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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…
Four-time Stanley Cup champion McClelland joins Renegades
October 7th, 2016It’s quite often a player that shared the ice and dressing room and Stanley Cup celebrations in the NHL with the likes of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier and Jari Kurri lands a job in the game after their playing days are done. Some players become NHL team executives, coach junior teams or college teams or…
Success a trait shared by Aurora’s Hawkinson brothers
October 3rd, 2016Brad and Brian Hawkinson’s names don’t fill up hockey scoresheets, but what the brothers from Aurora bring is intangibles with a capital ‘I.’ So their hockey teams’ successful 2015-16 seasons shouldn’t come as a surprise. Brad (a 1994 birth year) was part of the University of Denver’s run to the Frozen Four. The Pioneers bounced…
Leafs partner up with Finland youth guru Valiaho for ’16-17
October 2nd, 2016Aspen Junior Hockey (AJH) has taken giant leaps leading into the 2016-17 season to quickly become a world-class leader in youth hockey player development and that has started in earnest with the program partnering with the Finnish Ice Hockey Association (FIHA), employing Finland’s manager of youth hockey operations Kalle Valiaho. Valiaho, who is one of…
Class finally in session at the Tahoe Hockey Academy
September 28th, 2016The date of Sept. 12 will mark an important day in Tahoe Hockey Academy’s history. After years of conceptualizing and months of planning, the academy will officially open to its first class of student-athletes. Academic lesson plans have been prepared, games have been scheduled, and the hundreds of other details have been put in place…
Thunderbirds advance five standouts to junior, college hockey
September 27th, 2016The Colorado Thunderbirds had a busy last few weeks, announcing five player advancements and commitments to junior and college hockey. Forward Baker Shore (pictured) has committed to play for Harvard University (ECAC Hockey) starting with the 2018-19 season. He will play his junior hockey for the United States Hockey League’s (USHL) Chicago Steel before moving…
Renamed Monument Ice Rinks continues to serve local youth
September 23rd, 2016It was a busy summer at the Monument Ice Rinks. That’s right, the Monument Ice Rinks. That’s the new name of what was formerly the Colorado Sports Center in Monument, a town located between Denver and Colorado Springs. The name switch was made in August, and has been a hit on social media. “We wanted…