Blog
Mustangs to leave WSHL for new Tier I CHL starting in ’17-18
November 10th, 2016Beginning with the 2017-18 season, the Ogden Mustangs will leave the Tier II Western States Hockey League (WSHL) for a brand-new Tier I league, the Central One Hockey League (CHL). The CHL, like the WSHL, will be under the auspices of the Amateur Athletic Union’s (AAU) United Hockey Union (UHU) and will begin next season…
Denver native, St. Lawrence junior Hayton named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week
November 8th, 2016Kyle Hayton broke a 60-year-old St. Lawrence University program record for career shutouts with his ninth and 10th last weekend against Princeton University and No. 6 Quinnipiac University to help the Saints to a 2-0 start in conference play. On Tuesday, he was named the ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week for his efforts. The…
Rampage 15U team hitting the ground running in T1EHL play
November 8th, 2016So far, so good for the Colorado Rampage 15U AAA team in the first year USA Hockey has made the age level a national program. Coach Marc Boxer‘s club won only four of its first 10 games in the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League (T1EHL), but went 3-1 in a league showcase from Sept. 30-Oct….
NHL vet Iginla still a valuable asset to Avalanche as new season underway
November 7th, 2016Jarome Iginla enters his 20th NHL season — third with the Colorado Avalanche — still looking like a prizefighter in his prime. The right winger’s only body fat is of the essential kind, and his appearance offsets his age, 39, as well as the status of his contract, which expires after this season and could…
Chalk Talk: Youth hockey growth is exciting, but let’s work together
November 4th, 2016I’ve been coaching youth hockey in Colorado since 1994 and I have seen the game evolve in our state to a respectable competition level. Over those years, there’s been a lot of positive changes in how we develop our young players, and there’s also been some things we could do better. READ OUR LATEST ISSUE…
CAHA deaf and blind hockey clinics hit on all cylinders
November 4th, 2016It was a day Kole Mudra and a young man will never forget. Mudra is a 6-foot, 225-pound center for the 20U Pikes Peak Miners of the Rocky Mountain Junior Hockey League (RMJHL). The young man is a student in his early teens at the Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind in Colorado Springs….
Renegades restructure, bring on Imonti as new director
November 3rd, 2016Some people see the word “restructuring” as one that has a negative connotation. The West Coast Renegades (WCR) AAA youth organization sees it as a fresh start with fresh ideas and a new set of goals. Recently, the Renegades hired David Imonti as the program’s new hockey director. Imonti is currently a partner with 37…
Denver’s Borgström named NCHC Rookie of the Month
November 1st, 2016With the first month of the 2016-17 college hockey season in the books, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) has announced its first monthly award winners of the season. University of Denver freshman forward Henrik Borgström was named the NCHC Rookie of the Month for October. NCHC ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Henrik Borgström Denver Freshman…
DU captain Butcher nabs weekly NCHC award
November 1st, 2016The NCHC announced the Bauer NCHC Players of the Week for the week of Oct. 24-30 on Monday. University of Denver senior blueliner Will Butcher is the NCHC Defenseman of the Week. DEFENSEMAN OF THE WEEK Will Butcher, Denver Senior Defenseman Sun Prairie, Wis. Butcher played a big role in helping Denver open NCHC play…
Tahoe Hockey Academy ‘ecstatic’ to get season started
October 31st, 2016After months and months of planning, the doors finally opened at Tahoe Hockey Academy last month, and things finally started to seem real when the academy played its first games in late September. Donning its purple and white uniforms for the first time, the team traveled to Winnipeg the last weekend in September and opened…