alumnus Edward J. Robson has given the college $8 million to build a new on-campus hockey arena. The facility, which will be located on the west side of Nevada Avenue between Dale and Cache La Poudre streets, is part of a campus master plan the college’s Board of Trustees approved in 2015. CC’s…
Air Force’s Starrett tabbed AHC Goalie of the Week
October 12th, 2016Air Force sophomore Shane Starrett was named the Travel Team USA/Atlantic Hockey Conference Goalie of the Week as he earned MVP honors at the Ice Breaker Tournament in Denver last weekend. Starrett, from Bellingham, Mass., stopped 83 of the 87 shots he faced to lead Air Force to a win over then-No. 5 Boston College…
Centennial native Huggins bags weekly WCHA honor
October 11th, 2016Senior goaltender Cole Huggins backstopped then-No. 19 Minnesota State to a season-opening sweep of then-No. 17 Michigan Tech, stopping 45 of 46 shots in the two wins. For his efforts, he was named the WCHA Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 10. His .978 save percentage and 0.50 goals-against average both led the WCHA…